How to transfer bicycles by train

vickymnt · Jul 21st, 2009, 17:57

Hello to all.

My husband and I are from Greece and will be in India in August.
We are going to travel by train from Nizamuddin station to Udaipur.
I have already booked e-tickets for class 1A in Meawar Express since I realized that the seats were too few.
I only worry because we are going to have our bicycles with us so that to travel by bike in India but we are not able to book e-tickets also for them.
I e-mailed the railway and they kindly answered me to phone a number they gave me for more information. But this is a bit of a problem for me.
Could you please inform me about the current procedure for transferring bicycles (in Meawar Express)?

Will it be any problem with our bicycles transfer due to that I have already booked our e-tickets?

Thank You

Indizen · Jul 21st, 2009, 18:00

You will need to reach the station early. Go to the parcel office and book the bikes to be transported in the luggage van.

vickymnt · Jul 21st, 2009, 18:04

Thank you.

We are going to be at the station as early as it needs.

ganeshs_16 · Jul 22nd, 2009, 14:34

On a related note, not all trains have a luggage coach with them. If your train doesn't have one, your cycle will not travel with you, but come later in a different train to the same destination.
As someone who has transported cycle between cities 4 times, i can say that the probability that things would go as expected is 70-80%.
If your destination is not the last, then sometimes railway employees just choose not to get your cycle out! Once my cycle destine to reach nagpur from chennai for unknown reasons went astray to Kolkata!
But luckily, you always get your cycle. Sometimes at the expected time, sometimes a li'l later. With motorbike the risk being higher, for cycle you can always choose the rail route.

Indizen · Jul 22nd, 2009, 15:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by vickymnt

Thank you.

We are going to be at the station as early as it needs.

You are traveling in 1AC class. Perhaps you can tip the carriage attendant and arrange with him to keep your cycles in the small store that he has.

vickymnt · Jul 22nd, 2009, 16:26

Thank you all for your answers, Indizen and Ganeshs 16.

We are going to tip the carriage attendant and hope that we will get our bikes in the same train.
The good thing is that Udaipur is the last station for Mewar Express. So, we won't search for our bikes at next stations.
Is there a possibility for the bikes to be taken out from train before our destination and be forgotten there?

Indizen · Jul 22nd, 2009, 16:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by vickymnt

Thank you all for your answers, Indizen and Ganeshs 16.

We are going to tip the carriage attendant and hope that we will get our bikes in the same train.
The good thing is that Udaipur is the last station for Mewar Express. So, we won't search for our bikes at next stations.
Is there a possibility for the bikes to be taken out from train before our destination and be forgotten there?

If the attendant agrees, the cycles will be in the housekeeping store in the same carriage as you are. If you book them in the parcel office they will be in the brake van attached to the train guard's compartment at the rear end of the train.

Jul 21st, 2009, 17:57	#1
vickymnt Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greece Posts: 4	How to transfer bicycles by train Hello to all. My husband and I are from Greece and will be in India in August. We are going to travel by train from Nizamuddin station to Udaipur. I have already booked e-tickets for class 1A in Meawar Express since I realized that the seats were too few. I only worry because we are going to have our bicycles with us so that to travel by bike in India but we are not able to book e-tickets also for them. I e-mailed the railway and they kindly answered me to phone a number they gave me for more information. But this is a bit of a problem for me. Could you please inform me about the current procedure for transferring bicycles (in Meawar Express)? Will it be any problem with our bicycles transfer due to that I have already booked our e-tickets? Thank You

Jul 22nd, 2009, 14:34	#4
ganeshs_16 East Indian Sooth Sayer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 116	On a related note, not all trains have a luggage coach with them. If your train doesn't have one, your cycle will not travel with you, but come later in a different train to the same destination. As someone who has transported cycle between cities 4 times, i can say that the probability that things would go as expected is 70-80%. If your destination is not the last, then sometimes railway employees just choose not to get your cycle out! Once my cycle destine to reach nagpur from chennai for unknown reasons went astray to Kolkata! But luckily, you always get your cycle. Sometimes at the expected time, sometimes a li'l later. With motorbike the risk being higher, for cycle you can always choose the rail route. __________________ My Travel Blog

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vickymnt Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greece Posts: 4	Thank you. We are going to be at the station as early as it needs.

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vickymnt Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greece Posts: 4	Thank you all for your answers, Indizen and Ganeshs 16. We are going to tip the carriage attendant and hope that we will get our bikes in the same train. The good thing is that Udaipur is the last station for Mewar Express. So, we won't search for our bikes at next stations. Is there a possibility for the bikes to be taken out from train before our destination and be forgotten there?