Friday, March 14th, 2025

If someone dies in another city, can the dead body be brought by train? Know what are the rules


After the person leaves this world, it is the responsibility of his/her close ones to ensure that the dead body is cremated properly. But in today’s time, people have started living outside their city to earn a living or for some other reason. In such a situation, there are big difficulties in taking the dead body to the family members. But in the meantime, Indian Railways gives convenience to the people, if you want to take the body to another city for cremation, then you can take the dead person with you by booking a ticket. Now you must be wondering how? So we tell you that through this article.

The cost of the ambulance comes

Indian Railways is engaged in fulfilling the needs of almost every person. Whether you want to go to another place with your pet or a senior citizen wants to travel by train, the railways have made rules for everyone. If we talk about the cremation of a person, then it costs a lot to go to another city. A person first hires an ambulance and then there is a separate expense to go to the family members. In such a situation, a person thinks that the dead body should be taken by train only.

Booking will have to be done by going to the railway station

Booking will have to be done by going to the railway station

For this, you will first have to go to the railway station and you can book a train on the route to which you want to take the body. Please note, there is no online process for this, you will have to go to the railway station for booking.

If death occurs in the hospital then this facility will be available

If death occurs in the hospital then this facility will be available

No charge will be taken by the railway for this work. If you make the booking, then a railway attendant will take the body to the place where the booking is done. The Railway Board has now implemented this new system. If a person dies during treatment in a government hospital or a big hospital or a district hospital, then he/she will be given this facility.

This much will be the carrying charge

This much will be the carrying charge

For this facility, the family members will have to go to the railway station and submit a written application to the manager there. Along with this, it is necessary to have an attendant or a close person with the dead body. You will also have to give the death certificate issued by the hospital to the railway. Please note, no separate charge is taken for this. The railway will charge the same as for booking two quintals, which can be around 50 rupees.

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