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Indian Railway is offering the services of Porter or Coolie at Railway station in order to remove the travel burden of passengers. Although Indian railway porters are not employed directly by Indian Railways they are centrally trained and licensed, holding a license issued in the name of the President of India. Railway is revising the porterage charges time to time, here we are updating the details Porter charges at Railway stations. Latest List of Consolidated Charges List : Porter or Coolie Services Updated : 25 - July - 2025 There is no fixed nationwide tariff, but most porters follow a standard price band based on luggage weight and distance. Service TypeWhat it IncludesApprox. Charges (Rs)Light Luggage (1-2 bags)Platform to coach80 - 150Heavy LuggageTrunks, cartons, etc.150 - 250Full Load (4-5+ items)Entire family's luggage250 - 400Platform to Exit GateReturn service (from train to parking)150 - 300Pre-booked Porter (at some stations)Meet and greet + luggage handling300 - 500 + How to Book Porter or Coolie Online ? Yes its now possible to book porter online for the smooth travel. In some major cities, IRCTC and private partners now offer digital booking of porters through mobile apps and websites. Following are some options for the same: ✅ BookMyPorter – Works in New Delhi, Mumbai, and more ✅ RailYatri or Zoop App – Offers porter booking + food delivery ✅ IRCTC’s Rail Connect App – Occasionally lists porter services at major stations Porter or Coolie Charges at Railway Stations Earlier announcements for reference only Welfare Measures for Sahayaks/License Porters by Indian Railway Help Desk for Porter Assistance : Southern Railway QR Code ID cards for Porters : Western Railway Porterage Charges : Western Railway Porterage Charges : South Central Railway Porterage Charges : South Central Railway South Central Railway announced that Porter Charges at Railway stations are revised. The charges for engaging licensed porters at Railway stations to cart the passengers luggage have been revised over South Central Railway. The revised rates will be implemented as detailed below: Description of the Luggage : For carrying of luggage per head load of 40 kgs. Category of the stations and Revised Porterage Charges in Rs. are following A-1 : 80 A : 70 B : 50 D : 50 E : 40 Description of the Luggage : Rate for carrying sick and disabled passengers by Wheel Chair/Stretchers Category of the stations and Revised Porterage Charges in Rs. are following A-1 : 100 A : 80 B : 60 D : 60 E : 50 Description of the Luggage : Carrying of luggage by Trolley load Category of the stations and Revised Porterage Charges in Rs. are following A-1 : 130 A : 100 B : 80 D : 80 E : 60 Porter Charges at Railway Stations Porterage Charges : Northern Railway Porterage Charges are different in various stations, it depend on the category of stations. Northern Railway's Delhi Division Coolie's Porterage charges are following. Porterage Charges at Delhi Division Stations Back To Top ^ Porterage Charges : Western Railway Earlier Western Railway revised the porterage charges in July 1,2016. Licensed porters are available at all important stations for carrying luggage of passengers. These porters are not railways employees but are licensed by railways and must be paid authorized charges displayed at prominent places at railway stations, a famous News paper reported. Following are the revised porterage charges by Western Railway For Carrying of luggage per head load of 40 kgs.:- The porterage charged for passengers with luggage weighing up to 40 kg per head load per trip is Rs 50 for all 'A1' and 'A' class stations; Rs 45 for All 'B' and 'C' class stations and Rs 40 for all other remaining stations. Mumbai Central, Bandra Terminus and Surat stations on Mumbai division come under the category of A1 stations. Railway stations under A1 category are those with an annual income of Rs 50 crore or above, while A category stations are those which earn annual revenue between Rs 6 crore and Rs 50 crore. Rate for carrying sick and disabled passengers by Wheel Chair/Stretchers:- Revised rates for wheeled barrow for luggage weighing up to 160 kgs carried on two-wheeled or four-wheeled barrows is Rs 80 per trip, while rates for carrying sick or disabled persons on a wheel chair or a stretcher by two persons is Rs 80 and when carried by four persons it is Rs 130. To carry luggage from Western Railway to Central Railway and vice versa at Dadar station the charges will be Rs 50 , adding the passenger will be charged this amount if he is availing the service lasting not more than 30 minutes. Revised Waiting Charges :- Western Railway also revised the waiting charges applicable to passengers availing the facility of its rest rooms. Waiting charges after 30 minutes for every half an hour or part there of has been revised to Rs 50 for all 'A1' and 'A' class stations; Rs 45 for all 'B' and 'C' class stations and Rs 40 for all other remaining stations. Back To Top ^ QR Code ID cards for Porters : Western Railway Wester Railway implementing a QR code based identification cards for the porters, the first of which is being tried at Surat Railway Station. It has been made compulsory for every porters to wear the QR based identity card around the neck at the time of duty. Features With this biometric card, inspecting officers will have instant access to individual porters’ entire details by using the dedicated mobile application. The cards will also feature a rate list on the top so that passengers can pay appropriately. So this will not only help in ending disputes between porters and passengers at the time of ferrying luggage between platform, but also the illegal usage of the batch number of the licensed porters. The idea of porters carrying such rate cards in a visible manner was suggested by the passenger amenities committee to the Western Railway authorities after an inspection drive it had carried out on various railway stations falling in the WR section. This biometric cards will allow us to track the porters through the specialised mobile application. On receiving the complaint, the entire detail of the parters can be accessed easily by entering the unique code of the parter. Back To Top ^ Help Desk for Porter Assistance : Southern Railway Southern Railway opened Help Desk for assistance of licensed Sahayak or Porters at Dr MGR Chennai Central for the benefit of passengers https://twitter.com/GMSRailway/status/1158957190843183106 Porterage Charges at Kannur Railway Station Porterage Charges at Kannur Railway Station Back To Top ^ Welfare Measures for Sahayaks/License Porters by Indian Railway Presently approximately 20,000 Sahayaks are working over various railway stations of Indian Railways. With the advent of lifts and escalators on railway stations along with increased usage of luggage trolleys, the role of license porters has under gone change. In view of persistent demands from license porters and to make their working more comfortable, Indian Railways has taken several measures towards their welfare, Railway announced through a press release on 7th March 2019. Welfare Measures Uniform: Presently, two red shirts are supplied every year as Uniform and one woollen shirt is also given once in two years in lieu of one red shirt. It has been decided to supply three red shirts and one woolen shirt every year.. Issue of passes: At present, one set of complimentary cheque pass and one set of Privilege Ticket Order ( PTO) for self and spouse is being given to Sahayaks. It has been decided to give two sets of Privilege Ticket Orders (PTOs) for self and wife every year. Extension of validity of cheque pass: Presently, the validity of the complimentary pass issued to Sahayaks is two month. It has been decided to extend the validity of the complimentary pass to five months at par with railway staff. Rest room facilities : Presently, Sahayak can utilize the facility of waiting halls, laterins, canteens etc provided at stations for passengers. Some stations have also been provided with Sahayaks Rest Rooms. Now it has been decided that Sahayaks Rest Rooms will be progressively provided at all stations having a strength of 50 and more Sahayaks. These Rest Rooms will be provided with TV, RO water and barrack beds. Path ways: Sahayaks are free to use railways’ Light trolleys/Hand barrows for carriage of passenger luggage. It has been decided that the pathways shall be constructed at all major stations for smooth movement of trolleys/Hand barrows. Free Education for wards of Sahayaks: Presently, free education facility is being provided to the wards of Sahayaks in the schools run by Railways’ and Railwaymen’s organization/Mahilla Samitis. It has been decided to extend the facility to the schools run by Railways and Railwaymens’ organization /Mahila samitis at any station in the division where the Sahayaks are working. EV Charging Facility at Railway Stations Back To Top ^ FAQ : About Coolie Charges Are porters government employees? No, but they are licensed by Indian Railways and pay an annual fee for it. Do all stations have porters? Almost all A1, A, and B category stations have licensed porters. Small stations may not. Can I tip the porter? Yes. While not compulsory, tipping Rs. 20 – 50 is appreciated for good service. Back To Top ^

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