Below you will find information on:

• articles accepted only as checked baggage;
• baggage carried at the owner's risk;
• prohibited baggage.

Articles accepted only as checked baggage

The following articles can only be carried as checked baggage:

• Pets
• Camping equipment
• Articles exceeding 66 cm x 46 cm x 23 cm (26 in x 18 in x 9 in)
• Articles weighing more than 23 kg (50 lb.)
• Cradles
• Bicycles
• Canoes, kayaks, sailboards
• Trunks

If there is no checked baggage service, you cannot carry these articles. To find out whether this service is available on your train, you can download this document (in PDF format). You will also find this information in RESERVIA, our online booking engine displayed at the very top of this page (do a search with your departure and arrival stations as well as your date of travel, then click on the "Train service description" link which will appear under your train number in the search results page).

Special conditions apply to pets and to oversized articles such as canoes and bicycles.

Baggage carried at the owner's risk

The following articles can be carried only at your own risk. You must sign a document releasing VIA Rail from all liability. We recommend that you check the coverage provided by your insurer.

• Articles intended for another person.
• Articles for sale.
• Baby articles.
• Perishable goods. Food and liquids must be stored in hermetically sealed containers secured with adhesive tape and must be claimed immediately upon arrival. Perishable goods stored in polystyrene containers are not accepted. Perishable goods cannot be left in checkrooms.
• Clothing boxes.
• Books, compact discs, audio or video cassettes, etc.
• Trunks.
• Tools and toolboxes.
• Sailboards and masts.
• Baggage racks.
• Tennis racquets.

Prohibited baggage

VIA cannot carry articles that are improperly packed or too fragile to withstand normal handling. In addition, VIA cannot carry articles weighing more than 32kg (70 lb.) or longer than 180 cm (6 ft.), except for oversized outdoor equipment and skis.

The following articles are prohibited as checked baggage on VIA Rail trains:

• Cameras and photographic equipment. (You can, of course, carry your camera with you in the car, but VIA accepts no liability for any damage it may incur.)
• Dangerous articles (ammunition, fireworks, flammable substances, radioactive materials, etc.).
• Perishable goods stored in polystyrene containers or any other containers that cannot be hermetically sealed.
• Fragile articles (antiques, works of art, etc.).
• Household goods (electrical appliances, china, clocks, furniture, sewing machines, silverware, etc.).
• Tow bars, trailer hitches, etc.
• Fishing rods without cases
• Liquids (including toiletry items, such as perfumes, which must always be kept in your carry-on luggage).
• Construction materials. (These are not considered as personal or oversized articles; VIA reserves the right to refuse them at any time. Please contact freight transport companies serving your locality.).
• Office equipment (photocopiers, etc.).
• Electronic equipment (televisions, computers, video games, etc.).
• Valuable articles (credit cards, coin or stamp collections, gems and minerals, irreplaceable papers and manuscripts, jewellery, money, stamps, stock certificates, watches, etc.).
• Plants.
• Controlled or illegal substances.
• Motorized vehicles such as snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, or personal watercraft.

Follow this link for information on VIA's liability.