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On most European trains checked baggage is either very marginal or has been cancelled all together.How is baggage service handled in other countries? From what I can tell (and my limited experience in Europe), few if any InterCity and HSR train offer checked baggage. Is it generally offered on long distance-type trains and generally not offered on InterCity (Regional/corridor, in Amtrak-speak) trains?
I do not have knowledge of every country, but I don't think any of the European train companies ever offered "free" checked bagage service included in the fare - or at least hasn't done so for decades. Checked baggage comes/came with an extra fee, which can be quite expensive.
This has led the bagage service to be little used, and several of the national train companies have dropped the service altogether. Few used it and although expensive, the fees could not cover the cost of keeping up the system.
Of course this also has to do with the vast majority of train travel in Europe being corridor travel, while overnight sleeper trains are suffering a slow death.