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Mumbai Local News: Over INR 128 Cr Fine Collected From Ticket Checking in 9 MonthsWestern Railway (WR) has been conducting frequent ticket checking drives across Mumbai suburban local services, mail/express, passenger trains, and holiday special trains to deter ticketless or irregular travel. These efforts resulted in a total recovery of INR 128.42 crore between April and December 2023, including INR 33.60 crore from the Mumbai...
more... Suburban section. In December alone, WR recovered INR 12.71 crore from 2.24 lakh ticketless/irregular passengers, including unbooked luggage cases. Additionally, WR collected INR 3.54 crore in fines for 91,000 cases in the Mumbai Suburban section during December. Surprise ticket checks to prevent unauthorized entry into AC local trains led to the penalization of over 46,000 passengers between April and December 2023, resulting in fines totaling INR 154.67 lakh, a 50% increase compared to the same period last year. Western Railway urges passengers to travel with valid tickets.
Western Railway (WR) ne Mumbai suburban local services, mail/express, passenger trains, aur holiday special trains mein ticket checking drives chala rahe hain, taaki ticketless ya irregular travel rok sako. April se December 2023 tak, WR ne total INR 128.42 crore recover kiya hai, jismein Mumbai Suburban section se INR 33.60...
more... crore bhi shamil hai. Sirf December mein, WR ne 2.24 lakh ticketless/irregular passengers se INR 12.71 crore recover kiya, jismein unbooked luggage cases bhi shamil hain. December mein, WR ne Mumbai Suburban section mein 91,000 cases mein INR 3.54 crore fine lagaya. AC local trains mein unauthorized entry rokne ke liye, surprise ticket checks kiye ja rahe hain. April se December 2023 tak 46,000 se zyada unauthorized passengers ko fine lagaya gaya, jisse INR 154.67 lakh fine collect hua, jo pichhle saal ke same period se 50% zyada hai. Western Railway sabhi passengers se appeal karta hai ki sahi aur valid tickets ke saath travel karein.