Source: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/western-railways-collects-over-rs-170-crore-in-fines-in-fy-202223-11680825056038.html
Publisher: Live Mint
Western Railways has collected an amount of ₹170.35 crore as fines during several ticket-checking drives in the financial year 2022-2023, an official statement said on Thursday.
In order to ensure hassle-free, comfortable travel & better services to all bonafide passengers over Western Railway, intensive ticket checking drives are being carried out continuously over Mumbai suburban local services, Mail/Express as well as passenger trains and holiday special trains so as to curb the menace of ticketless/irregular passengers. The highly motivated ticket checking team under the supervision of senior commercial officers of Western Railway organized several ticket-checking drives during the period from April 2022 to March 2023, thereby recovering an amount to the tune of Rs. 170.35 crore, which also includes Rs. 43.07 crore from Mumbai Suburban section.
