Central Railway (CR) conducts intensive ticket checking in Suburban, Mail Express, Passenger services, and special trains across all divisions to curb ticketless and irregular travel in order to provide comfortable travel and better services to all bonafide rail users. Senior Officers are closely monitoring the revenue loss due to ticketless travel and such other irregularities.
During the current FY 2023-24 for month of August 2023, a total of 3.12 lakh cases of ticketless/irregular travel and unbooked luggage were detected in the month of August 2023, ticket checking revenue was ₹16.88 Crore.
According to data released by CR's Mumbai Division, the number of passengers caught traveling without proper tickets have decreased by 23,000 compared to the previous year.
However, this positive trend has been overshadowed by a significant increase in cases of passengers traveling with unbooked luggage.
Ticket Checking Performance for the August-2023 (Mumbai Division)
Ticketless travel | Aug-2022 | Aug-2023 |
A. Passengers (In Lakhs) | 2.28 | 2.05 |
B. Penalty Amount (In Rs, Crores) | 14.30 | 12.04 |
Irregular Travel and Unbooked Luggage | ||
C. Passengers (In Lakhs) | 0.64 | 1.07 |
D. Penalty Amount (In Rs, Crores) | 2.86 | 4.84 |
Total ( A+C) Cases | 2.92 | 3.12 |
Total (B+D) Penalty Amount (In Rs. Crores) | 17.16 | 16.88 |
Central Railway appeals to the passengers to travel with proper and valid railway tickets in order to avoid inconvenience and travel with dignity.
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