The Mumbai division of Central Railway (CR) has penalised about 2 lakh passengers for travelling without tickets in the month of May 2026. A total fine of INR 13.94 crore was realised from ticketless commuters.
Taking to its official handle on X (formerly Twitter), the CR added that the fine collected this year was 140 per cent higher than last year, i.e. May 2025. In May 2025, the railway had penalised 1.27 lakh passengers in May 2025 and collected a fine of INR 5.81 crore.
In May 2026 month, 2 lakh ticketless passengers were penalised with Rs. 13.94 Crores penalty.
— DRM Mumbai CR (@drmmumbaicr) June 1, 2026
It is 140% higher than last year May 2025 month penalty of Rs. 5.81 Crs on 1.27 lakh ticketless passengers.
Passengers are requested to travel with valid ticket to avoid penalty &… pic.twitter.com/SIHq3fFGFY
In a recent ticket checking drive, the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Central Railway, said that 159 passengers were found travelling without valid tickets in first-class compartments across Mumbai local train services.
During the drive, the railways imposed penalties amounting to INR 50,575 on the offenders as part of the enforcement action.
In April 2026, data released by Central Railway revealed that in the Mumbai Division, as many as 1.34 lakh ticketless travel cases were reported.
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