Western Railway (WR) continues its steadfast efforts to curb ticketless and irregular travel through extensive and sustained ticket checking drives across its network. In line with its commitment to revenue protection and passenger discipline, the Ticket Checking staff of Western Railway has shown exemplary performance during the current financial year.
According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of WR, Vineet Abhishek, a highly motivated team of ticket checking staff, under the active supervision of Senior Commercial Officers, has undertaken rigorous checks in Mumbai Suburban locals, long-distance Mail/Express trains, passenger services, and holiday special trains. The objective has been to minimize revenue leakage and enhance travel discipline.
During the period from April to November 2025, more than 21.70 lakh ticketless/irregular passengers, including unbooked luggage cases, were detected, resulting in the realization of an amount to the tune of almost ₹140 crore, marking a 50% increase over the corresponding period last year. In the month of November, 2025, more than 2.80 lakh cases of ticketless travel/irregular passengers were detected and an amount of ₹18.25 crore was recovered, registering more than 40% increase over the previous year.
Western Railway has also maintained focused checking drives in AC suburban local trains. Frequent surprise checks were conducted to prevent unauthorized travel by general ticket holders. Between April and November 2025, around 75,000 penalty cases were booked in AC local services, resulting in recovery of more than ₹2.40 crore as fine, registering an increase of 85% over the corresponding period last year.
Vineet further stated that, ticket checking is a continuous responsibility that demands tactful skill and courteousness and Western Railway is proud of its dedicated ticket checking staff. One such Ticket Checking Staff is Ashutosh Kumar Singh, posted as Dy. Chief Ticket Inspector, in the Flying Squad at Headquarters, Churchgate. He possesses excellent knowledge of rules and regulations and over the past 18 years, he has worked with unwavering zeal and enthusiasm. Through his devotion to duty and hard work, he has achieved the highest ever ticket checking collection of almost 1.08 crore by detecting more than 9200 cases during the period from January 2025 to November 2025, in a span of just 11 months. His daily average collection stands at around ₹40,000, with an average of 34 cases of ticketless or irregular travel detected per day. Notably, on October 18, 2025, he recorded the highest single day collection of ₹2.24 lakh by detecting more than 150 cases. Such an exceptional performance by Ashutosh Kumar Singh sets an inspiring benchmark for other ticket checking staff.
Western Railway appeals to the general public to travel with proper and valid tickets.
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