Mumbai Local News: WR Collects ₹20 Cr Fine During Intensive Ticket Checking Drives Between April-July

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 & 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 to July 2025, thereby recovering an amount to the tune of ₹ 70.98 crore, which is almost 24% higher than the corresponding period last year as well as 11% higher over the target set by Railway Board. This also includes ₹ 19.55 crore from Mumbai suburban section.

According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Vineet Abhishek, WR has witnessed a significant surge in recovery of fines collected in the month of July, 2025. An amount of ₹12.19 crore was recovered through detection of 2.22 lakh ticketless/irregular passengers, including unbooked luggage cases registering an increase of 134% over the previous year’s July figure. This also includes fine of ₹3.65 crore through detection of around 92 thousand cases over Mumbai suburban section.

To prevent unauthorised entry in AC local trains, frequent surprise ticket checking drives are also being carried out. As a result of focused drives in AC locals, more than 28,000 unauthorized passengers were penalized during April to July 2025 and ₹ 93.40 lakh collected as fine, which is 58% higher than the corresponding period last year. Such remarkable results are a testament to the dedication of Western Railway’s commitment to curb unauthorised travel, enhance passenger experience and safeguard public revenue.

Western Railway appeals to the general public to travel with proper and valid tickets.