The Ambala Division of the Northern Railway collected over Rs 4.65 crore in the form of fine from unauthorised passengers and for different violations, including littering, smoking, not wearing mask and carrying unbooked luggage, in the month of January.
An official said the Division, in its endeavour to provide better services to train users and also to curb ticketless travel, regularly conducted an intensive campaign against ticketless and irregular travel. A total of 642 checks were conducted across the Division last month.
Divisional Railway Manager Gurinder Mohan Singh said as Covid letting up gradually, trains were running with good occupancy, thus the Division paced the checks to render convenience to the authorised travels.
