Central Railway collects over Rs 100 crore fines from ticketless travellers in 7 months

MUMBAI: The fines collected by Central Railway ticket checkers on both suburban and long distance trains crossed Rs 100 crore on Sunday. Of this, nearly Rs 18 crore was collected as fines from the suburban section of the CR which extends from CSMT to Panvel/Karjat/Kasara/Khopoli.This is the recovery of fines between April 1 and November 6, said CR chief spokesperson Shivaji Sutar.
“We had conducted several checks, including fortress checks at railway stations, to ensure that those not authorised to travel during the lockdown and even after that were caught by our ticket checkers and imposed with hefty fines,” Sutar said.