MUMBAI: Western Railway, Mumbai Central division, conducted an intensive ticket checking drive at stations and on trains on Monday and recovered fines of over Rs 20 lakh in a day.
WR chief spokesperson Sumit Thakur said 167 staff and 20 RPF personnel were deployed. “Almost 4,000 cases were detected and of Rs 20.1 lakh was recovered as penalty,” he said.
The total ticket checking earning of the division was over Rs 11 crore during the financial year.
WR appealed to passengers to travel with valid railway tickets to avoid inconvenience and to travel with dignity.