Rlys collected Rs 30 lakh penalty from ticketless passengers in October

The Ferozepur division imposed a fine of Rs 3.02 crore on 33,117 passengers, including Rs 30 lakh on travellers at the Amritsar railway station, for travelling without tickets on trains in the month of October.

During ticket checking campaign in the division, fine is collected from passengers travelling without tickets as per rule.

Divisional Railway Manager Sanjay Sahu said, “The Railways is focusing on increasing train ticket sales to increase its revenue and ban ticketless travel. Ticket checking drives are being conducted regularly in the division to achieve this aim.”