Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : Nanded division of South Central Railway (SCR) on Saturday claimed of collecting record Rs 25.76 lakh in fines and fares in just two days during intensive anti-ticketless travel drives conducted amid the Diwali rush on Nov 5 and 6, accounting for 2,917 cases of ticketless and irregular travel.
On Nov 5, the division collected Rs 12.19 lakh in 1,415 cases, surpassing its previous highest single-day collection of Rs 10.9 lakh recorded on Oct 17. The next day, it collected Rs 13.56 lakh in 1,502 cases. “On Nov 5, 32 ticket-checking staff inspected 27 trains between 1am and 11.45pm. Of the 1,415 cases detected, 818 were ticketless passengers, generating Rs 8.56 lakh, including Rs 4.44 lakh in fare and Rs 4.13 lakh as penalty. Another 391 irregular travel cases yielded Rs 3.26 lakh, while 206 unbooked luggage cases contributed Rs 37,195,” an official said. “The Nov 6 drive, conducted from midnight to 11.50pm, involved 31 ticket-checking staff, one RPF officer and all squads. Inspecting 26 trains, officials detected 914 ticketless passengers, 421 irregular travel cases and 167 unbooked luggage cases,” the official said.
“Railway passengers must travel only with valid tickets, should travel in the class for which the ticket is valid, and must buy tickets from authorised counters and official digital platforms,” Rajesh Shinde, chief publicity inspector of Nanded division of SCR, said.