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Central railway nets Rs 200 crore from ticketless travellers

Updated on: 22 March,2022 07:50 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Rajendra B. Aklekar | rajendra.aklekar@mid-day.com

Mumbai division leads with Rs 66 crore, followed by Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune

Central railway nets Rs 200 crore from ticketless travellers

A ticket collector checks tickets of commuters at CSMT station. File pic

The Central Railway has earned a whopping Rs 200 crore from ticketless travellers in 350 days. 


“During the period from April 1, 2021 to March 16, 2022 a total of 33.3 lakh cases were detected and a revenue of Rs 200.85 crore was realised, which is the highest in terms of cases and revenue among all zonal railways. These are the highest ever earnings of Central Railway despite COVID-19 restrictions,” said Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer, Central Railway. 


Of the Rs 200 crore, Rs 66 crore is from Mumbai, followed by Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune. 


“Mumbai Division detected 12.93 lakh cases of ticketless and irregular travel realising Rs 66.84 crore, which is highest among all divisions of Central Railway. Bhusawal Division detected 8.15 lakh cases realising R58.75 crore, Nagpur Division realised Rs 33.32 crore from 5.03 lakh cases, Solapur Division detected 3.36 lakh cases realising Rs 19.42 crore and Pune Division detected 2.05 lakh cases and realised Rs 10.05 crore,” he added. 

The ticket checking squads of the headquarters also detected 1.80 lakh cases of ticketless and irregular travel and recovered Rs 12.47 crore.

In addition, during this period, 56,443 people were found violating COVID-appropriate behaviour and not wearing masks and a penalty of Rs 88.78 lakh was recovered from them.

33.3lakh
No. of cases filed by the zonal railway in 350 days   
         

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