Particle.news
Download on the App Store
3 ARTICLES
·
14h ago

Western Railway Recovers ₹58.79 Crore in Q2 Fines, Plans AC Local Squad Expansion

Exceeding recovery targets by 11 percent through intensified checks, the railway aims to ease overcrowding in suburban AC locals

Mumbai, India - January 30, 2020: People travel from Central Railways first Air conditioned EMU local train which goes from Panvel to Thane in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, January 30, 2020. (Photo by Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times) (Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)
Image

Overview

  • Intensive ticket checking drives from April to June recovered ₹58.79 crore in fines, marking a 13% year-on-year increase and an 11% overshoot of Railway Board targets.
  • Mumbai suburban services contributed ₹15.90 crore of the quarter’s total fines through end-to-end inspections.
  • In June alone, detection of 2.42 lakh ticketless or irregular passengers yielded ₹15.24 crore in penalties, while 90,000 suburban cases generated ₹4.19 crore.
  • Dedicated AC local ticket squads penalized 18,750 unauthorized travelers in Q2, collecting ₹63 lakh in fines—a 44% rise over the same period last year.
  • Western Railway will broaden AC local ticket checking deployments across key suburban routes to further deter fare evasion and relieve crowding.