Pune Railway Division Fines More Than 37,000 Ticketless People In November
Pune, 6th December 2023: During ticket checking on Pune Railway Division in November, 28,301 people were found travelling without tickets and a fine of rupees 02 crores 55 lakhs and 63 thousand was recovered from them. Along with this, 9,386 people were fined Rs. 58 lakhs 50 thousand rupees for travelling irregularly & without proper tickets. A fine of Rs 21 thousand 240 rupees was collected from 205 people carrying un-booked luggage.
Total ticket checking revenue of Amount 3,09,35,824/- This is the highest ever monthly ticket checking revenue since inception of the division. Previous best was Rs.2.80 crores in the month of April 2023.
The above action is done under the guidance of Divisional Railway Manager Smt. Indu Dubey and in coordination with Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Dr. Milind Hirve and under the leadership of Divisional Commercial Manager Dr. Ramdas Bhise and in collaboration with ticket checking inspectors and Railway Protection Force. Ticket checking is being conducted regularly by railway administration.
“Passengers are requested to travel only with proper tickets, otherwise they will have to pay fine under the Railway Act and in case of non-payment, they may face imprisonment”, the railways stated in a press release.
