The Indian Railways is facing a significant issue with people traveling without tickets. In the East Central Railway zone, over 12,000 individuals are caught daily for ticketless travel, resulting in a daily loss of ₹64 lakh for the railways. In the past five months, 1.55 million passengers have been apprehended for...
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ticketless travel, resulting in a collection of ₹96.75 crore in fines. The highest number of ticketless passengers are found in the Danapur and Sonpur divisions of the East Central Railway. The Railway authorities are conducting special drives to curb this issue, including deploying RPF personnel, railway officers, supervisors, and ticket examiners at major stations. Despite these efforts, ticketless travel continues, even extending to AC coaches of express and superfast trains. The East Central Railway collected ₹64.17 lakh in fines from over 12,000 ticketless passengers in a single day on August 31st, 2023.