Between April and November in 2021, the Central Railways earned over Rs 100 crore from passengers travelling without a ticket, as per News18. More than 17 lakh people have been booked for travelling without tickets in the Central Railway zone.?
The fines include Rs 26 lakh from 23,816 passengers for not wearing masks and violating the COVID rules.
29,019 passengers were booked for crowding at booking offices and spitting in railway coaches while travelling or in railway premises. Also, around Rs 17.73 crore was from 465,000 passengers for travelling without railway tickets on the suburban trains.?
The suburban railway lines operate between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Kalyan/Karjat and Kasara railway stations, the harbour line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Panvel and the railway route between Thane and Vashi.?
¡°The Bhusaval division has registered the highest revenue of Rs 33.74 crore in terms of earnings followed by Mumbai division with Rs 33.20 crore,¡± said Chief Public Relation Officer of Central Railway Shivaji Shutar while speaking to the media.?
¡°It was our responsibility to check if people followed Covid-19 appropriate behaviour during travelling to prevent the upsurge of the deadly virus again. Many travellers were committing a crime by travelling ticketless and at the same time not following the CAB. In our endeavour to provide better services to rail users and curb ticketless travelling officials of Central Railway conducted intensive campaigns,¡± he added.?
Passengers in local trains have gone up in number since August. Right now only those completely vaccinated are allowed to board local trains. ???