Updated On: 06 October, 2023 07:02 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: The Western Railway said that it has been an increase of about 140 per cent in terms of fine generated from intensive checking in AC local trains

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The Western Railway on Friday said that it collected Rs 81.18 crore as fine during ticket checking drives between April to September this year.
In an official statement, the Western Railway said that in order to ensure hassle-free, comfortable travel and better services to all bonafide passengers over Western Railway, intensive ticket checking drives are being carried out continuously over Mumbai suburban local services, Mail/Express as well as passenger trains and holiday special trains so as to curb the menace of ticketless/irregular passengers.