Updated On: 10 October, 2022 06:07 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The WR had organised several ticket checking drives during the period from April to September 2022 and recovered an amount of Rs. 97.17 crore as fines

Mumbai Local Train. File Pic
The Western Railway (WR) collected record fine amounting to Rs. 97.17 crores during ticket checking drives conducted between April and September this year, the WR said in a statement on Monday.
According to the WR, in order to ensure hassle-free, comfortable travel and better services to all bonafide passengers, intensive ticket checking drives are being carried out constantly over Mumbai suburban local services, mail and express trains as well as holiday special trains to curb the ticketless passengers. The highly motivated ticket checking team under the supervision of senior commercial officers of WR organised several ticket checking drives during the period from April to September 2022, thereby recovering an amount of Rs. 97.17 crore as fines.