Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Central Railway Honors Safety Heroes
Eleven employees of Central Railway were honored with Safety Awards on January 6, 2026, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai.
These employees, from different divisions like Mumbai, Pune, Bhusaval, and Nagpur, were recognized for their alertness and quick actions that prevented potential accidents.
Each award included a medal, a certificate, a citation, and a cash prize of Rs 3,500.
The employees were praised for their dedication to ensuring the safety of passengers and railway assets.
Meanwhile, Central Railway has been working hard to stop people from traveling without tickets.
They checked more passengers and found over 30.75 lakh people without tickets, collecting ₹183.16 crore in penalties.
This is a big increase from last year, showing their strong efforts to ensure everyone follows the rules.
11 Central Railway employees received Safety Awards on January 6, 2026, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai.
Awardees were from Mumbai, Pune, Bhusaval, and Nagpur divisions, recognized for preventing potential rail mishaps and passenger injuries.
Each award included a medal, commendation certificate, citation, and a cash prize of Rs 3,500.
Central Railway intensified ticket checking drives, detecting 30.75 lakh ticketless travelers and collecting ₹183.16 crore in penalties during FY 2025–26.
The railway appeals to passengers to use valid tickets and warns against using fraudulent means to obtain fake tickets.
- Who
- 11 Central Railway employees from various divisions and passengers traveling without tickets
- What
- Received Safety Awards for averting rail mishaps and ensuring safety; Central Railway intensified ticket checking drives
- When
- January 6, 2026 (Awards); FY 2025–26 (Ticketless Travel)
- Where
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai (Awards); Across Central Railway network (Ticketless Travel)
- Why
- For their alertness and contributions to safety in train operations; To curb unauthorised and ticketless travel
- Date of Award Ceremony
- January 6, 2026
- Location of Ceremony
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai
- Number of Awardees
- 11
- Award Components
- Medal, commendation certificate, citation, and Rs 3,500 cash prize
- Divisions Represented
- Mumbai, Pune, Bhusaval, Nagpur
- Key Incident Averted
- Potential rail mishaps and passenger injury
- Senior Officials Present
- Prateek Goswami, Chandra Kishore Prasad, and other senior officers
- Ticketless Travel Cases (FY 2025–26)
- 30.75 lakh
- Penalty Collected (FY 2025–26)
- ₹183.16 crore
- Increase in Cases
- 10%
- Increase in Penalty
- 20%
Sources
Central Railway General Manager’s Safety Award Jan 2026: 11 Employees Honoured For Alertness And Averting Rail Mishaps
Vaishnaw to confer 70th Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar on 100 rail officials on Friday
Central Railway Collects ₹183.16 Crore From Ticketless Travellers In FY 2025–26, Cases Rise By 10 Per Cent
Pune Railway Division Books 3.41 Lakh Ticketless Passengers, Recovers ₹20.84 Crore
