Archive · 28 Aug 2026
South Central Railway Collects ₹1.28 Crore in Ticket Drive
South Central Railway carried out a special ticket-checking drive for three days.
It happened before a long festival holiday period.
Staff found 13,964 people travelling without proper tickets or travelling irregularly.
The railway collected ₹1.28 crore from these cases.
Officials also found 1,189 people carrying luggage that had not been booked.
Some people were fined for littering, selling goods without permission or smoking.
Railway staff reminded passengers that smoking can cause fires.
They also asked everyone to keep trains and stations clean.
South Central Railway booked 13,964 passengers for travelling ticketless or irregularly.
The three-day drive was conducted from Monday ahead of a long festival holiday period.
Authorities collected ₹1.28 crore in penalties during the ticket-checking operation.
Staff detected 1,189 passengers carrying unbooked luggage.
Penalties were also issued for littering, unauthorised vending and smoking on railway premises.
- Who
- South Central Railway ticket-checking staff and passengers.
- What
- A three-day special drive identified ticketless or irregular travel, unbooked luggage and other violations.
- When
- For three days from Monday; the articles do not specify calendar dates.
- Where
- On trains and railway premises, including railway stations.
- Why
- The drive was conducted ahead of a long festival holiday period and aimed to enforce ticketing, cleanliness and safety rules.
- Passengers booked
- 13,964 ticketless or irregular travellers
- Drive duration
- Three days
- Amount collected
- ₹1.28 crore
- Unbooked luggage cases
- 1,189
- Littering penalties
- 37 passengers; ₹6,400 collected
- Unauthorised hawkers
- Five penalised ₹10,000
- Smoking violations
- Seven passengers penalised ₹14,000