In a major drive against ticketless travel, the Northern Railways Jammu Division has penalised over 11,000 passengers across various sections last month, realising a revenue of ₹ 67 lakh in fines, an official said.
He added that intensified checking drives and surprise inspections were carried out to curb revenue loss and ensure compliance with travel regulations.
"In order to provide comfortable travel and better services to all genuine rail users, the ticket-checking staff of the Jammu Division conducted continuous drives on trains and at stations to curb ticketless and irregular travel in October," Divisional Commercial Manager, Uchit Singhal, said.
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