RAILWAY SAMACHAR

CR CRACKDOWN ON TICKETLESS TRAVELLERS

Mumbai : Central Railway has always been persistent in curbing ticketless / unauthorised travel through its massive checking drives. In these drives, 1.79 lakh cases of ticketless / irregular travel including unbooked luggage detected during May 2010 as against 1.27 lakh cases detected in May 2009. Amount realised from these cases in May 2010 is Rs. 7.88 crore as against Rs. 5.12 crore during the corresponding period last year, thus showing an increase of 53.68 % registering the BESTEVER MONTHLY ticket checking's earnings by Central Railway.

The Record earnings of 7.88 crore in May 2010, includes Rs. 2.99 crores from 59 thousand without ticket cases, 4.54 crores from 96 thousand Irregular cases, 32.66 lakh from 24 thousand unbooked luggage cases and 1.82 lakh from 236 unauthorised hawkers.

3.11 lakh cases of ticketless / irregular travel including unbooked luggage have been detected during the period from April 2010 to May 2010 as against 2.65 lakh cases detected during the corresponding period last year. Amount realised from these cases during the current year is Rs. 12.84 crore as against Rs. 10.55 crore during the corresponding period of last year.

Central Railway appeals to the passengers to travel with proper and valid tickets.

CR CRACKS DOWN ON TOUTS

CR conducted a special drive against touts on 4th June 2010. Two touts were apprehended (one at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai and one at Byculla) computerised reservation centres. Updendra Saha was found in possession of 6 reserved tickets worth Rs.3670/- and Rs.4400/- in cash and Mobin Ahmed was found in possession of 3 reserved tickets worth Rs.4095/-, Rs.500/- in cash and one filled reservation form. Both were prosecuted under section 143 of Indian Railway Act 1989.