Western Railway collects over Rs 71 crore as fine in four months
According to a press release by the Western Railway, of the Rs 70.98 crore collected as fine, the Mumbai suburban section accounted for Rs 19.55 crore
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The July collection marks an increase of 134 per cent compared to that of the same month in 2024, when Rs 5.20 crore was collected from 1.22 lakh cases (Archive)Western Railway said that it has collected Rs 70.98 crore as fine from those travelling without tickets and for other offences between April and July.
This marks a 24 per cent increase compared to the same period last year and exceeds the Railway Board’s target by 11 per cent.
According to a press release by the Western Railway, of the Rs 70.98 crore collected as fine, the Mumbai suburban section accounted for Rs 19.55 crore.
In comparison, Rs 17.39 crore was recovered as fine from the section during the corresponding period last year.
In July 2025, Western Railway recovered Rs 12.19 crore in fines from 2.22 lakh detected cases, including ticketless or irregular travel and unbooked luggage violations.
Of this, Rs 3.65 crore was recovered from around 92,000 cases within the Mumbai suburban section.
The July collection marks an increase of 134 per cent compared to that of the same month in 2024, when Rs 5.20 crore was collected from 1.22 lakh cases.
Focused checks were also conducted on AC suburban local trains.
From April to July 2025, the number of unauthorised passengers penalised in AC locals exceeded 28,000, resulting in Rs 93.40 lakh collected as fines.
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