{
  "id": 18483420,
  "title": "Western Railway Generates Over ₹138 Crore Through Ticket Checking Drives During April To October 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/western-railway-generates-over-138-crore-through-ticket-checking",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T10:33:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/corporate-gallery/western-railway-generates-over-138-crore-through-ticket-checking-drives-during-april-to-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Western Railway achieved over ₹138 crore through its ticket checking drives between April and October 2026, as reported by the Chief Public Relations Officer, Vineet Abhishek. The railway's dedicated ticket checking staff, under the guidance of Senior Commercial Officers, conducted extensive inspections across various train types, including Mumbai suburban local trains, long-distance Mail/Express trains, passenger trains, and holiday special trains. This led to the detection of 17.93 lakh ticketless and irregular passengers, resulting in the collection of fines totaling ₹138.05 crore. October 2026 alone saw over 2.44 lakh ticketless and irregular passengers fined ₹21.53 crore. The Mumbai Suburban section alone recorded 6.28 lakh cases of ticketless/irregular travel, generating ₹36 crore in fines. Western Railway emphasizes its ongoing commitment to preventing unauthorized travel and maintaining disciplined travel practices.",
  "summary": "Western Railway continues its sustained efforts to curb ticketless and irregular travel through extensive ticket checking drives across its network. In line with its commitment towards revenue protection and promoting travel discipline, the Ticket Checking staff of Western Railway has delivered an impressive performance during the current financial year. According to a press release issued by…",
  "key_points": [
    "Western Railway collected over ₹138 crore through ticket checking in 2026.",
    "17.93 lakh ticketless/irregular passengers fined in October 2026 alone.",
    "Mumbai Suburban section generated ₹36 crore in fines during the period."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}