{
  "id": 20177918,
  "title": "Western Railway Collects ₹8.23 Crore In 15-Day 'Operation Deep' Ticket Checking Drive, Detects Nearly 95,000 Violations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/western-railway-collects-8-23-crore-in-15-day-operation-deep-ticket",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T12:57:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/western-railway-collects-823-crore-in-15-day-operation-deep-ticket-checking-drive-detects-nearly-95000-violations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's Western Railway conducted a special ticket checking drive during the Diwali rush, resulting in a revenue of ₹8.23 crore in just 15 days. This marks a 53.6% increase compared to the same period last year when the railway earned around ₹5.36 crore. The drive, named Operation Deep, ran from October 31 to November 14 and detected 94,919 cases of ticketless and irregular travel. Western Railway exceeded its target of ₹7,65,41,869 by 7.52%, collecting ₹8,22,99,300 through the campaign. The earnings were approximately Rs 57.57 lakh higher than the target. The railway deployed ticket checking staff and supervisors across the division to enforce ticketing rules and prevent irregular travel during the festive season when passenger numbers surge. Railway officials credited coordinated efforts by personnel for the higher collections, emphasizing the continued challenge of irregular travel during busy travel periods.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: A special ticket checking drive conducted by Western Railway's Mumbai Central Division during the Diwali rush has helped the railway earn Rs 8.23 crore in just 15 days, registering a 53.6% increase over the corresponding period last year. The division detected 94,919 cases of ticketless and irregular travel during the intensive drive, which ran from October 31 to November 14. Western…",
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  "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."
}