Intensifying drive against ticketless travelling, railways have realised over Rs 2 lakh as penalty in just two days at Old Delhi station.
A total amount of Rs 2,65,720 was realised as penalty from 760 cases, including ticketless travelling and unbooked luggages, detected during the drive conducted on June 3 and 4, a senior Northern Railway official said.
In order to curb ticketless travel menace in trains, Delhi Division has launched a drive at different stations in the capital.
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"Ticketless travel is an offence, which is not only causing financial loss to the Railways but is also causing inconvenience to bonafide passengers," he said.
Asking passengers to travel with proper ticket, Anurag Sachan, Divisional Railway Manager of Delhi Division has said that the drive against ticketless travelling will be intensified in the coming days.
