Over 4,000 passengers fined in May for ticketless travel by Jammu Railway division

Jun 01, 2025

JAMMU: Over 4,000 passengers were fined in May for travelling in trains without a ticket by Jammu Railway Division, realizing a total fine of Rs 21.93 lakh from them, an official said on Sunday.

The highest 2,094 passengers were caught by the ticket checking staff of Pathankot headquarters and a fine of Rs 9.77 lakh was collected from them, said Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu Division, Uchit Singhal.

The ticket checking staff of Jammu headquarters charged 975 passengers and collected a fine of Rs 6.37 lakh, while 346 passengers were fined Rs 3.69 lakh by the ticket checking staff of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station, he added.