Vijayawada Division earns Rs. 3.96 Crore during January-2022 through intense Ticket Checking Drives

South Central Railway, Vijayawada Division earned Rs.3.96 Crore from intense ticket checking drives during the month of January 2022. During this Sankranti Season, Vijayawada Division Ticket Checking Staff undertook ticket checking drives at Stations and in trains across the length of the Division to curb ticketless travel and to avoid inconvenience to the bonafide passengers. During these drives a total 57,608 cases were booked and an amount of Rs. 3,96,78,598/- was realized. Out of this, 54,313 passengers were booked for Travelling without ticket and an amount of Rs. 3.86 Crore was realized. 81 passengers were fined for carrying unbooked luggage. Commercial Department has specially nominated Officers, Inspectors and TTE Squad to conduct the drives across all sections of the Division along with crowd controlling measures at stations during peak hours. 

During the festive season, many special trains including unreserved specials were deployed over Vijayawada Division to handle the festive rush. All these Special trains ran with full occupancy garnering additional revenue for the Division.

Shri P. Bhaskar Reddy, Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager, Vijayawada said that the objective of the ticket checking drive is to curb ticketless, irregular travel and un-booked luggage and to create a moral fear among habitual offenders. The drive was not only to plug leakage of revenue but also to ensure comfortable and safe journey of bonafide rail passengers.