PUNE: The number of ticketless travelers in the Pune railway division has increased by 15% this year, says the latest report released by the railway administration.
The cases of ticketless travel have gone up by 22% in 2014-15 while that of improper ticket travel were up by 10%. The cases of unbooked luggage increased by about 4% over the previous year.
The railway officials termed the rise in offences as alarming. They said it is a matter of serious concern because despite repeated appeals, commuters just do not care enough to purchase proper tickets before entering the train.
A senior railway official said, "Over one lakh people were caught for not having proper journey tickets this year — a rise of 9,000 against the previous year. About 84,000 travellers were booked for not purchasing tickets. The number is higher by 16,000. Most offenders were caught in suburban sections in the Pune-Lonavla and Pune-Daund routes."
"The cases of travel without proper tickets include travelling either in wrong compartment or in wrong train, travelling in second class reserved compartment while having a ticket of general class or travelling in express train with a ticket of local train," the official said.
The cases of unbooked luggage increased from 7,202 in 2013-14 to 7,519 last fiscal. The division collected a total fine of Rs 10.38 crore in 1.94 lakh cases, against last year's collection of Rs 8.91 crore from 1.69 lakh cases.
The cases of ticketless travel have gone up by 22% in 2014-15 while that of improper ticket travel were up by 10%. The cases of unbooked luggage increased by about 4% over the previous year.
The railway officials termed the rise in offences as alarming. They said it is a matter of serious concern because despite repeated appeals, commuters just do not care enough to purchase proper tickets before entering the train.
A senior railway official said, "Over one lakh people were caught for not having proper journey tickets this year — a rise of 9,000 against the previous year. About 84,000 travellers were booked for not purchasing tickets. The number is higher by 16,000. Most offenders were caught in suburban sections in the Pune-Lonavla and Pune-Daund routes."
"The cases of travel without proper tickets include travelling either in wrong compartment or in wrong train, travelling in second class reserved compartment while having a ticket of general class or travelling in express train with a ticket of local train," the official said.
The cases of unbooked luggage increased from 7,202 in 2013-14 to 7,519 last fiscal. The division collected a total fine of Rs 10.38 crore in 1.94 lakh cases, against last year's collection of Rs 8.91 crore from 1.69 lakh cases.
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