Konkan Railway Intensifies Ticket Checks to Curb Ticketless Travel
Konkan Railway continues to carry out intensive and sustained ticket-checking drives across its network to prevent ticketless and irregular travel, thereby ensuring safe, smooth, and comfortable journeys for bona fide passengers.
During January 2026, KRCL organized 1014 special ticket checking drives, detecting 44,736 cases of unauthorized / irregular travellers. An amount of ₹ 2.53 Cr was collected from these passengers towards due railway fare and penalty.
Cumulatively, up to January 2026, a total of 9495 special ticket checking drives have been conducted. These drives led to the detection of 4,13,637 cases of unauthorized / irregular travellers, with a total recovery of ₹ 22.81 Cr as Railway fare and penalties.
These special drives are being carried out in close coordination with Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and railway officials, covering trains and stations across the Konkan Railway network.
Konkan Railway (KRCL) appeals to all passengers to travel with valid tickets to avoid inconvenience. On February 26, KRCL will undertake intensified ticket-checking drives across its entire route, in coordination with RPF personnel and railway officials, to ensure safe, secure, and comfortable travel for all bona fide passengers.
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