Diplomat Correspondent
Jammu:DD, In Jammu Division of Northern Railway, under the of Divisional Railway Manager, Vivek Kumar and leadership of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Uchit Singhal, the ticket checking staff of the division conducts intensive ticket checking in trains to curb ticketless and irregular travel to provide comfortable travel and better services to all genuine rail users.
During the ticket checking campaign in July 2025 by the checking staff and Chief Ticket Inspectors of the division, a total of 6149 cases of irregular travel were caught by the passengers, in which a fine amount of about Rs 38 lakh was recovered.
Surprise ticket checking campaigns are also conducted continuously by the railway officials to prevent unauthorized entry of passengers in trains. In which passengers are advised to travel in the train with valid tickets.
Under this, regular inspection is done to keep all the railway stations of the division clean and to prevent the general public from spreading dirt at the station.
During this inspection, in July 2025, about 13 thousand rupees were recovered as fine from 51 passengers for spreading dirt in the station premises.
Under this ticket checking campaign, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Jammu, Uchit Singhal has said that the work done by the ticket checking staff is commendable, which has increased the income of the division.
In future, this campaign will continue which includes irregular travel, illegal vending, people spreading dirt and smoking etc.DD