Mumbai Division Detects 16.16 Lakh Ticketless Travel Cases, Collects Rs 71.31 Crore in Penalties in FY 2025–26
Mumbai, 05th March 2026: The Mumbai Division of Central Railway detected 16.16 lakh cases of irregular travel and recovered ₹71.31 crore in penalties between April 2025 and February 2026, according to railway data released this week.
The enforcement drive covered suburban trains, Mail and Express services, and AC local trains, with ticket checking teams conducting regular inspections across the network. The number of cases recorded during the period represents a 2 per cent increase compared to 15.90 lakh cases detected in the previous financial year, while the penalty amount collected rose 4 per cent from ₹68.56 crore during the same period last year.
A majority of the cases were detected in second class coaches, where 11.68 lakh violations were recorded, resulting in ₹58.60 crore in penalties.
Ticket checking teams also identified 1.46 lakh cases in first class coaches, leading to a penalty recovery of ₹4.66 crore. In AC local trains, 1.10 lakh cases of irregular travel were detected, with penalties amounting to ₹3.51 crore.
In addition, 50,809 cases related to fare differences in Mail and Express trains were identified, generating ₹2.98 crore in penalties. Another 1.40 lakh cases involved unbooked luggage, resulting in ₹1.56 crore in penalty collections.
Central Railway operates 94 AC local services in the Mumbai suburban network, including 14 services introduced on the Harbour Line during the current year. Enforcement drives in AC locals resulted in 1.10 lakh cases during the financial year, with a daily average detection of 401 cases and an average penalty recovery of ₹1.27 lakh.
The figures mark a rise compared to the previous year, when 89,799 cases were detected and ₹2.96 crore collected in penalties in AC local services. The latest data reflects a 23 per cent increase in detection and an 18 per cent rise in penalty collection in this category.
During February 2026, ticket checking teams detected 1.65 lakh cases of irregular travel across the division and collected ₹8.58 crore in penalties.
Of these, 1.13 lakh cases were recorded in second class coaches, resulting in ₹6.68 crore in penalties. Authorities also detected 12,651 cases in first class coaches, collecting ₹40.13 lakh, while 12,235 cases were identified in AC local services, leading to ₹38.56 lakh in penalties.
In addition, 16,359 cases of fare differences in Mail and Express trains were recorded during the month, with ₹99.13 lakh recovered as penalty, while 10,579 cases involving unbooked luggage resulted in ₹12.83 lakh in collections.
Ticket checking drives are conducted regularly in suburban as well as Mail and Express trains across the Mumbai Division to identify cases of irregular travel.
