A FORTRESS ticket checking campaign was conducted at Durg railway station on October 3 under the direction of Dr Suskar Vipul Vilasrao, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Raipur Division, South East Central Railway. During the checking drive covering all platforms and 12 trains, railway staff detected 246 cases and collected a total revenue of Rs 1,59,870. Of these, 150 passengers were found travelling without tickets, resulting in a recovery of Rs 1,26,125.

 

Another 39 passengers were found travelling with irregular tickets and Rs 25,745 was recovered. Fiftyfive cases of excess luggage resulted in Rs 6,000, while two cases of littering at the station premises resulted in Rs 2,000. The campaign aimed to make passengers aware of the importance of purchasing proper tickets and following railway rules. Avinash Kumar Anand, Assistant Commercial Manager, along with one Chief Commercial InspectorTicket Checking and 18 ticket checking staff participated in the drive. Railway authorities appealed to passengers to purchase valid journey and platform tickets and help keep trains and railway premises clean.