Special drive on trains from railway stations in Palakkad Division: 277 Passengers held

June 29: A week-long special ticket checking drive was conducted on trains departing from railway stations in Palakkad Division. The drive was conducted on the instructions of Pratap Singh Shami, divisional railway manager, Palakkad Division.
During the drive, as many as 277 ticketless travellers were held and a fine of Rs 81,185 was collected. The ticket checking team was led by Assistant Commercial Managers of Palakkad Division J Tennison Christopher and S Sunil Kumar having six ticket checking staffers and five Railway Protection Special Force personnel.
Several students were found travelling without ticket/season ticket during the drive. To tackle this issue, an interaction programme with the school authorities will be organised by the commercial branch.