Jammu, November 1, 2025 – In order to provide comfortable travel and better services to all genuine rail users, the ticket checking staff of the Jammu Division of Northern Railway, under the guidance of Divisional Railway Manager Vivek Kumar and the leadership of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal, conducts continuous ticket checking drives in trains and stations to curb ticketless and irregular travel. Under this campaign, the divisional checking staff and Chief Ticket Inspectors detected a total of 11,386 cases of ticketless and irregular travel during ticket checking in October 2025, with a total amount of ₹67 lakh collected as fines.
Railway officials in the division regularly conduct surprise ticket checking drives to prevent unauthorized passenger entry onto trains. Passengers are advised to carry valid tickets while traveling.Continuing with this ongoing ticket checking campaign, a special ticket checking drive was also conducted during the festive season in October under the guidance of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Uchit Singhal. In the ten days leading up to October 26, 2025, a total of 2,500 ticketless passengers were charged and fines of approximately ₹3.2 million were collected.
This represents a significant increase in passenger revenue during the first festive season since the formation of the Jammu Division in 2025.The division’s Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Uchit Singhal, stated that ticket checking drives ensure passengers feel comfortable and safe during their travels and contribute to improving the railway’s financial health, thereby contributing to the development of passenger amenities. He further stated that the ticket checking staff performed an excellent job during ticket checking in October.
