SR's ticket checking drive

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 16:08 [IST]

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 15 (UNI) The Thiruvananthapuram Division of the Southern Railways (SR) has collected Rs 1.53 lakh towards fare and penalty in a ticket checking drive.

During the drive, 575 cases of ticketless/irregular travellers and unbooked luggage were detected by a team led by Senior Divisional Commercial Manager K Manoj on Tuesday, a release said here.

The drive was conducted in the Ernakulam area, it said.

UNI

Topics: RAILWAY-KERALA-CHECKING

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