Lok Sabha Question No. 2941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Unauthorised travelling in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri M K Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2941

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## UNAUTHORISED TRAVELLING IN RAILWAYS

## 2941.  SHRI M K RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  maintains  year-wise  data  on  the  fines imposed on unauthorised passengers travelling without valid tickets/with  irregular  tickets  during  the  last  ten  years  and  if  so,the details  thereof  including  the  amount  collected  from  unauthorised passengers, zone anddivision-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to reduce the number of unauthorised passengers in trains including deployment of additional ticket-checking staff/technology-basedsolutions and if so, the details
- thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  to  introduce  facilities  at  railway stations  similar  to  those  inmetro  systems  to  regulate  unauthorised entry into platforms and trains by passengers withoutvalid tickets and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c):  The  amount  realized  by  Indian  Railways  from  persons  detected Without  Ticket  (WT),  with  Irregular  Ticket  and  Unbooked  Luggage  (UBL) during 2024-25 was ₹1780.76 crore.

Special  ticket  checking  campaigns  are  undertaken  by  Zonal  Railwaysfrom time to time keeping in view the local conditions or as per directionsissued by  Ministry  of  Railwaysto  keep  a  check  on  the  number  of  unauthorized passengers in trains.More than Thirty ThousandHand Held Terminals (HHTs)

have  been  provided  to  Ticket  Checking  staff  as  a step to increase transparency and efficiency, accurate calculation and collection of excess charges, monitoring of deficiencies in on-board services. With a view  to handle  heavy  rush  of passengers  at  stations  during festival/Mela periods, limited Access Control System has been experimented by  the  Railways  where  during  such  periods,  holding  areas  were  created outside stations and passengers were allowed only when the train came to the  platform.Further,  to  handle  heavy  rush  of  passengers  at  stations,  a decision to create Passenger Holding areas at 76 stations has been taken. Instances of unauthorized passengers travelling in the trains are detected generally during peak rush period due to gap between demand and supply and to fill this gap, Indian Railways(IR) operate special train services during festivals,  holidays,  etc.  to  cater  to  the  extra  needs  of  passengers  and supplement the accommodation available by regular services. In addition to the above, the load of trains are also augmented, both on a permanent and temporary basis, to generate additional accommodation for different segments of passengers. Accordingly,  on  the  Indian  Railways(IR)  network,  during  Year  2025-26  (till November, 2025), about 60,000 special trains have been operated and more than 700 coaches have been utilized for augmentation of train services on a permanent basis. To  cater  to  the  needs  of  passengers,  IR,  during  2025-26  (upto  November, 2025), has introduced more than 200 train services which includes 28 Vande Bharat services, 26 Amrit Bharat Express and 02 Namo Bharat Rapid Rail. IR has also extended about 100 services during the same period. Moreover, Indian Railways (IR) has significantly increased the facilities for passengers demanding general/sleeper class travel. During the last financial

year 2024-25 alone, 1250 general coaches have been utilised in various longdistance trains. Furthermore,  to  provide  greater  accommodation  for  the  passengers  using General and non-AC Sleeper Coaches, the extant policy regarding composition of Mail/Express trains provides for 12 (Twelve) General  class & Sleeper class non- AC coaches and 08 (eight) AC-Coaches, in a train of 22 coaches,  thereby  providing  greater  accommodation  for  the  passengers using General and non-AC Sleeper Coaches. ******