Western Railway's Mumbai suburban network has intensified its ticket-checking campaign to curb unauthorized travel in Mumbai AC local trains, resulting in a significant increase in penalties collected from violators.

According to a statement issued by Western Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Vineet Abhishek, the Mumbai suburban section operates 109 AC local services daily, carrying approximately 1.26 lakh passengers. In the ongoing financial year 2024-25 (up to January 2025), ticket-checking teams of the Mumbai Division detected over 51,600 cases of irregular travel, recovering Rs 1.72 crore in penalties.