Ticketless travel boosts Railways revenue

Ticketless travel boosts Railways revenue

July 25, 2010   12:56 pm

A combined operation by the Sri Lanka Railways commercial division and Security division has netted 166 ticketless travellers in a single day, said Railways Commercial Director Wijaya Samarasinghe.


Fines totaling Rs. 110,260 had been collected on Friday alone from the Maradana station, said Mr. Samarasinghe. The Railways would step up further checking operations within the next few days too, he added.
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