Daily ridership continues to be over 30 lakh, inching towards 50 per cent of pre-COVID level
A packed platform of Kandivli station on Wednesday. Pic/Satej Shinde
“We do not intend to earn revenue as masks are for overall public safety. The aim is to counsel those not wearing a mask. Ticketless travellers are being taken up seriously and fined as railways have now opened booking windows and ticketing apps to the full possible extent in the given limitations,” a senior official said.
On the experimental flap gates, QR-code and colour-coded tickets, the sheer volume of crowds has proved to be a major issue. “It would require a complete structural overall of the system to replicate the model of urban Metros on suburban trains in Mumbai. The successful working model of such flap gates on Indian Railways is on Kolkata Metro, but it has been there since the inception,” he added. Up until 5 pm on Wednesday, 187 commuters had been fined for not wearing masks. Each of the offenders was fined Rs 200.
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