Hyderabad, Oct. 15 -- South Central Railway (SCR) on Monday, October 13, recorded Rs 1.08 revenue from ticket checking on a single day.

The special drive was conducted across six divisions, including in Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal, Guntur, and Nanded, in view of the festive rush for Diwali and Chhath.

A total of 16,105 cases of ticketless or unauthorised travel were found during the drive, with penalties collected from offenders.

In a statement, the SCR said the zone's average daily revenue from ticket checking is around Rs 47 lakh from about 9,500 cases, making this achievement a record-breaking feat.

The previous best of Rs 92.40 lakh was recorded on October 6. SCR also topped all zones across Indian Railways in ti...