Despite reporting last year that the Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) installed at various stations on Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) are not functioning properly, the railway authorities have done nothing to resolve the issue but continue to encourage commuters to use the option to limit numbers queuing up at ticket counters.

Seventy per cent of the ATVM machines have passed their five-year codal life on the Central Railway network, while 59 per cent ATVMs are close to completing five years on the WR line. File pic