The Western Railway incurred a loss of Rs 1,784 crore, which includes Rs 263 crore for suburban section and Rs 1,521 crore for non –suburban, during the lockdown imposed due to the outbreak of Coronavirus.

Chief public relations officer Sumit Thakur said that due to the cancellation of tickets from March 1 to July 16, the Western Railway has to refund the amount of Rs 398.01 crore. The refund amount of the Mumbai division alone is Rs 190.20 crore. Till now, 61.15 lakh passengers have cancelled tickets in the entire Western Railway and have received their refund amount accordingly.