The Western Railway (WR) has collected Rs 6.45 crore from as many as 1.71 lakh ticketless travellers during July.

"In continuation of our efforts to curb the practise of ticketless travelling, WR conducted regular checks during the month of July, 2015 where in 1.71 lakh cases of ticketless/irregular travel including unbooked luggage cases were detected, resulting in recovery of around Rs 6.45 crore," a statement issued by Western Railway said.