Patna: Aimed at improving punctuality of passenger trains and ensuring women’s safety, the East Central Railway (ECR) conducted a special drive under ‘samay palan’ (punctuality) and ‘mahila suraksha’ (women’s safety) across its five divisions from May 16 to May 31. The drive resulted in the penalisation of 2,110 passengers for violations under the Railway Act.According to ECR’s chief public relations officer (CPRO), altogether 522 people were booked under Section 141 of the Railway Act for unauthorised alarm chain pulling (ACP), an offence that disrupts train services and causes unnecessary delays. Additionally, 1,588 persons were fined under Section 162 of the Railway Act for unlawfully entering or travelling in coaches reserved for women, he said.The Danapur division of the ECR emerged with the highest number of offenders, registering 238 ACP cases and 856 violations under the Mahila Suraksha drive, while Samastipur division followed with 112 ACP cases and 114 Mahila Suraksha violations, and Sonepur division recorded72 ACP and 306 Mahila Suraksha cases. Similarly Dhanbad division reported 51 ACP cases and 185 Mahila Suraksha violations, while Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) division registered 49 ACP cases and 127 Mahila Suraksha offences, the CPRO said.The CPRO said such drives are crucial to improve the travel experience as well as ensuring the safety of women passengers. “Our efforts are directed at enforcing discipline among passengers and creating a safer and more punctual railway environment,” he said adding, the ECR plans to continue such drives periodically to deter unruly behaviour and maintain decorum across the railway network in the ECR jurisdiction .