Delhi Metro records highest ever daily ridership of 7.748 million on August 20
A total of 77,48,838 passengers traveled on August 20.
The Delhi Metro recorded its highest ever daily passenger journeys of 7.748 million on August 20, officials said.
The urban transport company shared the data in a post on X on Wednesday, saying it surpassed the previous milestone set on August 13 this year.
A total of 77,48,838 passengers travelled on August 20. The number of daily passenger journeys on the Delhi Metro stood at 7.238 million on August 13, 7.109 million on February 13, 71.07 lakh on August 12, 7.104 million on September 4, 2023 and 7.088 million on February 12, the data showed.
Travel or line utilization is calculated based on the number of corridors that passengers use to reach their destination.
On August 20, Delhi Metro achieved yet another milestone with the highest ever passenger journeys carried out during the day. Based on the feedback received, additional trains were also deployed and passenger movement was managed comfortably. As of August 13, over 72 lakh passenger journeys had been carried out on the Delhi Metro network, the DMRC said in a release.
The current network of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is nearly 393 km with 2,888 stations (including the Noida-Greater Noida Metro Corridor and Rapid Metro, Gurugram).
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First publication: Aug 21, 2024 | 9:19 PM IST