By: M4G Bureau
Last updated : June 21, 2018 10:16 am
The ridership in 5 key Metro corridors have dipped in the period March – May 2018, but the network reach is growing which promises significant ridership growth in the near future
Till September 2017, metro registered a steady rise in ridership. In July, August and September 2017, the daily average ridership figures were 26.9 lakh, 28.5 lakh and 27.4 lakh respectively. October 2017 — when Metro’s second round of fare hike was implemented — marked the first major dip, with ridership dipping to 24.2 lakh. Subsequently, in the months of November, December, January and February, Metro recorded a daily average ridership of 24.38 lakh, 22.71 lakh, 23.01 lakh and 22.18 lakh respectively.
Meanwhile, DMRC maintains that the line utilisation of the network has risen up steadily with the launch of new sections and interchange stations. Among new corridors, a portion of the Pink Line that has been opened till now registered daily average ridership of 10,546 and 19,273 in March and April. The Magenta Line, meanwhile, carried an average of 51,292 and 47,890 people daily in the two months.