The Delhi Metro recorded the highest ridership on Thursday with over 25 lakh commuters.
“Delhi Metro recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 25,04,900 on August 8, surpassing the earlier record set on July 29 when 24,25,897 people travelled by the Metro,” DMRC executive director (corporate communications) Anuj Dayal said.
The highest number of passengers, 9,81,252, used the Metro from Dwarka Sec-21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali.
The second highest footfall was recorded on the Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre line with 8,87,003 passengers followed by 3,60,512 passengers on the Dilshad Garden-Rithala line, 1,85,464 commuters on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur line and 90,669 passengers travelling on the Inderlok/Kirti Nagar-Mundka line through the day.
The ridership of Airport Express Link also rose from 10,500 to 12,500 passengers on the day. The Delhi Metro has grown to 190 km of operational network since it began operations in 2002.