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Metro logs record gross revenue

Staff Reporter

It earned Rs. 84.61 lakh and ferried 7.24 passengers on Monday

The Metro also recorded the highest number of smart card users at 2.81 lakh
Highest rider-ship on the Metro was 7.36 lakh recorded on Saturday

NEW DELHI: Even as the Capital’s citizens continue to be harassed by the acute shortage of buses on the roads, the Delhi Metro has walked away with a record earning from sale of tokens and smart cards. The Metro railway, which ferried 7.24 lakh commuters on Monday, had recorded a gross revenue of Rs. 84.61 lakh, the highest so far.

In a statement, a DMRC official said the highest rider-ship on the Metro was 7.36 lakh, recorded on Saturday when the gross revenue on that day was Rs. 81.6 lakh.

On Monday, 2.24 lakh commuters used Line 1 (Shahdara – Rithala), 2.20 lakh used Line 2 (Central Secretariat – Vishwavidyalaya) and 2.79 lakh used Line 3 (Indraprastha – Dwarka Sector 9).

The Metro also recorded the highest number of smart card users at 2.81 lakh.

“On an average, 2 lakh commuters use smart cards every day. Total token sales on Monday showed an increase of 22 per cent; from 3.62 lakh it went up to 4.42 lakh,” the official said. The top ten stations in terms of earning were Rajiv Chowk, Shahdara, Vishwavidyalaya (Delhi University), Chandni Chowk, Central Secretariat, New Delhi, Welcome, Uttam Nagar (East), Barakhamba Road and Rohini (West). Additional ticket counters were opened at 12 stations to handle the additional rush.

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