Title - Delhi Metro ridership swells to nearly 22L

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Surpassing its past ridership records, Delhi Metro on Wednesday carried nearly 22 lakh, a figure which is much higher than its projected ridership of 20 lakh daily. The milestone was achieved by on the first day of this month, when 21.95 people travelled by it. This was the second time in a span of 10 days that DMRC carried over 21 lakh passengers on a single day.

“Delhi Metro recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 21,95,999 on August 1, which surpassed the earlier record set on July 23 when 21.26 lakh people travelled by the Metro,” said a spokesperson of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). On Wednesday, all the six lines of Metro grossed highest ridership individually also. “On the day, the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali) and the Yellow Line (Huda City Centre to Jahangirpuri) witnessed a record ridership of 8,47,0223 and 7,76,699 respectively. This was followed by Dilshad Garden to Rithala corridor on which 3,36,873 people travelled on the day, 1,56,503 people on the Central Secretariat to Badarpur line and 78,902 on the Inderlok/Kirti Nagar to Mundka Corridor,” he added.

In order to cater to this increased ridership, DMRC also opened additional ticket counters at 24 Metro stations including Dilshad Garden, Shahdara, Seelampur, Jahangirpuri, Azadpur, Adarsh Nagar, MG Road, IFFCO Chowk, HUDA City Centre and Vaishali.