Namma Metro ridership crosses 4.6 lakh mark

After suffering reduced ridership and revenue in the last two years of the pandemic, Namma Metro ridership touched the 4.62 lakh mark recently. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is hoping that in two months’ time, the daily ridership would cross 5 lakh mark.

After the outbreak of the pandemic, like other transport systems, the BMRCL too saw a dip in ridership. However, in the last five months, there has been a gradual increase in the ridership.

BMRCL MD Anjum Parwez told The Hindu that the highest ridership was recorded last week. “There are various factors for increased ridership that include more employees returning back to office from work from home culture, opening of educational institutions and others. We have also noticed that when the city received heavy rain last week, people preferred to travel by metro. This week, daily ridership on weekdays ranged from 4.2 to 4.4 lakh.”