India's Delhi Metro records its highest-ever daily ridership, see how it compares to global networks
Delhi Metro
India's Delhi Metro on Tuesday (Feb 13) recorded its highest-everdaily ridership. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said that on that day, the network saw a footfall of 7.109 million passengers.
In a post about the development on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), DMRC said the latest number broke the previous record set in September 2023.
The previous record of highest ridership was of 7.103 million passengers. The record was set on September 4 last year.
The latest ridership record is being attributed to traffic restrictions and traffic jams in the Indian capital and as well as in National Capital Region (Delhi-NCR) due to the ongoing farmers' protest.
In order to aid law and order authorities, Delhi Metro took some steps like closure of one or more gates ofsome of its stations including Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk, Udyog Bhawan, Janpath, Khan Market, Lok Kalyan Marg and Barakhamba Road.
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But this didn't deter the passengers who apparently deemed the public transport network the safest and quickest mode to go about their business when road traffic was facing significant congestions and problems due to restrictions and diversions.
DMRC announced late in the evening on Tuesday that all gates had been opened.
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Just to compare, here's how the Delhi Metro ridership on February 13 compared with average number of passengers on some of the big metro networks in some global cities.
Delhi Metro: 7.1 million
Seoul Metro: 7.3 million
Moscow Metro: 8-9 million
Beijing Metro: 10 million
Shanghai Metro: 11.21 million
The iconic Delhi Metro has been backbone of public transport in Delhi-NCR for decades and expansion of the network continues till today.
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As of now, Delhi Metro boasts of a network that spans 393 km. Delhi Metro currently operates 12 lines which have total of 288 stations
(With inputs from agencies)