12 February 2013

Almost 23 Lakh Passengers Travel by Delhi Metro on 11th February,set highest ridership so far.


The Delhi Metro achieved a milestone on Monday, 11th February 2013 when close to 23 lakh people traveled on the Metro throughout the day. Delhi Metro recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 22, 89,617 on 11th February 2013, which surpassed the earlier record set on 27th November 2012, when 22, 77,751 people traveled by the Metro. The linewise breakup of ridership for 11th February 2013 is given below:
Line-1
(Dilshad Garden to Rithala)
Line-2
(Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre)
Line-3 & 4
Dwarka Sec-21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali)
Line-5
(Inderlok/Kirti Nagar to Mundka)
Line-6
(Central Secretariat to Badarpur)
Total
337,889 811,079 886,774 81,158 172,717 22,89,617

DELHI METRO’S JOURNEY TOWARDS HIGHEST RIDERSHIP WITH IMPORTANT MILESTONES
DATE TOTAL RIDERSHIP ON THAT DAY CROSSED RIDERSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME
25-Dec-02 (First day of Metro)
114,835 1 Lakh
06-Jun-06 529,500 5 Lakh
04-Aug-09 10,08,696 10 Lakh
27-Sep-10 15,43,371 15 Lakh
12-Aug-11 20,66,925 20 Lakh
11- Feb-13 22,89, 617 Approx.  23 Lakh