Metro rail ridership crosses the one-lakh mark

Metro rail ridership is now crossing the 1 lakh mark on several weekends and routine weekdays, said Metro rail authorities, on Tuesday.

According to figures provided by the authorities, while nearly 1,18,000 commuters, including 1,10,000 paid passengers, used the Metro on Sunday-,on Monday, a total of 1,10,000 commuters, which included 1,02,000 paid passengers, used the service, informed Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) managing director N V S Reddy, on Tuesday.

According to Reddy, with worsening traffic congestion on roads and improved first and last mile connectivity at Metro



stations across the city, ridership is going up every day. “Metro rail ridership is now crossing the one lakh mark on several days. This is a good sign for the future of public transport in Hyderabad,” said Reddy.

Metro ridership crossed the 1 lakh mark on August 16—a normal day, partly due to heavy traffic congestion near Erragadda where road laying works are currently being carried out by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). A total of 1.07 lakh passengers, including 98,113 paid passengers travelled on the metro on August 16—shows figures.