Delhi Metro achieved a new milestone on November 18 and registered the highest-ever daily footfall with 78.67 lakh passengers. This record was observed as the city continues to struggle with rising pollution levels. On Monday, the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reached an alarming high of 494.
Delhi Metro Records Highest-Ever Daily Footfall
As Delhi’s struggle with air pollution continues, the city’s metro saw record daily ridership of 78.67 lakh passengers on Monday. According to Business Today, this broke Delhi Metro’s earlier record from August 20 of 77.49 lakh passengers. The Yellow Line was the busiest line on the metro and ferried 20.99 lakh passengers that day. Delhi Metro’s Yellow Line connects Gurugram’s Millennium City Centre to Delhi’s Samaypur Badli.
The Blue Line emerged as the second busiest, carrying 20.80 lakh passengers on November 18. This was followed by the Red Line with 8.56 lakh passengers, the Pink Line recorded 8.15 lakh passengers, while the Violet Line carried 7.93 lakh commuters. Furthermore, the Magenta Line recorded 6.19 lakh commuters, the Green Line 4.12 lakh, the Airport Line 81,985, the Rapid Metro 57,701, and the Grey Line 50,128, Business Today reported.
Keeping in mind the poor air quality of Delhi, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation also decided to run 60 additional trips on weekdays. This move aims to accommodate more passengers and encourage people in the city to use public transport.
City Continues To Grapple With Air Pollution
On Wednesday morning, Delhi’s AQI reached 422. Due to the toxic thick smog, visibility in the city has been severely impacted, causing delays and cancellations of several flights and trains. This also prompted many people to shift to Delhi Metro and other public transportation in the city. Schools have been physically shut down, and construction work has been prohibited.
People are now comparing Delhi to a gas chamber, and the worsening situation is also harmful to the health of the people in the city. We hope the situation in the city improves soon and that people can breathe better.
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