AMAR METRO
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
METRO EARNINGS FROM PASSENGER FARE CROSSES onE CRORE on 31.08.24
Kolkata, 01.09.24:
Metro Railway has set another benchmark in ferrying passengers. on 31.08.24, Kolkata Metro's earnings from passenger fare have crossed Rs. 1 crore mark in a single day. on that day around 6.75 lakh passengers travelled in Blue Line, Green Line-1 and Green Line-2 of Kolkata Metro. Maximum passengers, around 5.75 lakhs were carried in Blue Line. Green Line-1 and 2 carried around 50,000 passengers each.
By carrying such huge passengers and from on-line recharge the day's earnings from passenger fare have crossed Rs. 1.01 crore mark.
It is to be noted that on 31.08.24 being a Saturday, commercial services on Orange Line and Purple Line were closed.
Kausik Mitra
Chief Public Relations Officer
