AMAR METRO
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
METRO CARRIED MORE THAN 50 LAKH PASSENGERS FROM MAHACHATURTHI TO BIJOYADASHAMI
Kolkata,Date :14.10.2024
Metro Railway has carried 50.5 lakh passengers from Mahachaturthi to Bijoyadashami this year which has been more than 1.77% in comparison to last year's figure. Out of this, Blue Line has ferried 44.19 lakh passengers, Green Line-1 has carried 2.53 lakh passengers and Green Line-2 has carried 3. 79 lakh passengers on those six days.
Like other previous years, Metro has carried lion share of passengers during Puja days in and around Kolkata this year. Commuters have also found it convenient to travel in the Metro to visit different Puja pandals during the festivities.
In Blue Line, maximum passenger count has been recorded at Dum Dum (4.43 lakhs) followed by Kalighat (3.61 lakhs) and Sovabazar-Sutanuti (3.11 lakhs) from Mahachaturthi to Bijoyadashami.
In Green Line-1, maximum passenger count has been recorded at Sealdah (around 1 lakh) followed by Salt Lake Sector V (47,894) and Phoolbagan (26,285) from Mahachaturthi to Bijoyadashami.
In Green Line-2, maximum passenger count has been recorded at Howrah (1.98 lakhs) followed by Howrah Maidan (1.23 lakhs) and Mahakaran (33,653) from Mahachaturthi to Bijoyadashami.
It is to be noted that in Blue Line, night-long services were run on Mahasaptami,Mahastami-Mahanabami and Mahadashami. on these three days, Green Line-2 services were run well after midnight. Metro officers and staff worked in tandem to provide best possible services to valued commuters. Metro commuters also co-operated with us and they were all in praise as Metro authorities had made elaborate arrangements to provide them hassle-free journeys.
Kausik Mitra
Chief Public Relations Officer
