METRO RAILWAY
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
FOOTFALLS IN METRO CROSS 7 LAKHS MARK
Kolkata, Date: 30.09.2022
Footfalls in Metro have crossed 7 lakhs mark. North-South Metro has carried 7,10,521 passengers on 29.09.2022 (Chathurti). Total 288 services were run on that day to cater to the Metro users. Metro has earned Rs.1,06,81,378 by selling tokens, Smart Cards and recharging Smart Cards on that day.
On 29.09.2022, maximum footfalls 88,687 were recorded at Dumdum. Esplanade recorded 52,127 footfalls, followed by Kalighat 44,997 and Rabindra Sadan 41,962 footfalls.
Last time on 27.11.2019 Metro carried more than 7 lakhs passengers. on that day 7,01,149 passengers travelled in North-South Metro.
East-West Metro carried 42,866 passengers on 29.09.2022.