Metro loses 3 lakh commuters a day

New Delhi: Delhi Metro lost over three lakh commuters a day after a steep fare hike came into effect on October 10, an RTI query has revealed. The Metro's daily average ridership came down to 24.2 lakh in October from 27.4 lakh in September, translating to a fall of around 11 per cent. The Blue Line (Dwarka to Noida), considered the busiest, lost over 30 lakh commuters, according to data of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The fall, in terms of absolute numbers, was over 19 lakh on the Yellow Line, another busy corridor which connects Gurugram to north Delhi's Samaypur Badli. The DMRC effected the fare hike on October 10, leading to a rise of around Rs 10 for nearly every distance slab. This came barely five months of another hike of up to 100 per cent. The DMRC, however, said  it should be factored in that October had festival holidays and five Sundays. PTI

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