Delhi Metro crosses pre-coronavirus passenger journeys from March-August

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has crossed its pre-coronavirus passenger journeys in the past six months, as between March and August this year, it witnessed a rise in passenger journeys by over 100 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2019.

The DMRC witnessed the highest growth in June at 114.3 per cent.

The DMRC data shows that passenger journeys in August 2019 stood at 5.24 million but reduced to 2.33 million in August 2021. They increased to 4.48 million in August 2022, then rose to 5.9 million in August this year, a rise of 112.5 per cent compared to August 2019, according to a report in The Times of India (TOI).