Metros in India have less than 50% projected ridership, says IIT-D report

Ridership on all metro rail networks in India is less than 50 per cent of their projected ridership, said a report by IIT-Delhi and Delhi-based think tank The Infravision Foundation.

In its report titled ‘A framework for selecting an appropriate urban transport system in Indian cities’, the think tank said that ridership of most metro rail systems in India is 25-30 per cent of projected ridership — ridership forecast as mentioned in the Detailed Project Report (DPR) which outlines the intended objectives of a project. The only exception was the Delhi metro, which has a ridership equal to 47.45 per cent of its projected ridership, it added.