Commuters are now returning to Mumbai’s local trains, nearly two years after the pandemic triggered a virtual abandonment of the country’s largest suburban transport network.
The latest government numbers, The Indian Express has learnt, show that the average daily ridership has crossed 60 lakh — this is the highest since the resumption of full-fledged services.
According to government data, Central Railway had an average daily ridership of 30.84 lakh in February. It has reached 35.89 lakh just by March 16.
Western Railway had an average daily ridership of 24.78 lakh in February. And as of March 16, it is at 27.14 lakh per day.
