Metro ridership fell almost 50 per cent on polling day.
Metro trains carried 3,03,845 people on the Purple (Kengeri-Baiyappanahalli) and Green (Nagasandra-Silk Institute) lines until 9.30 pm on Wednesday. The KR Pura-Whitefield line carried another 12,395 people in the same period, said an official from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL).
The average daily ridership on the Purple and Green lines is 5.85 lakh. The Whitefield metro line carries another 30,000 people.
The frequency of metro trains on election day remained five minutes during peak hours and 7-10 minutes during non-peak hours. On the Whitefield line, trains run every 12 minutes.
