KOCHI: Though Covid has affected the revenue from operations, Kochi Metro’s (KMRL) non-ticketing revenue saw a surge in the financial year ended March 31, 2021. As per the annual report of Kochi Metro, the other income (mainly from leasing out spaces at stations and advertising) increased to Rs 127.49 crore from Rs 40.92 crore a year ago.
However, the lockdown did affect the revenue from ticket, which fell to `39.96 crore from `94.02 crore in 2020. The total income also increased to Rs 167.46 crore from Rs 134.95 crore during the year ago period. However, KMRL’s overall loss widened by Rs 24 crore to `334.17 crore from Rs 310.60 crore in 2019-20.
