The DMRC has recorded its 25 highest passenger journeys since August this year, the statement added. It emphasised that the more people opt for the metro over private vehicles, the greater the reduction in vehicular emissions, which will help improve the air quality of the city and its surrounding areas.
The ridership on November 18 surpassed the previous record of 77.49 lakh passengers, set earlier in August this year. Among the metro lines, the Yellow Line, which runs from Millennium City Centre in Gurugram to Samaypur Badli in Delhi, saw the highest traffic, with a record 20.99 lakh commuters using the service.
The surge in metro travel has put spotlight on the growing reliance on public transport amid ongoing air quality concerns and the disruption caused by the DTC strike.
The Blue Line followed closely with 20.80 lakh passengers, while the Red Line recorded 8.56 lakh commuters, 8.15 lakh in Pink Line and 7.93 lakh in Violet Line.
The Magenta Line saw 6.19 lakh passengers, followed by the Green Line with 4.12 lakh commuters, 81,985 in Airport Line, 57,701 in Rapid Metro, and 50,128, in the Grey Line, as per the data.
Thick grey haze continued to choke Delhi for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, with pollution levels remaining alarmingly high at 488 in the ‘severe plus’ category.
To encourage more people to use the metro in this scenario, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is running 60 extra trips on weekdays, offering more capacity than usual, an official statement said.