A lakh a day: Ahmedabad Metro hits weekday-ridership landmark
Updated: May 18th, 2024
Less than two years since it was inaugurated, the Ahmedabad Metro has quickly turned into the city’s lifeline. This week, it hurtled past a major milestone, with ridership crossing the one-lakh mark not once but twice on regular weekdays.
May 14 saw 1,00,830 people riding the metro, while May 16 saw 1,00,893 metro riders.
Until last week, ridership had only crossed the one-lakh mark on days when Indian Premier League (IPL) matches were held at the Narendra Modi Stadium. According to official data, a total of 8.99 lakh passengers took the metro on the seven match days in April and May. The highest ridership—1.59 lakh passengers–was recorded on May 10, when the Gujarat Titans took on the Chennai Super Kings.
Passengers on IPL match-days
Date | Match | Passengers |
---|---|---|
Mar 24 | MI vs GT | 1,08,740 |
Mar 31 | SRH vs GT | 1,09,572 |
Apr 4 | PBKS vs GT | 1,24,689 |
Apr 17 | DC vs GT | 1,11,400 |
Apr 28 | RCB vs GT | 1,38,046 |
May 10 | CSK vs GT | 1,59,214 |
May 13 | KKR vs GT | 1,47,571 |
Total | 8,99,232 |
Officials from the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation, which operates the service, estimate that 93,000 to one lakh passengers take the metro on weekdays, with that number falling to 75,000-80,000 on weekends and holidays.
Interestingly, the past 40 days (Apr 8 to May 17) have seen a daily average of 80,000 commuters—a considerable rise from the 39,000 reported soon after the inauguration of Phase 1, in September 2022.
Passengers in last 40 days
Date | Passengers |
---|---|
May 10 | 1,59,214 |
Apr 28 | 1,38,046 |
April 17 | 1,11,400 |
April 12 | 1,02,368 |
May 14 | 1,00,830 |
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