Chennai Metro Records 92 Lakh Ridership In September

Published: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 11:47 [IST]

A total of 92,77,697 passengers have travelled in the Metro Trains in the month of September, the Chennai Metro Rail said in a statement on Tuesday.

"CMRL has always endeavored to provide the people of Chennai with a safe, efficient, and reliable travel partner. A total of 92,77,697 passengers have travelled in the Metro Trains from 01.09.2024 to 30.09.2024," the CMRL said in a statement.

Chennai Metro Records 92 Lakh Ridership In September

Passenger data for previous months includes:

January: 84,63,384 passengers
February: 86,15,008 passengers
March: 86,82,457 passengers
April: 80,87,712 passengers
May: 84,21,072 passengers
June: 84,33,837 passengers
July: 95,35,019 passengers
August: 95,43,625 passengers

The highest single-day passenger count for September was recorded on the 6th, with 3,74,087 passengers.

Ticketing Service Data

S.No	Type of Ticketing Service	Total number of passengers travelled
1	Travel Card	30,99,397
2	Token	7,319
3	Group Ticketing	7,149
4	Online QR	1,76,890
5	Paper QR	21,91,054
6	Static QR	2,58,952
7	Whatsapp	5,92,360
8	Paytm	4,41,609
9	PhonePe	3,30,305
10	ONDC	82,470
11	NCMC Singara Chennai Card	20,90,192

To encourage more ridership, the CMRL continues to offer a 20% discount on various ticketing options, including Metro Travel Cards, Mobile QR Code tickets, group tickets, and QR trip passes. Passengers can also conveniently book tickets via the CMRL WhatsApp Ticketing System (+91 83000 86000) and Paytm.

CMRL expressed its gratitude to its passengers for their ongoing support and cooperation.

Published On October 1, 2024