Mumbai rains: Despite security strike on Tuesday, Metro records all-time high of 4.13 lakh commuters

The Mumbai Metro 1 corridor that connects Versova to Ghatkopar via Andheri, on Tuesday had 4 lakh commuters ferrying the route on Tuesday.

The reason for the rise in travellers was the heavy rains that started at 2pm. A Metro One spokesperson said, “We recorded 4.13 lakh commuters on Tuesday. The trains were punctual, which was a big plus.”

Apart from the commuters, it as a tough day for the Metro officials as the state security staff had called a day-long strike.

According to the Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL), operating the Metro, Metro-1’s record ridership announced last month stood at 3.8 lakh commuters on July 17, 2017 followed by 3.71 lakh on June 28, 2017, and on September 21, 2016, it had carried 3.68 lakh commuters.

The expenditure to operate Metro-1 stood at about Rs 1,500 crore between June 2014 and June 2017.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region recorded heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours with the state government deciding to keep
schools and colleges in Mumbai Metropolitan Region to remain closed today in view of heavy rains.

Also 56 flights were diverted to different airports till this morning as the main runway continued to be out of use.