Pune Metro carries 12.13 lakh riders, earns Rs 1.86 crore over seven Diwali days

Pune Metro took in Rs 1.86 crore from more than 12 lakh passenger trips between November 5 and November 11, the seven days of the Diwali holidays. Commuters from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad used the service for shopping, visits to relatives and outings.

Across both corridors, the exact count was 12,13,868 trips, with revenue of Rs 1,86,30,951. That works out to more than Rs 26.61 lakh a day. The Purple Line, which runs between Vanaz and Ramwadi, did better than the Aqua Line on both counts. It carried 6,56,105 passengers and earned Rs 1,05,31,513. The Aqua Line, linking Pimpri Chinchwad and Swargate, handled 5,57,763 passengers and brought in Rs 80,99,440.

The first two days drew the biggest crowds, with ridership above two lakh on each. On November 5, Vasu Baras, 2,58,368 people rode the metro, the highest daily figure of the week, and revenue was Rs 40,40,402. The next day, Dhanteras, brought 2,12,832 passengers and Rs 33,69,577.

Numbers then slipped. On November 7 the metro had 1,85,143 riders. On November 8 it fell abruptly to just 22,283, the lowest of the week, and revenue for the day was Rs 11,01,036.

Travel recovered over the last three days of the period. The metro recorded 1,49,951 passengers on November 9, 1,55,586 on November 10 and 1,59,705 on November 11.