DMRC uses new count metric on traffic flow, doesn't share ridership

The Delhi Metro has come up with "line utilisation", a new metric to assess the flow of traffic across its various corridors, according to which over 2.8 lakh passengers used the Magenta Line on the day its Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir stretch was opened.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has, heretofore, been using "daily average ridership" as the metric for it, which is calculated based on the entry and exit made by a passenger at the automatic fare collection (AFC) gates.

"Utilisation of Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden or Line 8) after its extension from Kalkaji Mandir to Janakpuri West was done by 2,87,413 passengers on May 29," the DMRC said in a statement issued today.

The section was inaugurated on May 28 and was opened for passengers yesterday.

The transporter shared the "line utilisation" data, a day after the 24.82-km Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir section of the Magenta Line was opened for service.

However, the DMRC did not share the daily average ridership figures post the opening of the section, the longest stretch to have been opened so far in the Delhi Metro's Phase-III project for traffic.

A senior DMRC official when contacted, said, "Our network has expanded a lot, and commuters are using multiple corridors for travelling from one place to another in Delhi-NCR."