Kolkata: On the first day of the resumption of the campus, Metro’s footsteps jumped from 3 lakh to 3,3lakhs.
Bulk 36,000 Increase in the number of passengers once again proves that the Metro has become the main agreement for students, teachers and guardians.
Metro’s North-South Corridor recorded 3.34,345 passengers on Tuesday.
The carrier has advanced a time from half an hour from Monday and adds six trains, runs only 16 short of the pre-pandemic fleet in 288.
Even when the Metro has violated 3.5Ekhip with Sashthi (October 11) with 3,77,761 riders, daily passengers Has floated around 3lakh for the past few weeks.
On Monday, even though the operating hours were extended and additional services, footsteps at Subhas-Dakshineswar stretch Kavi were around 2.97,000.
On Tuesday, the count was shot to 3.34,345 last night.
On Tuesday Metro sold 9,568 smart cards against Monday 8,764.
Until 14:00 on Wednesday, 5,300 new smart cards were issued.
However, the authorities were worried because about 4,000 commuters returned daily SmartCards.
“People must understand that SmartCard is the safest and most useful ticketing method,” said DGM Protyush Ghosh Metro.