The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) continues to be a safe, efficient, and trustworthy travel partner for the public. In September, it experienced consistent growth in passenger traffic, with a total of 84,37,182 passengers travelling across all its corridors. This milestone has now pushed the count of metro passengers to 6,66,17,247 this year so far.

A look at the ridership details from January-August 2023:-

In January, 66,07,458 have travelled on the metro trains followed by 63,69,282 in February; 69,99,341 in March; 66,85,432 in April; 72,68,007 in May; 74,06,876 in June, 82,53,692 in July; and 85,89,977 in August.

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Highest passenger flow in September’ 2023:- 

Last month, the CMRL recorded the highest number of passengers on September 15th. A total of 3,37,586 passengers have boarded the city’s rapid transit system. 

How many passengers used the QR Code ticketing system in September?

In the previous month, a total of 32,54,175 passengers have utilised the QR Code ticketing system. Of these, 1,95,222 have used Online QR, followed by Static QR – 90,786; Paper QR – 24,96,130; Paytm – 2,87,083; Whatsapp – 1,84,954. 43,63,739 passengers have used Travel Card Ticketing System, 2,68,579 passengers have used Token System, 6,986 passengers have used Group Ticketing System and 5,43,703 passengers have used NCMC Singara Chennai Card. 

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CMRL offers discounts on ticketing

The Chennai Metro Rail Limited is offering a 20 percent discount on all ticketing i.e. Metro Travel Card, Mobile QR Code ticketing – Single, Return, Group Tickets and Q.R Trip passes, Whatsapp and Paytm.

CMRL to take strict action against passengers for obstructing metro operations

The Chennai Metro Rail has issued a statement saying that it would take action against passengers obstructing doors during peak hours. It stated that obstructing train doors is not only an inconvenience but also a violation of the law. “The Operations and Maintenance Act of 2002, Section 67 outlines the offense of obstructing the running of a train and prescribes penalties for the same.”