Noida Metro clocks highest single-day ridership of nearly 23000 post lockdown
Noida Oct 21 PTI The Noida-Greater Noida metro has achieved its highest single-day ridership of nearly 23000 passengers post COVID-19 lockdown while the average daily ridership stood over 17000 officials said on ThursdayThe Noida Metro Rail Corporation NMRC credited the rise in ridership to cleanliness measures and increased confidence of the people in the public transporter As a result in the previous week ie from October 11 to October 17 the NMRC achieved a week-wise average daily ridership of 17289 The NMRC also achieved its highest ridership of 22996 passengers on a single day post lockdown on October 11 NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari saidShe said after relaxation of partial curfew in Gautam Buddh Nagar the NMRC had resumed train services from June 9 this yearInitially passenger ridership remained very low and week-wise average daily ridership of only 2877 passengers could be achievedHowever the NMRC has been taking necessary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus and to ensure a safe journey of commuters the officer saidAll NMRC trains are fully sanitised after each trip The stations platform and other contact areas like call buttons of lifts AFC gates handle belts of escalators and staircases POS machines etc are sanitised at regular intervals Maheshwari saidShe said a passenger screening team is deployed at each station to check face masks body temperature and hand sanitisation of commutersSignages and markings are provided in station area and inside trains for maintaining proper social distance amongst passengers she addedDue to various measures taken by the NMRC the confidence of commuters has been growing gradually Maheshwari said adding passengers are advised to use the Noida Metro services without any fear or inhibition PTI KIS RHL
Noida Oct 21 PTI The Noida-Greater Noida metro has achieved its highest single-day ridership of nearly 23000 passengers post COVID-19 lockdown while the average daily ridership stood over 17000 officials said on ThursdayThe Noida Metro Rail Corporation NMRC credited the rise in ridership to cleanliness measures and increased confidence of the people in the public transporter As a result in the previous week ie from October 11 to October 17 the NMRC achieved a week-wise average daily ridership of 17289 The NMRC also achieved its highest ridership of 22996 passengers on a single day post lockdown on October 11 NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari saidShe said after relaxation of partial curfew in Gautam Buddh Nagar the NMRC had resumed train services from June 9 this yearInitially passenger ridership remained very low and week-wise average daily ridership of only 2877 passengers could be achievedHowever the NMRC has been taking necessary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus and to ensure a safe journey of commuters the officer saidAll NMRC trains are fully sanitised after each trip The stations platform and other contact areas like call buttons of lifts AFC gates handle belts of escalators and staircases POS machines etc are sanitised at regular intervals Maheshwari saidShe said a passenger screening team is deployed at each station to check face masks body temperature and hand sanitisation of commutersSignages and markings are provided in station area and inside trains for maintaining proper social distance amongst passengers she addedDue to various measures taken by the NMRC the confidence of commuters has been growing gradually Maheshwari said adding passengers are advised to use the Noida Metro services without any fear or inhibition PTI KIS RHL
