A total of 12.02 lakh citizens have traveled on the Chennai Metro Rail in the last five days, from August 11th to August 15th.
The officials of the Chennai Metro Rail shared the following:
"It is indeed a pleasure to note the phenomenal yet gradual increase in the number of passengers on the Chennai Metro Rail! Out of the total 52 trains available, we operate 46 trains, excluding the express trains, providing 640 services daily.
Due to the increased demand, we have decided to include the spare trains in service and add an additional 20 train services."