The Aqua Line’s first full week, from 9 October (Thursday) to 16 October (Thursday), saw ridership climb steadily after the inaugural rush

Mumbai’s first underground metro, the Aqua Line 3 , has clocked a staggering 12,82,819 passenger journeys in its very first week of operations, according to official ridership figures released on Thursday.

The Aqua Line’s first full week, from 9 October (Thursday) to 16 October (Thursday), saw ridership climb steadily after the inaugural rush. Read More

Opening day counted 1,56,456 passengers, which surged past 1.59 lakh on Friday before dipping to 1.39 lakh on Saturday and 1.21 lakh on Sunday — a typical weekend drop seen across most transit systems worldwide.

Monday onwards, however, the story changed. As office crowds discovered the convenienc

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