Namma Metro records highest daily ridership of August with over 11.19 lakh boardings
Namma Metro recorded its highest daily ridership of the month on Monday, August 10, with 11,19,815 passengers boarding, according to data released by Bangalore Metro
Namma Metro recorded its highest daily ridership of the month on Monday, August 10, with 11,19,815 passengers boarding, according to data released by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Tuesday. The ridership figures were released a day after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) flagged concerns over lower-than-projected ridership and performance in the first two phases of the Bengaluru Metro project. Of the total boardings recorded on Monday, the Purple Line (Line 1) accounted for the highest share with 4,66,371 boardings, followed by the Green Line (Line 2) with 2,85,499.
The Yellow Line (Line 3) recorded 92,838 boardings, while 2,75,107 were recorded as interchange passengers. The total stood at 11,19,815 boardings for the day. The figures come against the backdrop of the CAG’s Performance Audit Report No. 7 of 2026, which examined the implementation of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Bengaluru Metro project. The report, tabled in Parliament on Monday, identified shortcomings in planning, land acquisition, project execution, financial management and operations.
The audit noted that the Actual Peak Hour Peak Direction Traffic (PHPDT) recorded on Phase 1 corridors in 2021 was significantly lower than projected. Actual PHPDT ranged between 6,429 and 8,852, compared to projected levels exceeding 15,000. The CAG also observed that despite the lower-than-expected ridership, BMRCL had not undertaken a study to determine how ridership could be improved or to assess the implications for investments in the heavy metro system. The audit further questioned the ridership assumptions used to calculate the financial internal rate of return and economic internal rate of return for Phases 1 and 2.
It noted that the projected ridership had not been achieved and that BMRCL had not conducted a detailed assessment of the reasons behind the shortfall.
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