Kolkata Metro. (Photo: Wikipedia)
Additional counters were opened at various stations for the convenience of passengers.
Around 1.92 lakh passengers travelled on the Dakshineswar-New Garia (Blue Line) Metro till 3 pm on Sunday, the day a big rally was organised by the ruling Trinamool Congress in the heart of the city.
A Metro Railway, Kolkata, statement said the 1.92 lakh commuter count till 3 pm on July 21 was almost 80 per cent more than last Sunday’s (July 14) passenger figure up to 3 pm.
Around 1.07 lakh passengers had travelled on Blue Line Metro till 3 pm on July 14, it said.
“Keeping in mind a political rally is scheduled at Esplanade on July 21, Metro Railway authorities made elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth services….Additional counters opened at different stations for the benefit of the passengers,” it said.
Lakhs of people converged from various districts to attend TMC’s Martyrs’ Day rally, which is held in the Esplanade area of the city on July 21 every year.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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