Rakshan Bandhan 2023: Delhi Metro To Run Over 100 Extra Trips To Handle Festive Rush

Rakshan Bandhan 2023: The Delhi Metro will run over 100 extra trips to handle the rush of the festive day and to ensure smooth travel for commuters.

Around 106 extra train trips have been added by the Delhi Metro on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Wednesday to facilitate smooth travel for passengers and tackle the festive rush, news agency PTI reported. To cater to the needs of commuters, additional personnel of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will also be deployed at stations to operate ticket counters, officials said on Tuesday. Additional trains will also be on standby in case of excess rush. 

The DMRC has advised the passengers to use the DMRC Travel Mobile App to buy QR code-based tickets to avoid the crowd at ticket counters. At major metro stations guards and customer facilitation agents will also be deployed to help commuters.

Ahead of the Raksha Bandhan festival, Delhi Metro recorded the highest number of commuters at 68.16 lakh on Monday. The last highest count was 66,18,717 on February 10, 2020, just before the pandemic. 

"This remarkable milestone, achieved yesterday, comes after a period of challenges and reflects the resilience and trust of the Delhi-NCR citizens in the world-class transportation system provided by the DMRC," the DMRC said, as per PTI. It said that it has achieved a “historic milestone” by registering an "unprecedented” 68.16 lakh passenger journeys on Monday.

This is a testament to the efforts of Delhi Metro's dedicated staff, the support of the Delhi-NCR residents, and the commitment to providing safe, efficient, and eco-friendly transportation services, officials said, adding that, "This milestone underscores our mission to provide accessible, reliable, and sustainable transportation solutions."

In his address at the 29th foundation day of the corporation at the Metro Bhawan, DMRC chief Vikas Kumar on May 3 said the Delhi Metro responded to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic with "agility and resilience" and the ridership stood at around 90 per cent of the pre-COVID level.

Across the country, citizens are celebrating the festival of Raksha Bandhan. In many areas, women and school children were seen tying Rakhi to soldiers.