PTI report. Journey or line utilisation is calculated by the number of corridors passengers use to reach their destinations. "The average passenger journeys on Mondays, since the resumption of metro services on June 7, with the stipulation of 50 per cent seating travel with no standing, was around 16 lakh till July 25," it added.
Nine flying squads were deputed across corridors to check Covid norm violations, and till 8 PM, 432 passengers were deboarded from trains, the officials said, adding about 159 passengers were penalised.
Also, to handle increase in volume of commuters, 16 additional entry gates have been made operational at 16 stations (one at each station) across the network from Monday onwards to facilitate the movement of