In May 2017, its daily average income was Rs 35.44 lakh.

BENGALURU: After Namma Metro service added six-coach train , the positive result is there for everyone top see, with the metro earning Rs 1,30,61,151 in a single day, on Monday.

After the completion of stage I of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, the number of average commuters has increased from 1.5 lakh to 3.6 lakh.

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In May 2017, its daily average income was Rs 35.44 lakh. In 2018 May end, it increased by 168% and reached 93.80 lakh. Now it has crossed one crore. On Monday, it was 1.3 crore, which is an all-time record of Namma Metro.

On Jan 24, 4.11 lakh passengers travelled in Namma Metro. It was a record. But on Jul 2, even though 3.95 lakh passengers commuted, the longer distance between the two stations they commuted was the reason for high earnings, said Namma Metro PRO UA Vasant Rao.

Hundred-thirty crore was the Namma Metro annual earnings from the tickets till 2017 March end. From 2017 April to 2018 March 31, it grew to 324.95 crore. On Jun 22, Namma Metro introduced six-coach trains during peak hours.

