Chennai: As many as 26.86 lakh passengers travelled in Chennai Metro Trains in September, 2021, the CMRL has said.
In a statement, it said that on 9 September, a maximum of 1,09,381 passengers have used the Metro Trains to commute.
In the month of September, 2021 a total of 40,332 passengers have utilised the QR Code ticketing system, while 14,59,693 passengers have used Travel Card Ticketing System.
CMRL offers a 20 per cent discount on QR Code ticketing. Meanwhile, a penalty of Rs 200 is being imposed for not properly wearing face masks in Metro Trains and Metro Stations. So far a total of 388 passengers have been levied penalty from 21 June till 30 September for non-adherence and a sum of Rs 77,600 has been collected as penalty.