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2% rise in commuters on CR locals

Mumbai: The daily average footfall inside local trains on the Central Railway network increased 2% in 2024 compared to the previous year, although the number is still short of the pre-COVID figure, data released by CR on Tuesday showed. 2% rise in commuters on CR locals In December 2024, 3.93 million commuters travelled daily in local trains on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Karjat/ Kasara/ Panvel routes, while the average daily footfall from April to December that year was 3.84 million, the data showed. CR ferried a total of 1202 million passengers on local trains and long-distance trains between April and December 2024, 2.4% more than the same period in the previous year. “There is steady growth in the number of passengers taking local trains in Mumbai, although the data released today does not include those who travel ticketless, which is a big number,” said a CR official.

Hindustan Times

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