Table 1.
Average daily ridership in the metro and in buses in NCT of Delhi (in lakh)
| Year | Average daily ridership in lakh | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro | DTC + cluster buses | Ridership on buses/metro | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | Column 3/2 |
| 2005–2006 | 30.52 | ||
| 2006–2007 | 26.77 | ||
| 2007–2008 | 6.25 | 24.04 | 3.85 |
| 2008–2009 | 7.22 | 22.62 | 3.13 |
| 2009–2010 | 9.19 | 24.16 | 2.63 |
| 2010–2011 | 12.59 | 30.32 | 2.41 |
| 2011–2012 | 16.60 | 44.20 | 2.66 |
| 2012–2013 | 19.26 | 46.77 | 2.43 |
| 2013–2014 | 21.90 | 49.83 | 2.28 |
| 2014–2015 | 23.86 | 48.82 | 2.05 |
| 2015–2016 | 26.00 | 45.98 | 1.77 |
| 2016–2017 | 27.61* | 41.80 | 1.51 |
| 2017–2018 | 25.37* | 41.51 | 1.64 |
| 2018–2019 | 25.97* | 42.39 | 1.63 |
| 2019–2020 | 50.65*** | 51.02 | |
Source: Government of NCT of Delhi 2021
*Estimates for the metro do not include Airport line and Rapid metro
***Line utilization (line utilization calculates a metro journey in terms of the number of corridors used by a passenger)