CHENNAI: On account of the Krishna Jayanthi festival on Monday, the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) will be following the Saturday train schedule.

As per the note from CMRL, Metro trains will run during the service hours from 5 am to 11 pm in the following timings.

On Monday, Metro trains will run every six minutes between 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 8 pm.

And, from 5 am to 8 am, 11 am to 5 pm and 8 pm to 10 pm, Metro trains will be available every seven minutes.

Lastly, Metro trains will be available every 15 minutes between 10 pm to 11 pm.

Meanwhile, the CMRL has been witnessing a spike in ridership recently.

The Metro rail has been witnessing a spike in ridership recently, where the average daily ridership has risen by three lakh passengers per day. 

After July, ridership grew by 11 lakh compared to June. As many as 95.35 lakh passengers travelled in the Metro trains in July.