Patronage for Metro feeder services goes up

During this period, 32,590 passengers opted the share auto services, while another 6,052 utilised the share taxi services. These services were introduced with an aim to improve the last-mile connectivity. Since their introduction in August 2018, 2.16 lakh passengers have availed the share auto and taxi services.

Among the stations, AG-DMS metro station had the most number of passengers who availed share taxi services (1,596). It was followed by Koyambedu (1,414) and Alandur (1,326) Metro stations, show statistics from Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL).

Similarly, 9,381 passengers availed share auto services from Guindy Metro station, followed by Tirumangalam station which had 7,610 passengers last month. Share auto services are operated along designated routes from seven metro stations, while taxi services are operated from six stations. These are run on designated routes at rates fixed by CMRL.