On very first day, the metro witnessed ridership of 11,937. Subsequently the ridership grew and peaked on very next day to 24,229. “The average daily ridership of the metro is 16,613, which peaks during usual rush hours. It will gain momentum in coming days,” commented a CIDCO official on condition of anonymity. “It’s just one week since the operations have been initiated, but the response is encouraging” he added. 

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Most of passengers were seen paying the fare in cash, out of total fare collected, Rs 21.41 lakh was collected in cash, and the rest online. Harish Gupta, Managing Director of Mahametro, which is operating and managing the Metro Line 1, said, “The numbers are encouraging, the service which connects most of the nodes of Kharghar and Taloja will gain momentum. Soon, we will launch metro cards which will help passengers avoid queues. The card holder not have to stand for tickets and enter the station using the cards, saving valuable time. Also, people are talking about this service, which will boost the ridership further,” he added.