India, Sept. 27 -- Pune Metro recorded 4,832,915 passengers travelling on its network between September 14 and September 25 during this year's Ganeshotsav, generating revenue of Rs.7.49 crore, according to Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro).

On the day of Anant Chaturdashi immersion processions, metro services operated for 24 hours from 6 am on September 25 to 6 am on September 26 carrying 580,280 passengers and revenue stood at Rs.85.61 lakh.

Shravan Hardikar, managing director, Maha-Metro, said, "Considering the increase in passenger numbers during the festival we increased train frequency to every five minutes, besides providing round-the-clock service. Medical facilities were provided at Swargate, Mahatma Phule ...