India, July 30 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday said average weekday passenger journeys declined by around 2.67 lakh during the July 20-24 period, when several Metro stations remained closed amid student protests in central Delhi.

According to data shared by the DMRC, the average weekday passenger journeys fell from 65,93,294 during July 1-19 to 63,25,892 during July 20-24, a decline of around 4.1 per cent.

The corporation said that while there was a slight decrease in passenger journeys during the period, the decline was not significant in the context of the entire Metro network. "Such trends are often noticed during weekends, holidays and vacations as well," the DMRC said in a statement.

The average weekday rid...