Delhi Metro recorded 8.05 mn passenger boardings on November 2, the first working day after restrictions on older, non-BS-VI vehicles registered outside the capital took effect. The figure was up from 7.22 mn boardings on the previous Monday and came close to the network’s record of 8.24 mn, recorded during a strike by Delhi Transport Corporation bus drivers in September. The Yellow and Blue lines together accounted for more than half of the total. The Yellow Line, connecting Samaypur Badli with Millennium City Centre in Gurugram, recorded 2.13 mn boardings, or 26.4 per cent of the total. The Blue Line recorded 2.12 mn boardings across its two branches connecting Dwarka with Noida and Vaishali, also accounting for 26.4 per cent. The Pink Line contributed 11 per cent of boardings, followed by the Red Line at 10.9 per cent and the Violet Line at 10.2 per cent. Delhi’s restrictions, introduced on November 1 as part of winter pollution-control measures, bar petrol and diesel vehicles registered outside the capital from entering if they do not meet BS-VI emission standards. The affected vehicles include approximately 30.2 mn BS-I to BS-IV vehicles registered in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. About 4.8 mn of these are registered in National Capital Region districts adjoining Delhi, and their owners may need to use alternative transport for journeys into the capital. The restrictions operate alongside the Graded Response Action Plan framework. To manage additional demand, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been operating 40 additional train trips across its network. It introduced 20 extra trips on October 22 when the first stage of the pollution-control plan was implemented, and added 20 more on Monday. The corporation has also made additional passenger-facilitation arrangements at stations where required. The network’s average daily ridership is around 6.4 mn passenger journeys, although journeys count line usage, including transfers, rather than individual passengers. Earlier highs included 8.19 mn boardings on August 8, 2025, and 8.1 mn on August 27 this year.