Delhi and Bengaluru to restart metro services from September 7 — Here are the guidelines all passengers have to follow
Sep 3, 2020, 09:47 IST
- Most of the metro cities — Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai — are ready to begin metro services again, except Mumbai.
- The Metro services will be fully operational by September 12. However, stations in containment zones will remain shut.
- People will have to use e-tickets only to use the services.
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The Indian government allowed states to resume metro services in a phased manner in Unlock 4.0 from September 7. Most of the cities — Delhi, Noida, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Gujarat and UP Metro (Lucknow) — are ready to begin metro services again except Mumbai. The Metro services will be fully operational in Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Hyderabad by September 12. However, stations in containment zones will remain shut.
Here’s how Metro services plan to unfold in Delhi:
- Will operate in two shifts from 7 am to 11 am and from 4 pm to 8 pm in phase 1.
- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will start with the Yellow Line from Samaypur Badli to Huda City Centre on September 7.
- From September 9, DMRC will restart three more lines - Blue Line, Pink Line and Gurgaon Line.
- People will be allowed to enter the metro stations through selected gates.
- The government has not made it compulsory for people to download the Aarogya Setu app but advises people to use it.
- Also, for now, the use of smart cards to use the Delhi Metro is compulsory.
- DMRC is suspending all cash transactions, hence people will have to use their debit/credit card to recharge their metro cards.
- The government is also going to introduce a new smart card “Autope” which will be linked to the bank accounts and will be recharged automatically.
- Passengers will have to leave alternate seats inside the train to ensure social distancing.
- All the trains will skip stations location in containment zones.
- The 6-coach trains will operate from 8-11 a.m. and 4.30-7.30 p.m. on the east-west route (purple line) from September 7
- Two days later, metro services on the north-south route (green line) will resume for 3 hours at the same time
- From September 11, the service on both lines will operate for 14 hours - from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
- Use of Aarogya Setu app is not compulsory but encouraged by the state government.
- Every commuter will have a thermal screening at the entrance, with a face mask or shield mandatory.
- Sanitisers will be kept at the entrance of the stations. Spaces have been earmarked on platforms and inside coaches to maintain social distancing.
- Only e-tickets will be issued.
- The trains will run at a frequency of 5 minutes during peak hours and 10 minutes during non-peak hours from September 11.
- There will be no more than 400 passengers at a time in a train and less than 50 passengers will be allowed to stand at the platform at a given time.
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