Delhi Metro resumes services after nearly 3 weeks
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Services reopen with 50% seating capacity and no provision for standing travel for commuters.
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Services reopen with 50% seating capacity and no provision for standing travel for commuters.
The Delhi Metro resumed services on Monday after a hiatus of nearly three weeks in view of the improved COVID situation in the national capital, but with 50% seating capacity and no provision for standing travel for commuters, officials said.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) services were fully suspended since May 20 in view of the COVID-induced lockdown, which was first imposed on April 19 and then successively extended by the city government.
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The Delhi Metro resumed services today after a hiatus, with 50% capacity and no provision to stand in the trains.
The Delhi Metro resumed services on Monday after a hiatus of nearly three weeks in view of the improved Covid situation in the national capital, but with 50 per cent seating capacity and no provision for standing travel for commuters, officials said. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) services were fully suspended since May 20 in view of the Covid-induced lockdown, which was first imposed on April 19 and then successively extended by the city government.
Metro services initially ran partially, catering only to people from essential services, but from May 10, it was suspended in view of rising cases amid the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, trains begun plying, with the scheduled starting time for services being 6 am.
The entry to Delhi Metro is being intermittently closed and opened at some stations on the network for short durations to ensure COVID-19 social distancing norms are followed, tweeted Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today.