Unlock 4.0: Delhi metro resumes services on Blue and Pink lines
News | September 09, 2020 13:22 ISTDelhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) resumed services on Blue and Pink lines on September 09 under Unlock 4.0.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) resumed services on Blue and Pink lines on September 09 under Unlock 4.0.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Wednesday resumed services on Blue and Pink lines after being closed since March due to coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Yellow line was resumed on Monday with limited operations. According to DMRC, metro trains will run from 7 am to 11 am in the morning and 4 pm to 8 pm in the evening on both the lines.
Delhi Metro has resumed services on September 07 from 07:00 am as part of unlock 4 amid coronavirus pandemic.
From limiting the number of people in lifts and longer halting time for trains at stations to allow passengers to board and alight with social distancing norms, are among the measures the Delhi Metro will take to ensure safer travel for its passengers, whenever metro services resume.
The Delhi government on Sunday urged the Centre to resume Metro services that were suspended since March 22 following the Covid-19 outbreak in the capital.
After several months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi Metro is now ready to resume operations as soon as the central government gives nod, said Anuj Dayal, Executive Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement on Sunday.
DMRC chief Mangu Singh on Thursday inspected the Rajiv Chowk Metro station to check the functioning of operational systems and maintenance activities. The inspection comes amid expectations of resumption in train services with proper safety protocols.
The smart card is available for customers through the application called 'Autope'. It will offer auto top-up functionality whenever the value of the card goes below Rs 100 and will automatically recharge the card with Rs 200 at the fare collection gate itself.
In view of the adverse financial condition due to non-operation of metro services, perks and allowances to be reduced by 50 per cent with effect from August 2020.
This portion also includes construction of a "six-lane elevated flyover (double deck system)" from Sangam Vihar to Ambedkar Nagar and one underpass at Saket-G.
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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday announced that it has commenced the preliminary work on the 5th Metro bridge over river Yamuna This bridge is coming up on Majlis Park – Maujpur corridor of Delhi Metro's Phase 4.
As coronavirus lockdown extends nationwide, the government on Saturday announced that the metro services will remain closed for commuters until further notice.
Stickers on social distancing norms have been pasted at regular intervals on seats inside train coaches. Red lines have been drawn at regular intervals next to AFC gates and security checking gates, just before commuters enter near the platform areas.
Amid lockdown 4.0 and halted service of the metro rail in the city, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is engaged in spreading awareness about COVID-19 disease at its construction sites through pictorial messages.
A foot-over bridge connecting the Samaypur Badli metro station with the nearby railway station and the Samaypur village has been opened for public, authorities said on Friday.
Transport Minister of Delhi, Kailash Gahlot, on May 15 said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is ready to run the metro but final decision will be taken by the central government.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi hinting at more relaxations during lockdown 4.0 and the government saying that India should learn to live with this changed reality post the pandemic outbreak, the Delhi Metro is slowly gearing up to restart operations.
Delhi Metro authorities have trained their housekeeping and other staff to adhere to enhanced safety norms to make them ready to do their jobs whenever the services are ordered to be resumed, officials said on Tuesday.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Sunday said it is taking some rest and social distancing itself during the time of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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