Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has resumed services on the Violet Line (Kashmere Gate to Ballabhgarh), Red Line (Rithala to Shaheed Sthal / New Bus Adda) and Green Line (Kirti Nagar / Inderlok to Brigadier Hoshiar Singh / Bahadurgarh) starting Thursday.
“The DMRC is operating 35 trains on the Red Line, which will make 413 trips during the morning and afternoon hours of Thursday. Similarly, 40 trains will make 344 trips on the Violet Line and 20 trains will make 268 trips on the Green Line, ”said Anuj Dayal, executive director (corporate communications) of DMRC.
Dayal said: “The number of trips will subsequently increase, as will the operating hours, as the other lines are opened in a staggered manner.”
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If you plan to commute by metro, this is all you need to know
1) A total of six lines have been put into service since Monday: the yellow line (Huda city center to Samaypur Badli), the blue line (sector 21 from Dwarka to the electronic city of Vaishali / Noida), the pink line (Majlis park to Shiv Vihar), along with the Red, Green and Violet lines.
2) You can only travel with a smart card, as the tokens have been discontinued to control the spread of the infection. The smart card can only be recharged using digital payment methods such as debit / credit cards and online payment options.
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3) The entry and exit of the stations will continue to be restricted. Passengers can check which doors are open on the Delhi Metro website.
4) Passengers may only enter the stations after having their hands and bags thermally checked and disinfected. Only asymptomatic travelers will be able to use the system.
5) On Thursday, the Metro hours will be from 7 to 11 and from 16 to 20. As of Friday, however, the hours will be increased from 7 to 13 and from 4 to 22 hours.
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