COVID-19: Delhi Metro’s Blue Line and Pink Line resumed providers right this moment, DMRC mentioned in a tweet
New Delhi:
Delhi Metro’s Blue Line and Pink Line resumed providers with interchange services at 9 stations right this moment after being closed for 171 days because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officers mentioned.
The providers resumed with curtailed operations on these two traces at 7 am with strict security and social distancing measures being in place. Trains are to function in two batches of four-hour every from 7-11 AM and 4-Eight PM within the first stage.
“The Blue and Pink traces resumed providers right this moment. Slowly and steadily, Delhi Metro might be again to take you locations! #MetroBackOnTrack,” the DMRC tweeted.
The Blue and Pink traces resumed providers right this moment. Slowly and steadily, Delhi Metro might be again to take you locations! #MetroBackOnTrackpic.twitter.com/eG5JA1QM4w
– Delhi Metro Rail Company (@OfficialDMRC) September 9, 2020
Because the day started, some riders carrying face masks had been seen getting into the premises of key stations like Rajiv Chowk, Noida Sector 15 and Anand Bihar on the Blue Line, which connects Dwarka Sector 21 in Delhi to Digital Metropolis (Noida) and Vaishali (Ghaziabad). Pink Line connects Majlis Park to Shiv Bihar.
Raj Kumar, who boarded the Metro at Anand Vihar, mentioned that he confronted no inconvenience throughout his journey.
“There was no challenge concerning social distancing. I’ve to go to Rajiv Chowk and the journey was clean, however we aren’t positive throughout our journey which gate is open and which isn’t,” Mr Kumar mentioned.
In accordance with the Delhi Metro Rail Company (DMRC), the Blue and Pink traces will guarantee availability of 9 of the present 28 interchange Metro stations, together with Rajouri Backyard (Blue Line & Pink Line); INA Delhi Haat (Yellow & Pink Line); Mayur Vihar Section – I (Blue Line & Pink Line); Rajiv Chowk (Blue Line & Yellow Line); Anand Vihar ISBT (Blue Line & Pink Line) and Sikanderpur (Yellow Line & Speedy Metro).
On Monday, the Delhi Metro had resumed providers with curtailed operation of the Yellow Line, because the closure of the city transporter on March 22.
The Ministry of House Affairs had not too long ago issued pointers permitting the Delhi Metro to renew operations in a graded method, following which the DMRC had mentioned it could be carried out in three levels from September 7-12.
Along with Yellow, Blue and Pink traces, three extra traces – Pink Line (Rithala to Shaheed Sthal New Bus Adda (Ghaziabad); Inexperienced Line (Kirti Nagar/Inderlok to Brig. Hosihar Singh (Bahadurgarh); and Violet Line (Kashmere Gate to Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) – can even resume providers from September 10 with the identical time schedule.
The DMRC mentioned the whole Metro community will resume regular providers from September 12.
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