Unlock 4, Metro Train Guideline: On September 7 Yellow Line and On 9 September Blue Line Metro will run, Watch timings here

Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, 12 metro trains in 18 cities of the country which were closed for five and a half months will start operating. But the metro and monorail of Maharashtra have not yet been allowed to run. While the Delhi Metro Rail will start operations in five phases of three stages. On September 7, the Yellow Line and Gurgaon’s Rapid Metro will run. While on September 9, Blue Line trains will start running.

Delhi Metro will be operational in five phases of three stages

Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that Delhi Metro’s operations will be increased in a sequential manner. During this time it will be mandatory for the passengers to follow the guidelines. It is necessary for every passenger to wear a mask for traveling on the metro rail. If you arrive without a mask, you have to buy expensive masks from station to station. The use of sanitizer at the metro stations will be allowed to stand at the marked locations to maintain a second distance.

The central control room will be monitored closely due to 100% video coverage. There will be no violation of guidelines and stoppage of trains at stations with faults. Containment zone stations will remain closed. The frequency of trains can be increased from two and a half minutes to five minutes. Trains will be sanitized after every round. All employees of the Metro Rail Security Force will be subjected to thermal checks.

Travel can only be done on smart card

Urban Development Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra said that tokens will not be issued for the yatra in respect of infection prevention. Travel can only be done on smart card. All travelers will be encouraged to download the Arogya Setu App. One week of operations will be reviewed. Mishra said that on September 12, Delhi Metro will become fully operational.

Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Dr. Mangu Singh said that on September 7, the first train will run on line number two. While on September 9, three, four and seven number line trains will start. In the first phase, trains will also operate from 7 am to 11 am and from 4 pm to 8 pm, which will be gradually increased. On September 12, Airport Express will start running.

Arrangements have been made to open only the selected gates at the stations. Smart card charging can also be done online. Line-1 of Mumbai in Maharashtra, Mahametro, and MonoRail of Nagpur will be operational in October. Its decision has been left to the state government.