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Photos: Delhi Metro set to resume services on September 7
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is set to reopen its doors to passengers on September 7 as announced by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on September 2. Services will be resumed in three phases and crowd control measures and operations will be monitored closely. Initially, the frequency of service and entry and exit inside stations will be regulated and full functionality will be achieved by September 12.
Updated on: Sept 4, 2020 1:15 PM IST
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A worker cleans a metro train coach at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station during a press preview of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) preparedness ahead of metro services resuming in New Delhi, on September 3. The Delhi Metro is all set to resume operations on September 7, after being shut for more than five months due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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Security personnel wearing face shields seen at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station ahead of the resumption of metro services in New Delhi on September 3. Services will be resumed in three phases, and all corridors will be operational by September 12, according to the standard operating procedure (SOP) announced by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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A DMRC worker sanitizes a coach at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in New Delhi on September 3. Under the Unlock 4 plan, the Delhi Metro, which comprises 389km of the 678km of Metro lines in the country, will be monitored closely initially and reviewed after a week, HT quoted Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on September 2. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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A DMRC employee dispenses hand sanitizer from a booth installed at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in New Delhi on September 3. The SOP announced on September 2, specified that masks will be mandatory for all passengers entering the station, and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to travel. Masks will be available for purchase at kiosks in stations. (ANI)
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CISF personnel wearing face shields frisk people during a press preview to show the preparedness of Delhi Metro to resume service, at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, in New Delhi on September 3. Use of tokens is barred and only smart cards will be allowed for trips. Top-up options will also be restricted to cashless modes for the time being, HT reported. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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A view of the shuttered Mayur Vihar Extension Metro Station in New Delhi on September 2. Stations located in containment zones will stay closed and trains will not stop at these stations,the DMRC’s guidelines said. (Amal KS / HT Photo)
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A Delhi Metro worker sanitizes a railing during a press preview of the Delhi Metro’s preparedness ahead of services resuming, at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in New Delhi on September 3. Eight hundred members of staff will be posted on platforms to ensure passengers maintain social distance when trains halt at stations, HT reported. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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A metro train driver seen during a press preview at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station ahead of the resumption of metro services in New Delhi on September 3. Arrangements have also been made to spot passengers flouting guidelines and train drivers, through a real-time communication system, will be directed to not stop trains at such stations. (Sanjeev Verma / HT Photo)
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