Due to Corona, a lockdown has been imposed for 6 days, which will remain till 5 am next Monday. In such a situation, people need to take special care to travel in the special metro till 26 April in Delhi.
In view of the growing case of Corona, the Delhi government has announced a lockdown for 6 days in the national capital. Some services have also been exempted from the lockdown imposed in Delhi. During this time, the service of Delhi Metro will also continue, but the service of the metro will not be like everyday. Similarly, a separate time table for the operation of the metro has also been issued, according to which the metro will be operated.
In such a situation, if you are staying in Delhi, then you need to know what is the new timing of the metro. Also, what are the rules regarding traveling in trains, which should be kept in mind while going to the metro. Know every thing related to the operation of the metro during the 6-day lockdown…
How long will the lockdown last?
Due to Corona, a lockdown has been imposed for 6 days, which will remain till 5 am next Monday. In such a situation, people need to take special care to travel in the special metro till 26 April in Delhi. In Delhi, the lockdown will remain in force from 10 pm Monday to 5 am next Monday (19 April 10 to 26 April 5 am).
What is the new timing of the metro?
During the 6 days of lockdown, the service of Delhi Metro will not be the same as daily. In the morning and evening, it will run at half-an-hour interval and the remaining time at the interval of one hour. During these 6 days, Delhi Metro will run on all routes between 8 am to 10 am and in the evening between 5 pm and 7 pm at half an hour interval. At the same time, the metro service will run at an interval of one hour between the rest of the time. At the same time, services will continue on all routes.
Which people will be able to travel?
During the lockdown, only those passengers will be able to travel on the train, who have been allowed to travel on behalf of the government. Also, they are also required to keep a valid ID with them. That is, the exempted people can avail metro services by showing valid identity card.
Only 50 percent people can travel
During the lockdown, only 50 per cent of the people in the metro can travel. That is, only 50 percent of the number of seats in the train can travel and passengers will have to leave one seat and sit on one seat. Also, it is not valid for passengers to stand in the train during this time and all the passengers will have to travel by sitting on the seat.
Some stations were closed
On Tuesday, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) completely closed the entry of people at some stations after the Delhi government announced the lockdown. DMRC tweeted this information. Delhi Metro wrote on Twitter, ‘Jhandewalan, RK Ashram Marg, Karkardooma, Preet Vihar, Nirman Vihar, Supreme Court, Anand Vihar ISBT, Vaishali, Shadipur, Dwarka Mor, Tagore Garden, Rajouri Garden, Patel Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Kirti Nagar , The entry of people to Rajendra Place and Moti Nagar stations has been temporarily closed ‘. However, let us know that all the metro stations have been opened for the entry of people.
