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COVID-19: Delhi Metro resumes services with safety measures

The Delhi Metro resumed services with curtailed operations on the Yellow Line on Monday after being closed for over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as both the DMRC and the commuters trod with caution amid the new normal in the rapid transport system. (BCCL)

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Trains will operate in batches of four-hour each from 7-11 am in the morning and 4-8 pm in the evening, officials said. (BCCL)

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The operations in the first four hours from 7-11 am were smooth and around 7,500 passengers availed the services, the DMRC said in a statement. (AFP)

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All possible measures will be taken to ensure that services are smooth in the evening (from 4-8pm) as well, it added. (AFP)

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The metro services resumed with strict safety and social distancing measures in place. The first trains left from Samaypur Badli station to HUDA City Centre station and simultaneously from HUDA City Centre to Samaypur Badli at 7 am, a senior official of DMRC said. (AFP)

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"We are on our way. It's been 169 days since we've seen you! Travel responsibly and commute if it's only necessary. #MetroBackOnTrack," the DMRC tweeted in the morning and posted a video clip of the first train leaving HUDA City Centre. (BCCL)

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As the day began, some riders wearing protective masks were seen entering the premises of key stations like Kashmere Gate and Hauz Khas on the Yellow Line, which connects Samyapur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon. (BCCL)

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"A few happy faces from our first journey after more than 5 months. #MetroBackOnTrack," the DMRC said in another tweet and posted pictures of some commuters wearing masks inside train coaches.
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On the station premises, passengers were permitted to enter the concourse only after temperature checks with thermal guns and sanitisation of hands. (BCCL)

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Hundreds of Delhi Metro ground staff and Central Industrial Security Force personnel wore face shields, masks and gloves as preventive measures against the pathogen. (BCCL)