New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) All trains on all lines of Delhi Metro will resume normal operations of the pre-Covid timing from 0600 hrs to 2300 hrs.
The gradual opening is followed by the last line of Delhi Metro network, the Airport Express Line from New Delhi to Dwarka Sec-21 (22.7 KM/6 stations), is made operational under Stage-III.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director Mangu Singh has appealed to commuters to stagger the timing of their journeys and break the peak hour rush so that more passengers can be carried by the system.
'DMRC MD, Dr. Mangu Singh appeals to commuters to stagger the timing of their journeys and
break the peak hour rush so that more passengers can be carried by the system. #MetroBackOnTrack,' the DMRC said in a tweet on Friday.
After resuming services on most of its Lines under Stage-I of the Graded resumption from September 7-10, where services were being run for four hours each in morning and evening, the Delhi Metro resumed services on its last major Line-8, the Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden (37.5 KM/25 stations) & Line-9, Grey Line from Dwarka to Najafgarh (4.3 KM/3 stations) on Friday, under Stage-II.
The timings for running the services on Lines re-opened till today under both stage-I as well stage-II will remain same-six hours each in the morning (from 0700 hrs to 1300 hrs) and evening (1600 hrs to 2200 hrs) with broadly the same frequency, which used to be before lockdown, a DMRC spokesperson said.
These service timings will remain valid only till Friday and the normal timing of services throughout the day from 0600 hrs to 2300 hrs will become applicable from September 12 onwards on all Lines, when the last Line of Delhi Metro network, the Airport Express Line from New Delhi to Dwarka Sec-21 (22.7 KM/6 stations), is made operational under Stage-III, the last stage under graded resumption plan of Metro services.
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