BMRCL reintroduces token system; service hours extended
The Hindu
Trains will run from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; no services on weekends
In a relief for citizens who do not have Namma Metro smart cards and those who don’t wish to buy one, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has decided to reintroduce the token system from Thursday. Since the onset of the pandemic last year, the metro services has been open only to commuters who have smart cards. This has been the case even after it resumed the services on June 21, when lockdown restrictions were eased by the State government. But with more people using the metro and cases reducing, the BMRCL has decided to not only reintroduce the token system but also extend Namma Metro services to non-peak hours. From Thursday, services will be available from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Trains will be operated with a frequency of five minutes during the peak hours and 15 minutes in non-peak hours.More Related News