COVID threat looms as Metro trains see rush
The Hindu
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After several months, the number of commuters travelling by Metro trains touched 1.02 lakh on Wednesday. A few commuters said physical distancing norms were not followed on some trips with trains running jam-packed. For the past few weeks, there has been a steady rise in the number of people travelling by Metro trains. From about 85,000 passengers in the last week of August, the number rose to one lakh on Wednesday. Before this, in February, when the phase I extension project from Washermanpet to Wimco Nagar was opened, the patronage crossed one lakh, as against the pre-COVID level of 1.25 lakh a day. Officials of Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) expect an increase in the number of travellers in view of the long weekend because with Friday being a holiday for Vinayaka Chaturthi festival. The CMRL has increased the peak hours from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and ran the services till 9 p.m.More Related News
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