Namma Metro to resume on Monday
The Hindu
It will operate at 50% capacity
For the first time in nearly two months, citizens will be able to use public transport which had ceased operations when the lockdown came into effect in April. The State government, on Saturday, permitted operation of buses by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Namma Metro by Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) at 50% capacity from Monday. In a press release, BMRCL said Namma Metro services will resume on weekdays, though they will not be available on Saturdays and Sundays in view of the weekend curfew. Services will resume on both purple and green lines with the trains operating between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., with a frequency of five minutes. Frequency of trains will be revisited depending on passenger traffic. Travel on the metro will be allowed only with the use of Metro Smart Cards. Though cash transactions are permitted for purchase of smart cards and top-up at stations, BMRCL has encouraged commuters to opt for cashless transactions.More Related News