Delhi Metro resumes service on red, green and violet lines

Services on the Delhi Metro's red, violet and green lines resumed on Thursday. The metro will be running on Rithala - Shaheed Sthal (Red Line), Kirti Nagar/Inderlok - Brig. Hoshiar Singh (Green Line) and Kashmere Gate - Raja Nahar Singh (Violet Line) routes from 7 am to 11 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm.

New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) resumed services on the Red Line, Green Line and Violet Line on Thursday as part of Unlock 4, a day after it resumed services on its longest Blue Line that connects Dwarka/Vaishali to Noida Electronic City.

The metro will be running on Rithala - Shaheed Sthal (Red Line), Kirti Nagar/Inderlok - Brig. Hoshiar Singh (Green Line) and Kashmere Gate - Raja Nahar Singh (Violet Line) routes from 7 am to 11 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm.

The DMRC tweeted, 7 lines of the Delhi Metro network are now open! Thank you dear commuters for following the safety guidelines and helping us maintain good service. #MetroBackOnTrack.

Earlier today, DMRC in another tweet said: "10th September onwards, metro services will begin on red line (Rithala - Shaheed Sthal) green line (Kirti Nagar/Inderlok - Brig. Hoshiar Singh) and violet line (Kashmere Gate - Raja Nahar Singh) from 7:00 to 11:00 in the morning and 4:00 to 8:00 in the evening."

People queued up to board metro trains at Kashmere Gate metro station. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, people were seen maintaining social distancing.

DMRC resumed the services of Blue and Pink Line on Wednesday and Yellow Line connecting Samaypur Badli to Huda City Centre and Rapid Metro in Gurugram on September 7 as part of Unlock 4.

The entire Metro network will be made operational for passengers throughout the day from September 12 as it was before March 22, 2020, with all social distancing norms and guidelines in place during the travel due to ongoing pandemic.(ANI)