After 171-day Covid hiatus, Delhi Metro&amp;#39;s Blue Line and Pink Line resumed services with curtailed operation timings on Wednesday.

Delhi Metro revs up

Trains will operate&amp;nbsp;in the batches of four-hour each from 7-11 AM in the morning and 4-8 PM in the evening in the first stage.

Timings

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				The Ministry of Home Affairs recently issued guidelines allowing the Delhi Metro to resume operations in a graded manner, following which the DMRC had said it would be done in three stages from September 7-12.

Backgrounder

While nearly 15,500 passengers availed the Yellow Line and Rapid Metro combined on Monday, the figures stood at nearly 17,600 on Tuesday.

Passengers in numbers

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				In keeping with the new normal, the Delhi Metro took a slew of measures to ensure least physical contact for riders, like automated thermal screening-cum-sanitiser dispenser and lift-calling system driven by a foot pedal at several stations.

Slew of measures

While  nearly 15,500 passengers availed the Yellow Line and Rapid Metro combined on Monday, the figures stood at nearly 17,600 on Tuesday

Passengers travel in a metro train after the metro services resume on Pink line from today with certain restrictions, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

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				Under stage one, Yellow Line or Line 2 and Rapid Metro were made operational with restricted service hours -- 7-11 AM and 4-8 PM.</div>
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While nearly 15,500 passengers availed the Yellow Line and Rapid Metro combined on Monday, the figures stood at nearly 17,600 on Tuesday

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