Metro services resumed on the Green Line in Bengaluru
As part of gradually restoring Metro rail operations, the Bangalore Metro Rail on Wednesday commenced services on another sector - the Green Line. However, only a few passengers were seen, according to officials.
Metro Rail officials said the trains will operate only during peak hours from 8 am to 11 am and 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm. The services will gradually normalise from September 11 when the trains will start running from 7 am to 9 pm, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) officials said.
The Purple Line had recorded a footfall of 3,770 passengers from 91 trips on Monday when the services resumed after five-and-half months of coronavirus-forced lockdown, the BMRCL said.