Bengaluru Metro services resume from today: Check Timings and other details

Bengaluru: With the easing of covid-19 related restrictions, metro train services will begin today in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. However, all COVID-19 safety protocols will be in place while travelling in the metro in both these cities.

Bengaluru Metro will resume its services today after a gap of two months after metro services were suspended on 20 April. Telangana government has completely lifted the lockdown restrictions while the Karnataka government has eased the covid-19 related restrictions.

Here is all you need to know if you are traveling in a metro train in Bengaluru:

Operations of Namma Metro services are set to commence from today on weekdays from Monday to Friday and no metro train services will be available on Saturdays and Sundays in view of the curfew on weekends.

Metro Services will recommence on both the lines and the trains will operate between 7 am to 11 am and 3 pm to 6 pm with a frequency of 5 minutes. However, the frequency of train operations will be revisited depending on the passenger traffic.

To start with, travel will be allowed by smart cards only and encourages usage of online top-up through mobile app and BMRCL website, cashless transactions for the purchase of smart cards, and their top-up. Cash transactions are also permitted for the purchase of Smart Cards and its top-up at stations However, cashless transactions are preferred to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

All passengers have to follow strictly COVID-19 protocols such as:

1. Thermal scanning of all passengers at the entry of the station

2. Mandatory wearing of face mask and social distancing at the entry of stations and throughout the journey.

3. One step to be kept vacant while using escalators

4. Only persons are permitted to use the Lift at a time

5. Mandatory wearing of face mask and social distancing in Mato premises and through the journey.