After a break of seven months due to the coronavirus outbreak, Mumbai Metro is all set to resume operations from October 19, Monday. The only operational Metro line connecting Versova and Ghatkopar provides east-west travel. Officials say that all the groundwork has been completed and they are once again ready to welcome the commuters.
- The Mumbai Metro’s operating hours will be between 8:30 am and 8.30 pm.
- There will be a headway of 6:30 minutes during peak hours and 8 mins during other hours
- The Mumbai Metro will make over 200 trip in a day
- Only 300 commuters will be allowed per trip
- The temperature inside the coaches will be maintained between 25 and 27 degree Celsius
- The metro station gates will open 15 minutes before operations start
- Entry and exit will only be allowed from select gates for now
- List of operational gates:
Metro officials say that many passengers had raised concerns whether travelling in an enclosed space with intense AC will be safe or not. To that effect, it was decided that for the fresh air intake, AC dampers would be opened and metro doors will be kept open for around a minute at all stations.
At the terminal stations, the halt would be for around three minutes. Additionally, the entire train would be sanitized after every round trip and deep sanitization would be carried out during non-revenue hours.
