Kochi metro resumes services after two months
The Hindu
About 6,000 passengers travel in trains up to 5 p.m. on the day
Kochi metro services resumed from 8 a.m. on Thursday in accordance with the COVID-19 protocol, following which 6,000 passengers travelled in the mass rapid transit system up to 5 p.m. The number is expected to climb to around 8,000 by the end of service timings at 8 p.m., as services resumed after a period of about two months. Trains are operating at frequency ranging from 10 minutes to 15 minutes. Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) deployed its staff all through the 25-km corridor to conduct random checks in trains and stations, to detect violations if any. There was hardly any commuter violating the guidelines, said an official of the agency.
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