COVID-19: Noida Metro resumes service as over 2,300 passengers ride trains
The passenger services on the Aqua Line that connects Noida and Greater Noida were suspended on May 1 as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the region
PTI | June 9, 2021 | Updated 22:31 IST
The resumption of services was announced on Monday (Representational Image)
Over 2,300 passengers on Wednesday took a ride on the Noida-Greater Noida metro which resumed service after a hiatus of over a month due to COVID-19 curbs, officials said.
The passenger services on the Aqua Line that connects Noida and Greater Noida were suspended on May 1 as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the region.
Read more about Noida Metro resumes service after Covid break; 1,992 passengers take ride on Business Standard. Nearly 2,000 passengers on Wednesday took a ride on the Noida-Greater Noida metro which resumed service after a hiatus of over a month due to COVID-19 curbs, officials said.
The initiative will be implemented in February, NMRC Managing Director said. (File)
Noida:
In order to reduce the travel time of Aqua Line commuters, the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on Tuesday said it has decided to introduce fast trains which will skip stations having low ridership during peak hours.
The initiative will be implemented in February, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said in a statement.
She said Metro train services starting from terminal stations (Sector 51 Station and Depot Station) from 8 am to 11 am and 5 pm to 8 pm on weekdays i.e., Monday to Friday will be fast trains . Of the 21 stations on the Aqua Line, 10 stations will be skipped by these fast trains during peak hours, Ms Maheshwari said.