Kochi: The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) resumed service on Thursday after 53 days of Covid-induced lockdown.
The trains will run from 8 am to 8 pm, KMRL tweeted.
The metro premises will be cleaned and sanitized regularly to prevent the spread of the Covid virus, officials said.
Passengers will also be checked for their temperatures before they are allowed into the station.
Safety measures taken by KMRL:
• All passengers must ensure social distancing at ticketing counters, platforms and in trains. This will be monitored from a centralized CCTV surveillance system.
• Arrangements made to have a contactless ticket system in all stations
• All passengers should wear masks
• Fumigation will be carried out in the trains before entry of passengers
• Coaches will be cleaned at the end of each trip
• Waiting time for trains at metro stations has been increased from 20 seconds to 25 seconds to ensure passengers don't come in contact while boarding/deboarding and for fresh air circulation.
• Temperature inside the trains will be maintained at 26 degrees
(With PTI inputs)
