The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) made changes to its schedule for the weekend due to the recently imposed curfew in the city announced by the state government. DMRC officials said that metro services can be availed at an interval of every 15 minutes during the weekend. It means that the number of train trips will be reduced, which is because of the estimated drop in the number of passengers.

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Anuj Dayal, executive director, corporate communications, DMRC said, “In view of the curfew imposed by the government for the coming weekend for the containment of Covid-19, Metro services will be available with a headway of 15 minutes across the whole network on April 17 and 18”, reported Hindustan Times.

The Green and Blue corridors at the place of division, which is from Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida and Vaishali on the Blue lane, will have an increased waiting period. Dayal added, “The two sections, where there is a bifurcation in the network i.e, Noida/Vaishali section of the Blue Line and Kirti Nagar/Inderlok section of the Green Line, the headway will become double. Metro services on these corridors will be available after every 30 minutes”.

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Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), in its order, said that transport services can resume as usual, but only for essential service providers and people with valid e-passes. While the number of trips would reduce spread across longer intervals between the trips, metro services would be available for essential service providers and those with valid e-passes.