Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMRCL) has started operating metro trains between 7 am and 6 pm from today with 50% capacity.
However, trains will continue to operate only during weekdays. Earlier BMRCL had informed, From 1 July, Namma metro train services will be available from 7 am to 6 pm, with a frequency of 5 mins in peak hours and 15 mins in non-peak hours from Monday to Friday.
BMRCL, which resumed operations last month, used to run metro trains on the Purple and Green lines from 7 am to 11 am and from 3 pm to 6 pm at a frequency of five minutes, only on weekdays.
Namma Metro had ceased operations on 28 April when the state government announced a fortnight-long lockdown. Meanwhile, Karnataka reported 3,222 new