New Delhi: The metro services in Delhi will not be available till 2.30 PM on Holi, March 18, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has tweeted on Tuesday.
"On Holi (18th March 2022), metro services will not be available till 2:30 PM on all lines of Delhi Metro, including Rapid Metro/Airport Express Line. Services will thus start at 2:30 PM from terminal stations on all lines and will continue normally thereafter," the body tweeted.
Due to less number of trains running, the wait will be longer than on normal days. That is, the interval of operation between two trains will be more than the normal working day.
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As of now, DMRC is handling operations and maintenance of 390 km of network, containing 286 metro stations, including the Rapid Metro for Gurugram and Aqua Line in Greater Noida, and is positioned among one of the world's biggest metro networks, the statement said.
Meanwhile, a statement has been issued by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and said operation of DTC bus will remain closed till 2 pm on the day of Holi. Even after that, due to less number of passengers, buses will land only on some important and busy routes. DTC will operate only 898 buses as compared to daily. Therefore, an appeal has been made to the passengers to plan the journey keeping this in mind.
"In evening shift, bus services on some selected bus routes will be operated as per traffic requirement.
"Since the traffic load will be very less on this day, only 898 buses will be operated in the afternoon service," an official statement said. as quoted by news agency PTI.