on september 7 the dmrc said on wednesday trains will operate in batches of fourhour each from 711 am in the morning and 48 pm in the evening it said metro services in delhincr have been closed since march 22 due to the pandemic the ministry of home affairs on saturday had issued unlock 4 guidelines permitting metro rail operations from september 7 in a graded manner this is a new normal and an evolving scenario so we will anyway be assessing the situation once we resume services a senior official said wearing masks will be mandatory for commuters and for the time being no tokens will be issued to passengers due to the high risk of virus spreading through it officials said only smart card users including qr code users on airport express line will be allowed to travel which can be recharged digitally without any human interface the official said recharge of smart cards at ticket vending machines tvms or customer care centre will be through cashless mode only via debit card credit card bharat qr code etc he said new smart cards can be purchased through cashless modes the official said adding grievance redressal will be taken up through online means and social media and complaint books at stations will be discontinued for the time being use of aarogya setu app by commuters will be advisable and regular announcements on maintaining hygiene and social distancing norms will be continuously announced in station premises and inside coaches official said dos and donts on covid19 have been prominently displayed at metro stations and a large team of staff will be deployed to regulate or restrict entry of passengers in case of crowd build up or violation of social distancing norms the dmrc said luggage bags will be sanitised just before the frisking points and people are advised to carry light luggage with no metallic objects it said the number of containment zones in delhi on wednesday jumped to 894 according to the delhi health department bulletin according to which the total cases mounted to over 179 lakh and covid19 death toll mounted to 4481 the total number of entry points at delhi metro stations will be heavily curtailed to ensure compliance with covid19 safety normswatch delhi metro all set to welcome passengers after five months of lockdown