Metro returns to pre-Covid levels sans e-pass
The withdrawal of the digital passes, has come as a great relief to the office goers.
The withdrawal of the digital passes, has come as a great relief to the office goers.
Senior citizens can commute without an e-pass between 11.30 am to 4.30 pm
Around 20,000 passengers travelled till 7pm in the north-south route: Officials
Having said that, it must be acknowledged that the Metro is poised to follow a very complex praxis, if the upshot of last Friday’s meeting between the Metro authorities and the West Bengal government is any indication.
For the first time in Kolkata Metro, e-pass or boarding pass will have to be obtained with the expected time of the journey, source and destination Metro stations four to six hours before the journey, which is likely to be available on the Metro website or the existing ‘Pathadisha’ app launched by the state Transport Department or a mobile app, according to sources.
The primary goal of the lockdown, implemented on March 25, was to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
1. The primary goal of the lockdown was to contain the spread of the deadly virus. 2. E-pass is a document/certificate that allows one to move outside their locality or society.
