<p>Metro rail services in Kolkata resumed on Monday after a gap of more than five months, a senior official said.</p>.<p>The regular services were suspended due to the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> outbreak.</p>.<p>Special trains, however, were run for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/kolkata-metro-resumes-services-with-neet-special-trains-886822.html" target="_blank">NEET aspirants</a> on Sunday.</p>.<p>"Services have resumed at 8 am and around 3,000 people have commuted in the first two hours," Kolkata Metro Railway General Manager Manoj Joshi told PTI.</p>.<p>"The last trains from the originating stations on both sides will commence their journey at 7 pm and complete it by 8 pm," he said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Joshi said all safety protocols including social distancing are being followed. </p>
<p>Metro rail services in Kolkata resumed on Monday after a gap of more than five months, a senior official said.</p>.<p>The regular services were suspended due to the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">Covid-19</a> outbreak.</p>.<p>Special trains, however, were run for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/kolkata-metro-resumes-services-with-neet-special-trains-886822.html" target="_blank">NEET aspirants</a> on Sunday.</p>.<p>"Services have resumed at 8 am and around 3,000 people have commuted in the first two hours," Kolkata Metro Railway General Manager Manoj Joshi told PTI.</p>.<p>"The last trains from the originating stations on both sides will commence their journey at 7 pm and complete it by 8 pm," he said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Joshi said all safety protocols including social distancing are being followed. </p>