Durga Puja Important Update: Kolkata Metro to extend services on THESE days, Check new timings here
For Durga Puja, the trains in the North-South corridor will run until 4 am on three major festival days: October 10 (Saptami), October 11(Ashtami), and October 12 (Navami), PTI reported quoting an official.
Durga Puja 2024: Durga Puja is around the corner and the City of Joy Kolkata is all set to welcome the goddess. To cater to the increased demand from late-night commuters, the Kolkata Metro Railway authorities have extended the timings of its services and products. The Kolkata Metro will operate 248 services and products till 4 am on the primary three days at the least of the puja, officials said.
On usual days, Kolkata Metro plies from 7 am to around 10 pm at night. For Durga Puja, the trains the total way in the course of the North-South corridor will run until 4 am on three major festival days: October 10 (Saptami), October 11(Ashtami), and October 12 (Navami), PTI reported quoting an official.
Here are the timings and important points for specific routes:
Durga Puja 2024: Kolkata Metro timings
‘Sasthi’ (October 9): The official said that Kolkata Metro will run 288 services and products from 6:50 am till middle of the night.
Saptami, Ashtami and Navami: Trains on the Dakhineswar-New Garia stretch will run from 12:55 pm to 1:02 am.
Meanwhile, trains on the return route for the Dakshineswar-New Garia stretch will run from 3:38 am to 4 am.
Dashami(October 12):174 services and products will operate from 1 pm to middle of the night, the official used to be quoted as saying by PTI.
Durga Puja 2024: Green Line Metro alterations
Green Line – 1 (Sector V to Sealdah): The Kolkatta Metro authorities will run 64 services and products on ‘Saptami-Ashtami/Navami’, forty eight services and products on ‘Dashami’ and 106 services and products on ‘Sasthi’.
Green Line – 2 (Howrah Maidan to Esplanade): The official said that 118 services and products will operate on ‘Saptami-Ashtami/Navami’ and Eighty services and products on ‘Dashami’.
On ‘Sasthi,’ the Kolkata Metro will run 118 services and products the total way in the course of the corridor, parts of which are below the River Ganga.
As well as, the West Bengal government has announced that it would deploy around 1,000 additional traffic cops on the streets from Sunday, October 6. As well as, special place of business-time traffic arrangements may be implemented between October 7 and 9.
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