Kolkata Metro to run extended services on Kali Puja

Kolkata, Nov 6 (PTI) Kolkata Metro Railway will operate extended special services on the Blue and Green lines on November 8 on the occasion of Kali Puja to facilitate devotees visiting Dakshineswar and Kalighat temples, while regular services will be maintained on the Yellow Line, an official statement said on Friday.

    A total of 152 services, with 76 in each direction, will operate on the Blue Line on Sunday.

    The first train will leave Noapara (Bon Hooghly) for Shahid Khudiram (Birji) at 7.54 am, while services from Shahid Khudiram to Mahanayak Uttam Kumar (Tollygunge) and Dakshineswar will begin at 8 am.

    The last service from Dakshineswar to Shahid Khudiram will leave at 10.40 pm, while the last train from Shahid Khudiram to Dakshineswar will depart at 11 pm.

    On the Green Line, Metro will operate 123 services, including 61 in the up direction and 62 in the down direction, against the usual 111 services.

    The first train will leave Howrah Maidan for Salt Lake Sector V at 8 am, while the first service in the reverse direction will depart at 8.02 am.

    The last trains on both routes will leave their respective terminal stations at 11 pm, extending the usual operating hours by 30 minutes.

    The Yellow Line will operate 78 services, with 39 trains in each direction, without any change in the existing timetable.

    The first service from Noapara to Jai Hind Bimanbandar (Airport) will depart at 9.18 am, while the return service will leave at 9.40 am.

    The last trains will depart from Noapara at 9 pm and from Jai Hind Bimanbandar at 9.20 pm.

    No services will be available on the Purple (Joka-Majerhat) and Orange lines (Kavi Subhas-Beleghata) on the day, as per the usual Sunday schedule, the statement said.

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