Kolkata Metro will run extended and overnight services on key corridors during Durga Puja, with the Blue and Green lines operating until the early hours on four days and special timetables in force from October 15 to 21. The schedule, issued by Kolkata Metro, also sets out reduced or suspended services on some lines and separate arrangements for managing festival crowds.
On Panchami and Shashthi, October 15 and 16, the Blue Line will operate from 6am to 11pm with 284 services in both directions. Trains will run at six-minute intervals during busy periods. The last train from Dakshineswar to Shahid Khudiram will leave at 10.48pm, while the final service in the reverse direction will depart at 10.50pm. Additional terminating services will run from Dakshineswar to Tollygunge and from Shahid Khudiram to Dum Dum at 11pm.
The Blue Line will run overnight on Saptami, observed over October 17 and 18 this year, Ashtami on October 19, and Navami on October 20. Services will begin at 1pm and continue until about 4am. The first trains will leave at 1pm from Dum Dum, Dakshineswar, Shahid Khudiram, Tollygunge, Gitanjali, Shyambazar and Noapara. The last train from Dakshineswar to Shahid Khudiram will leave at about 3.46am, while a 4am service from Dakshineswar will run to Tollygunge. In the opposite direction, the last train to Dakshineswar will leave Shahid Khudiram at 3.48am, followed by a 4am service to Dum Dum.
The Green Line between Howrah Maidan and Salt Lake Sector V will also run from the afternoon into the early morning on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami. The first train from Howrah Maidan will leave at 1.30pm and the last at 3.52am. From Salt Lake Sector V, the first service will depart at 1.34pm and the last at 3.59am. On Dashami, October 21, services on the Green Line will begin at 1.30pm but end at 10.30pm in both directions.
Dashami will also see a reduced Blue Line timetable. First services from Shahid Khudiram, Dakshineswar, Dum Dum, Noapara and Tollygunge will operate between 1pm and 1.05pm. The last train from Dakshineswar to Shahid Khudiram will leave at 10.20pm, with the final service to Tollygunge at 10.30pm. In the reverse direction, the last train to Dakshineswar will depart at 10.20pm and the last service to Dum Dum at 10.30pm.
The Yellow Line will not run overnight during the festival. On Panchami and Shashthi, trains from Noapara to Jai Hind Bimanbandar will operate from 7.18am to 9pm, while services from the airport side will run from 7.40am to 9.20pm. From Saptami to Navami, services will run from 3pm, with the last trains leaving Noapara at 10.30pm and Jai Hind Bimanbandar at 10.53pm. On Dashami, the last trains will depart at 9.14pm from Noapara and 9.38pm from the airport.
The Purple Line between Joka and Majerhat will run every 21 minutes on Panchami and Shashthi, and every 25 minutes from Saptami to Dashami. The Orange Line between Kavi Subhash and Beleghata will operate every 25 minutes on Panchami and Shashthi but remain closed from Saptami to Dashami. Kolkata Metro said the special schedule would apply throughout the festival period, with crowd-control measures being arranged alongside the additional services.
