Kolkata Metro has decided to run additional services and extend timings of its existing services from Monday, December 7 2020. In order to improvise the passenger convenience for the people of Kolkata, Kolkata Metro which comes under the Railway ministry made such a decision.
A tweet by Piyush Goyal, union minister of Railways announces the update from Kolkatta metro, Metro Railway, Kolkata will run 204 daily services instead of 190 services from Monday to Saturday in effect from 07.12.2020(Monday).
???? People of Kolkata can rejoice as from 7th December, metro to increase services to 204 from Monday to Saturday. Further enhancing passenger convenience, there will also be an extension of timings & easier travel with services being available every 7 minutes during peak hours. pic.twitter.com/RrnHwESzfF
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) December 5, 2020
First service from Dum Dum and Kavi Subash starts at 07:00 hrs instead of 08:00 hrs and from the other end Noapara at 07.09 hrs instead of 08.09 hrs. Similarly, last service to Kavi Subhash and Dum Dum at 21.30 hrs instead of 21.00 hrs and from Noapara at 21.25 hrs instead of 20.55 hrs. More importantly, in every 7 minutes a service will be available during morning and evening peak hours. For senior citizens, ladies and children (below 15 years), e-pass will not be required throughout the day. For all other passengers, e-pass will not be required in between 07.00 hrs to 08.30 hrs in the morning and 20.00 hrs onwards in the evening. No token will be issued, only Smart Card shall be used.
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