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More Metro trains from next week, timings extended

The carrier will run 282 trains from Monday to Friday, up from 276

Our Special Correspondent Kolkata Published 27.03.22, 03:31 AM
A view of Subway train of Kolkata East West Metro system at Salt Lake Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata

A view of Subway train of Kolkata East West Metro system at Salt Lake Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata Shutterstock

The number of trains in the North-South corridor will go up from next week.

The carrier will run 282 trains from Monday to Friday, up from 276, said an official.

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On Saturdays, there will be 234 trains instead of 230 and on Sundays, 130 instead of 128, the official said.

From Monday to Saturday, the first trains will leave Dum Dum and New Garia and 6.50am, instead of 7am.

The first train for New Garia will leave Dakshineswar at 7am, like it used to.

The last trains will leave Dum Dum and New Garia at 9.40pm instead of 9.30pm. The last train will continue to leave Dakshineswar at 9.28pm.

On Sundays, the first trains will continue to leave all three terminal stations at 9am.

The last train Dakshineswar at 9.28pm, instead of 9.18pm. The last train will leave Dum Dum at 9.40pm, instead of 9.30pm.

The last Dakshineswar-bound train will leave New Garia at 9.27pm and the last Dum Dum-bound train will leave New Garia at 9.40pm.

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