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Kolkata Metro News: Owing to the festive season of Kali Puja, Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation is set to operate only 120 trains (60 in each direction) rather than the usual 226 train services. 

According to the official statement, the first train from Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector V will now depart at 8:00 AM, replacing the earlier 6:30 AM schedule. Similarly, the first service from Salt Lake Sector V to Howrah Maidan will begin at 8:02 AM, instead of the previous 6:39 AM.

The last train will depart Howrah Maidan at 10:45 PM, instead of the usual 9:45 PM, while the last train from Salt Lake Sector 5 will leave at 10:47 PM, instead of 9:47 PM, the metro official added. 

However, there will be no changes in the blue, purple, orange, or yellow lines. 

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Kolkata Traffic Advisory: Roads To Be Closed

Besides the metro, a traffic advisory has also been issued by the Kolkata Police on the following roads, which will remain closed from 4 PM on October 20 to 6 AM on October 21:

- Darbhukta Chatterjee Street

- Bansya Charan Street

- Surya Sannyasi Dey Street

- S.N. Banerjee Road (between Rani Rashmoni Road and R.A.K. Khan Road)

- R.B. Avenue and Chittar Central Food (between Sadashiv Road and Peary Mohan Roy Road)

- Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani (between Vyankateshwar Road and M.G. Road)

- Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani (between M.G. Road and B.D.M. Saha Road)

- Harish Chandra Lane (between Bichan Sarani and Hari Ghosh Street)

- Mohon Chandra Sen Street (between A.P.C. Roy Road and Bichan Sarani)

- Keshab Chandra Street (between Anumea Iyer Road and Karmayet Majumdar)

- College Street / Bentinck Street (from G.P. Road to Vivekananda Road)

- Mahatma Gandhi Road (between Patherpore Road and Garden Reach Road)

- Patherpore Road (between Chandni Mondal Lane and Rahatkhana Avenue)

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Kolkata Traffic: Diversions On These Routes

Diversions have been announced on these routes:

- Jadulal Mitra Road and Bhupendra Seth Street (north to south direction)

- Kailash Bose Street (east to west direction)

- Saha / Sarojini Road (between Pratapaditya Road and Tollygunge Road)

- Vivekananda Road / Tollygunge Road (from Pratapaditya Road to Gopi Bagree Lane — vehicles may turn right into Tollygunge Railway Road)

- Russel Street (diversion from 12 PM via Ashis Ghosh Avenue – S.P. Mukherjee Road)

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