Durga Puja 2024: Kolkata Metro has revised its schedule ahead of the Durga Puja festivities. The trains will now run on the North-South line until 4:00 am and until 1:45 am on the East-West Metro’s Howrah section during the main days of Puja. The temporary arrangements will be implemented from Chaturthi to Shashthi (October 7 to 9). yDuring these days, services will start at 6:50 am. However, on Chaturthi and Panchami, the last trains will depart at 10:40 pm, while on Shashthi, the last train will depart at midnight. From Saptami to Nabami, services on the Esplanade-Dakshineswar route will start at 1:00 pm and continue until 4:00 am.

On the East-West Metro’s Sector V-Sealdah section, trains will run at 20-minute intervals from 1 pm to 11:30 pm. On the East-West Metro’s Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section, the first and last trains will run at 1:30 pm and 1:45 am respectively, with 12- and 15-minute intervals.

On October 12, the North-South line will run from 1 pm until midnight. On Dashami, the East-West Metro’s Sector V-Sealdah section will operate at 20-minute intervals from 2 pm to 9:45 pm, while the Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section will run at 15-minute intervals from 2 pm to 11:45 pm.

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No Trains On East-West Sector V-Sealdah Section On Dashmi

The North-South line will operate services from 9 am to 9:40 pm on October 13, but no trains will run on the East-West Sector V-Sealdah section. The Howrah section will operate from 2:15 pm to 9:50 pm. On October 14 and 15, the North-South line will run from 6:50 am to 9:40 pm.

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From Chaturthi to Shashthi, the East-West Metro’s Sealdah section will run from 6:55 am to 9:40 pm, and the Howrah section will operate from 7 am to 9:54 pm. The New Garia-Ruby line will run from 8 am to 8 pm from Chaturthi to Shashthi but will not operate from October 10 to 13. The Joka-Majerhat line will also not run from October 10 to 13.

The sacred occasion of Durga Puja is a revered festival honouring Goddess Durga, transcending its religious significance to become a vibrant celebration of cultural heritage and communal bonding. The ten-day festivities encompass fasting, feasting, and worship, culminating in four days of grandeur: Saptami, Ashtami, Navami, and Dashami.