Independence Day 2025: Delhi Metro to start services at 4am on August 15; trains to run every 30 minutes
Delhi Metro
Rail Corporation (
DMRC
) on Wednesday announced that train services will start at 4 am on all lines on
Independence Day
, August 15, to accommodate guests, invitees, and the general public attending celebrations at the Red Fort.
According to the DMRC advisory, trains will run every 30 minutes until 6 am, after which the regular schedule will resume for the rest of the day.
"To facilitate the special guests, invitees and general public to attend the Independence Day ceremony on Friday, 15th August 2025, the Delhi Metro will commence its services at 04:00am on all its Lines from all terminal stations. The train services will be available at a frequency of 30 minutes on all the Lines till 06:00am and thereafter, a regular timetable will be followed for the rest of the day, " Delhi Metro said in a statement.
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Additionally, people holding a bonafide Invitation Card from the Ministry of Defence for the Independence Day ceremony will be provided travel to and from the venue using special QR tickets issued by the DMRC. The nearest Metro stations to the venue are Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, and Delhi Gate.
"In addition, people who will be in possession of a bonafide Invitation Card issued by the Ministry of Defence for attending the Independence Day ceremony will be facilitated with travel to and from the venue using special QR tickets supplied by the DMRC. The Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, and Delhi Gate Metro stations are the closest to the venue."
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