Kolkata Metro to run early trains for UPSC candidates on May 25

Indian Express

22-05-2025

Written by Adrija Datta
In a move aimed at facilitating candidates appearing for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2025, Kolkata Metro Railway will operate additional and early morning services on the Blue Line (North-South Corridor) this Sunday, May 25.
According to metro authorities, operations on the Blue Line will begin at 7 am, two hours earlier than the standard Sunday schedule.
The first trains will depart simultaneously at 7 am from both Kavi Subhash to Dakshineswar and from Noapara to Kavi Subhash. Additionally, an early service will run from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash at 7:20 am. This initiative is expected to ease travel for thousands of candidates heading to various examination centres across Kolkata.
A total of 138 train services—69 in each direction—will be operated on the Blue Line throughout the day, instead of the regular 130 services. Between 7 am and 9 am, trains will run at intervals of 30 minutes in both directions.
'The early and additional metro services will provide UPSC candidates with timely, reliable, and stress-free access to examination centres across the city, ensuring smooth and convenient travel on a crucial day,' an official said.
The final departure timings of the last trains on the Blue Line will remain unchanged. The last train from Kavi Subhash to Dakshineswar will leave at 9:27 pm, while the final train from Dakshineswar to Kavi Subhash will depart at 9:33 pm. The last train from Kavi Subhash to Dumdum will continue to operate as per its usual schedule at 9:40 pm.
Meanwhile, train services on the Green Line-2 (Esplanade to Howrah Maidan) will remain unaffected and continue as per the normal timetable on May 25. In keeping with the standard Sunday schedule, there will be no services on Green Line-1 (Salt Lake Sector V – Sealdah), the Purple Line (Joka – Esplanade), and the Orange Line (Kavi Subhash – Hemanta Mukhopadhyay).
(Adrija Datta is an intern with The Indian Express)