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Indian Express
22-05-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Kolkata Metro to run early trains for UPSC candidates on May 25
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)
Time of India
28-04-2025
- General
- Time of India
E-W's Esp-Sealdah leg gets fire dept nod
Kolkata: The East-West Metro 's Esplanade-Sealdah section has received the fire safety certificate . In the run-up to the section's launch, 90 services will be operated in the Sealdah-Sector V section on Tuesday instead of the usual 106. The endorsement from the state fire department is a prerequisite for approval from the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS). On April 12, fire inspections were carried out along the 2.6km leg. The CRS inspected the stretch on Sunday. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata When the CRS' nod comes, the East-West Metro will complete its entire 16.6 km journey from Sector V to Howrah Maidan. The corridor, also known as the Green Line, now runs in two sections – the 9.4 km Sector V-Sealdah and the 4.8 km Esplanade-Howrah Maidan. The Esplanade-Sealdah section will link the two sections. In the run-up to the entire Green Line's launch, Green Line-1 (Sealdah-Sector V) will run 90 services on Tuesday. Normal services will run along Green Line-2 (Howrah Maidan-Esplanade).
