Kolkata Metro's special services for Dec 25, New Year

Kolkata: In anticipation of heavy rush of commuters on Christmas eve, Christmas and New Year's eve, Metro Railway, Kolkata, will run special services up to midnight on December 24, 25 and 31.

"The first service will start at 8 am instead of 6:45 am and the last service will be available at 23:10 hours instead of 21:55 hours from both ends i.e. Dumdum and Kavi Subhash for all the three days," a senior official of the Metro said. The official informed that on December 24 there will be 300 services, on Christmas Day there will be 224 and on December 31 there will be 300 services.

The first and the last Kavi Subhash-bound services from Noapara will be on 8.17 am and 23:04 hours respectively on all the three days while the first Noapara-bound service from Kavi Subhash will be at 8:00 am. The time of last Noapara-bound service from Kavi Subhash on December 24 and 31 will be 22:05 hours and on December 25 it will be 22:07 hours.

Special planning has been made for crowd management at Park Street station on these three days. From 1 pm onwards, passengers leaving the Up platform (towards Dum Dum) of Park Street station will have to exit from the Mayo Road side gate. Likewise, passengers who wish to leave the Down platform of Park Street station will have to do so by using the Museum side gate and the Kyd Street gate for the exit. The two gates on the Maidan side will be allowed for entry only.