Joka-Taratala: Metro set to double its daily services

The Metro Railway is all set to double its number of daily services on the Joka-Taratala stretch of Purple Line. 24 daily services-12 UP + 12 DN-instead of 12 services will operate between Joka and Taratala from Monday to Friday from May 1, following “One Train Only System”.

The frequency of metro services on the stretch will be 40 minutes instead of 60 minutes. There will be no gap of services during noon hours on the Purple Line.First metro from Joka will be available at 08.55 hrs. and last service from Joka will be available at 16.20 hrs. There will be no service gap from 12.00 hrs to 15.00 hrs from Joka on the UP direction. First metro from Taratala will be available at 09.20 hrs and last service from Taratala will be available at 16.40 hrs. There will be no service gap from 12.30 hrs to 15.30 hrs from Taratala on the DN direction.There will be no commercial services on Saturdays and Sundays on this stretch. Kausik Mitra, CPRO, Metro Railway said that the long cherished demand of the office goers and students of different educational institutions will be fulfilled. This increase in the number of daily services in this route will benefit the people of that area. Joka – Taratala metro service was inaugurated virtually by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.