Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Mumbai Metro Extends Late-Night Services During Ganeshotsav
Mumbai expects many people to travel during Ganeshotsav to visit Ganesh mandals.
To help them, Metro trains will run more often and later at night.
Some Metro services may continue until midnight.
Central Railway plans to avoid major maintenance blocks during the festival.
Extra local trains may operate when crowds are highest.
More security staff will be placed at busy stations.
Ticket counters and digital ticket machines should work until the last train.
Important station facilities such as lifts, toilets, drinking water and first aid should remain available.
Transport agencies will announce changes through station displays, public announcements and social media.
Mumbai Metro services will run more frequently and later during Ganeshotsav, with some last services extended until midnight.
Metro operators have been asked to add trains and reduce service intervals during peak hours.
Central Railway will avoid regular mega blocks and night blocks on its Main, Harbour and Trans-Harbour lines during the festival.
Additional suburban special trains, security personnel and crowd-management measures are planned for devotees.
Ticketing, lifts, escalators, water, toilets, first-aid and passenger-information services must remain available while Metro services operate.
- Who
- Cabinet Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha directed Metro and railway authorities to make these arrangements for devotees.
- What
- Mumbai Metro will add and extend services, while Central Railway will avoid regular mega and night blocks and may run additional special trains.
- When
- From the beginning of Ganeshotsav until Anant Chaturdashi, including peak and late-night travel periods.
- Where
- Across Mumbai and its suburbs, including the Central Railway Main, Harbour and Trans-Harbour lines and busy Metro stations.
- Why
- To support the expected increase in passenger traffic and provide safe, smooth and timely travel for devotees.
- Metro service changes
- More frequent services, additional trains and later last services, where required, up to midnight.
- Railway blocks
- Regular mega blocks and night blocks on Central Railway routes will be avoided during the festival period.
- Additional trains
- Suburban special trains are planned during peak and late-night hours.
- Security
- Additional Railway Protection Force personnel and Maharashtra Security Guards are planned at major railway stations.
- Station facilities
- Ticket counters, automatic ticket machines, digital and QR ticketing, lifts, escalators, drinking water, toilets and first-aid centres should remain available while Metro services operate.
- Passenger information
- Authorities will communicate timing changes through display boards, public announcements and official social media platforms.