Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Kolkata Metro Adds Overnight Trains for Durga Puja Rush
Kolkata Metro is changing its train times for Durga Puja, when many people travel to visit decorated pandals.
Special schedules will apply across five metro lines from October 15 to 21.
The Blue and Green lines will run late into the night from October 17 to 20.
Blue Line trains are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., and Green Line trains at 1:30 p.m.
Other lines will have different hours and numbers of trains.
The Yellow and Purple lines will run during parts of the festival, while the Orange Line will stop running from October 17 to 21.
On October 21, the Blue and Green lines will run from early afternoon until 10:30 p.m.
The schedules are intended to help people travel during the busy celebrations.
Kolkata Metro will run special schedules across five lines from October 15 to 21.
Blue and Green Line services will run overnight October 17–20, starting at 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively.
On October 15 and 16, Blue and Green trains will operate from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Yellow and Purple Line services will run later during the festival; the Orange Line will have no service October 17–21.
The schedule changes include different service counts, operating hours and train intervals by line and festival day.
- Who
- Kolkata Metro Railway and passengers travelling during Durga Puja.
- What
- Special train schedules across five lines, including overnight Blue and Green Line services.
- When
- October 15–21; overnight Blue and Green Line services are scheduled for October 17–20.
- Where
- Kolkata Metro network, Kolkata, India.
- Why
- To manage increased passenger traffic and support festival travel, including pandal-hopping.
Reported Green Line final time
Reported Green Line final time
Green Line overnight end time
Reported Green Line final time
One article lists Green Line services from 1:30 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. the next day.
Reported Green Line final time
The other articles state that the overnight schedule ends at 3:59 a.m. the next day.
- Blue Line, October 15–16
- 284 services daily, 6 a.m.–11 p.m.; six-minute peak-hour frequency.
- Blue Line, October 17–20
- 248 services daily, 1 p.m.–4 a.m. the next day; six-minute peak-hour frequency.
- Green Line, October 15–16
- 240 services daily, 6 a.m.–11 p.m.; six-minute peak-hour frequency.
- Green Line, October 17–20
- 192 services daily, 1:30 p.m.–3:59 a.m. the next day; eight-minute peak-hour frequency. One article gives the end time as 3:59 p.m., while the other reports specify 3:59 a.m.
- Dashami, October 21
- Blue Line: 140 services, 1 p.m.–10:30 p.m.; Green Line: 74 services, 1:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
- Yellow Line
- 120 daily services October 15–16; 72 daily October 17–20; 62 on October 21. Festival-period service ends at 10:53 p.m. October 17–20 and 9:38 p.m. October 21.
- Purple Line
- 84 daily services October 15–16; 38 daily October 17–21, running 3 p.m.–10:55 p.m.
- Orange Line
- 62 daily services October 15–16, 7:40 a.m.–8:45 p.m.; no services October 17–21.
Sources
Durga Puja travel: Kolkata Metro announces overnight trains and special timings
Kolkata Metro Durga Puja night schedule: Services to run late from Saptami to Navami
Pandal hoppers rejoice! Kolkata Metro to run night-long services on peak Durga Puja days