Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Delhi Metro to begin at 4 am for Independence Day celebrations
India has a special holiday called Independence Day on August 15, when the country celebrates being free.
A big ceremony happens in Delhi at a famous old fort called the Red Fort.
Many important guests go to watch, and members of the public can attend too.
To help everyone get there on time, the Delhi Metro trains will start running very early, at 4 o'clock in the morning.
Trains will come every 30 minutes until the normal schedule begins.
Special tickets, called QR tickets, were made for the event.
130,000 of these tickets were given to the Ministry of Defence to share with invited guests.
Guests with valid invite cards can also get special QR tickets at designated metro stations.
Three metro stations, Lal Quila, Jama Masjid and Delhi Gate, are the closest to the Red Fort, and the government will pay the metro company back for these special rides.
Delhi Metro services will begin at 4 am on August 15 to facilitate movement of special guests, invitees and the general public attending Independence Day celebrations, the DMRC said on Thursday.
Trains will run at a frequency of 30 minutes on all lines from 4 am until regular revenue services commence as per the scheduled timetable.
DMRC has supplied 1.30 lakh special pre-vended QR tickets to the Ministry of Defence for special guests and bona fide invitees.
Invitees carrying valid physical admit cards issued by the Ministry of Defence will also be provided special pre-vended QR tickets at designated metro stations.
Lal Quila, Jama Masjid and Delhi Gate are the nearest stations to the Red Fort venue, and the Ministry of Defence will reimburse DMRC for travel using the special QR tickets.
- Who
- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the Ministry of Defence, and special guests, invitees and the general public
- What
- Delhi Metro will start services at 4 am and provide special pre-vended QR tickets for travellers attending the Independence Day celebrations
- When
- August 15, a Saturday; announced by DMRC on Thursday
- Where
- Delhi, India; the Red Fort is the venue, with Lal Quila, Jama Masjid and Delhi Gate as the nearest metro stations
- Why
- To facilitate the movement of special guests, invitees and the general public attending the Independence Day celebrations
- Metro start time
- 4 am on August 15
- Train frequency
- Every 30 minutes on all lines until regular revenue services commence
- Service start points
- All terminal stations across the DMRC network
- Special QR tickets supplied
- 1.30 lakh (130,000)
- Tickets supplied to
- Ministry of Defence
- Celebration venue
- Red Fort
- Nearest metro stations
- Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, Delhi Gate
- Reimbursement
- Ministry of Defence will reimburse DMRC for special QR ticket travel
