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Metro to extend services along north-south corridor by one hour from Monday

The Metro Railway has decided to extend services along its north-south corridor in the city by an hour in the evening from Monday, with last train leaving terminal stations at 9 pm, an official said

Commuters wait to board a train at the Lakshmi Nagar Metro Station after resumption of the Delhi Metro services in a graded manner, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

(Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India Kolkata

The Metro Railway has decided to extend services along its north-south corridor in the city by an hour in the evening from Monday, with the last train leaving terminal stations at 9 pm, an official said.

Kolkata Metro authorities have also increased the number of daily trains to 228 from 220 with a peak hour interval of five minutes between services in view of the rise in passenger count.

"From Monday, along the north-south corridor, the last metro will leave the terminal stations at 9 pm instead of 8 pm as the state government has relaxed the restriction period," a Metro spokesperson said on Friday.

 

The West Bengal government has announced that night movement restrictions in the state owing to the COVID-19 pandemic will be in place from 11 pm to 5 am, and not from 9 pm, starting August 16.

The Metro official further said that due to heavy waterlogging following incessant rain here, a slip in the embankment may have occurred in about a 100-metre portion of land between Noapara and Baranagar stations.

"As a precautionary measure and in order to strengthen the toe of the embankment slope, repairing work has been taken up to ensure its long-term stability," he said.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Aug 13 2021 | 8:25 PM IST

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