Kolkata Metro UPDATE: GOOD news for commuters; Services increased from January 23

Years of waiting have come to an end. A successful trial run of the metro rake has taken place. The first metro rake was run from Sealdah to Esplanade via Bowbazar

Therefore, in this context, the metro authorities have decided to resume metro services from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade

Currently, two lines operate on the Esplanade-Howrah Maidan route. One is an eastbound tunnel and the other is a westbound tunnel. Metros run in both directions through both tunnels

Recently, the metro was not running the entire length of the tunnel for trial runs. It was running from Howrah Maidan to Mahakaran. The metro was also returning the same way

In another tunnel, the metro was running the entire way from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan. But now that the tunnel work is complete, the metro will run on the entire route through both tunnels. Metro service is also being increased for the convenience of passengers

Recently, metro authorities announced that 114 services were running between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade for tunnel work. But from today, Thursday, that number is being increased to 130

It has also been announced that during ‘peak hours,’ i.e., from 9 am to 11 am and from 5 pm to 8 pm, the metro will run every 12 minutes

At other times, it will run every 15 minutes. The number of metro services is also increasing on Sundays

The first metro will depart from both Howrah Maidan and Esplanade stations at 2:15 pm. The last metro will be available at 9:45 pm. The time interval between the two services will be 15 minutes

Kolkata Metro has also issued a notification regarding additional services. It has been clearly stated that additional services will be available from Dharmatala and Howrah Maidan stations starting today, Thursday

The metro authorities have announced that the Sealdah to Esplanade section will be fully integrated into the metro route by the middle of this year

On the other hand, the metro service from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade will be closed from February 8 to March 23 for signal system changes. Another route will also be closed. That is the metro service from Sealdah to Sector Five

The metro authorities have announced through a notification that metro services on this line will have to be suspended for one and a half months to start the Howrah Maidan to Sector Five metro service quickly