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Kolkata Metro Sets Single-Day Ridership Record as Puja Services Go Night-Long

Metro Railway is running night-long Puja services across all corridors through Oct. 2.

Overview

  • The network carried more than 9.82 lakh passengers on Maha Panchami (Sept. 27), topping the previous high of 9.61 lakh set on Oct. 9, 2024.
  • The Blue Line handled over 7.43 lakh riders that day while the Green Line carried about 2.21 lakh, according to Metro data.
  • On Sasthi (Sept. 28), in-app sales hit a single-day record of over 1.10 lakh mobile QR tickets, with total ridership crossing 8.33 lakh.
  • To meet demand, Kolkata Metro is operating 3,021 special services from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2 across the Blue, Green, Purple and Yellow lines, 651 more than last year.
  • Night-long operations are scheduled on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami, with trains running until about 4 a.m. on the Blue and Green corridors and increased frequencies on Purple and Yellow.