Kolkata Metro Railway to increase frequency in Yellow Line from Nov 3

Kolkata, Oct 31 (PTI) The Metro Railway Kolkata on Friday announced that the frequency of trains on the Yellow line would be increased from November 3.

A metro statement said that from Monday to Friday, a total of 120 services (60 UP and 60 DN) will be operated on weekdays in the Yellow line (Noapara-Jai Hind Bimanbandar), with extended service hours from 7:18 am to 9:30 pm instead of 7:55 am to 8:17 pm.

While the first service will be at 7:18 am from Noapara to the Bimanbandar station (airport) instead of 7:55 am, it will be at 7:40 am from airport for Noapara instead of 8 am.

Similarly, the last service will be from Noapara to Bimanbandar at 9:58 pm instead of 8 pm, while from Airport to Noapara it will be at 9:18 pm instead of the earlier 8:05 pm.

On Saturdays, 92 services (46 UP and 46 DN) will be operated instead of 44 services, with extended service hours from 7:18 am to 9:30 pm, instead of 7:35 am to 8:32 pm.

On Sundays, 78 services (39 UP and 39 DN) will be operated instead of 40 services, with service hours extended from 9:18 am to 9:30 pm, instead of 8:35 am to 8:22 pm.

On Saturdays and Sundays, services on this line will be available at 18-minute interval instead of 35-minute interval.

"With this change in train schedule, now the services to and from Jai Hind Bimanbandar station will be available late evening. This will help commuters to commute to and from the Airport comfortably during night hours," a Metro Railway Kolkata spokesperson said. PTI SUS RG