India, Nov. 6 -- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will begin services an hour earlier on three metro lines and advance the departure of the last train across all lines by an hour on Diwali, November 8, 2026.

In a post on X, the DMRC announced that metro services on the Pink, Magenta and Grey lines, which usually begin at 7 am on Sundays, will commence at 6 am from their respective terminal stations.

"Last metro train service to commence at 10:00 pm (instead of routine 11:00 pm) from terminal stations of all lines on Diwali," it said.

On the occasion of Diwali, metro services on the Pink Line (Majlis Park-Majlis Park/Shiv Vihar), Magenta Line (Botanical Garden - Krishna Park Ext. & Majlis Park - Deepali Chowk) and Grey Line (Dwar...