Kolkata, Oct. 8 -- With the clock ticking closer to West Bengal's biggest festival, Kolkata Metro Railway has announced night-long services on the Blue and Green Lines to cater to pandal hoppers on Saptami, Ashtami and Navami days of Durga Puja.
On Panchami and Shashthi, to be celebrated on October 15 and 16, the authorities will run services from 6 am to 11 pm from the terminal points of the Blue and Green Lines, which carry the highest passenger load across the network.
On Saptami, Ashtami and Navami, the service timings have been tweaked by the authorities. Considering the larger number of commuters expected to be pandal hoppers, the city Metro will operate services from 1 pm to 4 am the following morning on the Green and Blue Lines fr...