The West Bengal government has asked the officials of Metro Railway Kolkata to keep the train services running till midnight on October 27 so that the people coming to witness the ‘Durga Puja festival’ on this day can move easily. Kolkata Metro official said that a large number of people are expected to attend the festival on Red Road in Kolkata, due to which the Special Commissioner of the Traffic Department has written a letter to the General Manager of Metro Railway to continue the train service till midnight on October 27. .
23 additional buses will operate till midnight on 27th October
Durga Puja idols in Kolkata are displayed in a colorful and attractive parade during the annual festival. UNESCO had given the status of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ to Durga Puja in Kolkata in the year 2021. Meanwhile, West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has said that it will operate 23 additional buses till midnight on October 27.
248 metro services will be available on Saptami-Ashtami and Navami.
Special services will be available on Saptami-Ashtami and Navami. These days 248 metro services will be available. During these three days, the metro will run from 12:55 am to 5 am the next day. During these three days, the metro will run every six to seven minutes during peak hours. Some changes are again being made in the metro service schedule on Dasami. For the convenience of passengers, 132 metro services will be available on Vijay Dashami. On that day the metro will run from 1 pm to 11 pm. It has been told by the Metro management that this service will be available every seven minutes during the peak hours of that day.
Special security arrangements at metro stations
Metro management has told that pandals can be seen at all the stations like Dakshineswar, Dumdum, Belgachia, Shyambazar, Shobhabazar-Sutanuti, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Central, Jatin Das Park, Kalighat, Rabindra Sarovar, Kavi Nazrul, Kavi Subhash, Sealdah and Bengal Chemical. Many people are coming for. In view of this, a large number of Railway Protection Personnel (RPF) have been deployed. A five-member rapid response team and disaster response team are present to deal with emergency situations. Women RPF team has been deployed for the safety of women passengers and children. Special vigil is being maintained at Noapada, Tollygunge, Kavi Subhash and Central Park metro car shed. RPF personnel have been asked to use hand-mics to alert passengers during rush hours. Along with CCTV surveillance at metro stations, sniffer dogs will also be used to detect suspicious objects.