Good news for the passengers of Kolkata Metro's Joka-Majerhat Purple Line. Metro service will now be available on Saturdays as well on this line. This service will start from November 22. From now on, every Saturday, 20 metro trains each will run on the up and down lines between Joka and Majerhat. Metro will run every 21 minutes.
Saturday Timetable for the first metro on the Purple Line
Joka to Majerhat: 1:25 PM
Majerhat to Joka: 1:49 PM
Saturday timetable for the last metro on Joka-Majerhat (Purple Line)
Joka to Majerhat: 8:11 PM
Majerhat to Joka: 8:32 PM
Metro services are also being increased for the Green Line. Kolkata Metro has announced through a notification that 101 pairs of metro trains will run on the up and down lines of the Green Line this Saturday. Earlier, 186 metro trains used to run. Additional metro service will start from November 22.
Saturday Timetable for the first metro on the Green Line
Salt Lake Sector 5 to Howrah Maidan: 6:32 AM
Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector 5: 6:30 AM
Saturday timetable for the last metro on the Green Line
Salt Lake Sector 5 to Howrah Maidan: 9:47 PM
Howrah Maidan to Salt Lake Sector 5: 9:45 AM
Additionally, Kolkata Metro has announced that artificial intelligence will be used from now on to tighten security.