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Delhi Metro services to stop before normal time on Diwali by railgenie on 10 November, 2012 - 08:00 PM
avatar railgenie Delhi Metro services to stop before normal time on Diwali on 10 November, 2012 - 08:00 PM

New Delhi: Delhi Metro services will stop three hours before the normal time of 11 PM on Tuesday on account of Diwali.

On Thursday next, Delhi Metro will make 200 extra train trips as it anticipates huge rush on 'Bhai Duj'. On Tuesday, the last Metro train service will start at 8:00 PM from terminal stations of all the six lines Dilshad Garden, Rithala, Jahangir Puri, Huda City Centre, Noida City Centre, Dwarka Sector-21, Yamuna Bank, Vaishali, Inderlok, Mundka, Central Secretariat and Badarpur Metro stations.

Metro train services will run as usual for rest of the day on Diwali from 06:00 am onwards, a Delhi Metro spokesman said.

On Thursday, Metro trains will be run at peak-hour frequency from 8:00 AM to 9.00 PM, making over 200 extra train trips.

DMRC will also deploy more Customer Facilitation Agents to help and guide commuters on November 15 at busy Metro stations and will also operate additional ticket counters.