The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRD) on Saturday announced that the Metro services on Line 2A and Line 7 will be open until midnight the Ganpati festival from August 27 to September 6.
The longer duration in the operating hours is aimed to cater to the additional rush during the festival, MMRDA said in a release.
Line 2A, which is the Yellow Line, runs from Dahisar (East) to Andheri (West), while Line 7, called as the Red Line, runs between Dahisar (East) and Gundavali in Andheri (East)
The MMRDA has said that the last train from both terminal stations, Andheri West (Line 2A) and Gundavali (Line 7), will depart at 12 am instead of the usual 11 pm during the 10-day festival.
The release said that the measure has been taken due to increase in demand as the festival is celebrated in the metropolis in a big way.
The Maha Mumbai Metro Operations Corporations Limited (MMMOCL) operates 317 services on the two lines between Monday and Friday with a gap of 5 minutes 50 seconds during peak hours and 9 minutes 30 seconds during non-peak hours.
It runs 256 services on weekends at a gap of 8:06 minute in peak hours and 10:25 minute during non-peak hours.
“In this period, trains will run more frequently during weekday peak hours and with a 10-minute headway on Sundays, ensuring safe, reliable, and convenient travel for all,” said MMRDA chief Sanjay Mukherjee.
Rubal Agarwal, managing director of MMMOCL, said that the extended services would help them to manage the festive rush better and give citizens an option to reach their favourite pandals without getting stuck in traffic.
The longer duration in the operating hours is aimed to cater to the additional rush during the festival, MMRDA said in a release.
Line 2A, which is the Yellow Line, runs from Dahisar (East) to Andheri (West), while Line 7, called as the Red Line, runs between Dahisar (East) and Gundavali in Andheri (East)
The MMRDA has said that the last train from both terminal stations, Andheri West (Line 2A) and Gundavali (Line 7), will depart at 12 am instead of the usual 11 pm during the 10-day festival.
The release said that the measure has been taken due to increase in demand as the festival is celebrated in the metropolis in a big way.
The Maha Mumbai Metro Operations Corporations Limited (MMMOCL) operates 317 services on the two lines between Monday and Friday with a gap of 5 minutes 50 seconds during peak hours and 9 minutes 30 seconds during non-peak hours.
It runs 256 services on weekends at a gap of 8:06 minute in peak hours and 10:25 minute during non-peak hours.
“In this period, trains will run more frequently during weekday peak hours and with a 10-minute headway on Sundays, ensuring safe, reliable, and convenient travel for all,” said MMRDA chief Sanjay Mukherjee.
Rubal Agarwal, managing director of MMMOCL, said that the extended services would help them to manage the festive rush better and give citizens an option to reach their favourite pandals without getting stuck in traffic.
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