The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Thursday said that the train services will remain open till 10 pm on the occasion of Diwali.
According to a senior DMRC official, th last trains for the day, i.e on Thursday, will leave from their designated stations an hour earlier. The terminal stations include Huda City Centre, Noida City Centre, Dwarka Sector-21, Vaishali, Dilshad Garden, Rithala, Samaypur Badli, among others.
“On account of Diwali, the last Metro train service on October 19 ... will start at 10 pm from terminal stations of all metro lines,” the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said in a statement. On normal nights, the last trains originate at 11.30 pm
Meanwhile, the Metro services on Thursday will start as usual at 6 am except on the Airport Express line which begins operations at 4.45 pm.
Delhi Metro daily ferries about 25 lakh commuters and has become the city’s virtual lifeline.
Similar timings were followed in 2016 as well on Diwali.