Kolkata: In anticipation of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival on March 31, Kolkata Metro has issued a detailed traffic advisory. Authorities said in a statement that slightly fewer services will be running on the North-South and Sealdah-Sector 5 routes on the day of the celebration.
A total of 236 services (118 Up and 118 Down) will operate along the North-South corridor between Dakshineswar and New Garia, compared to the usual 262 services run on weekdays.
On the Sealdah-Sector 5 stretch of the East-West corridor, 90 services (45 Up and 45 Down) will run, down from the normal 106 services (53 Up and 53 Down) on regular working Mondays.
The special night services on the North-South corridor will operate from Kavi Subhash and Dumdum stations at…