Kolkata Metro ran normal services on Sunday for SSC exam candidates. Both North-South and East-West corridors started at 9 am to help students reach exam centers. The Blue Line from.
Kolkata, 7 Sep 2025
Kolkata Metro ran normal services on Sunday for SSC exam candidates. Both North-South and East-West corridors started at 9 am to help students reach exam centers.
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Metro services on both corridors
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The Blue Line from Dakshineshwar to Shahid Khudiram and Green Line from Howrah to Salt Lake Sector 5 ran as usual. A planned traffic block between Mahanayak Uttam Kumar and Shahid Khudiram stations was not done. This helped 3.19 lakh people taking the exam for assistant teacher jobs in classes 9 and 10. The Blue Line from Dakshineshwar to Shahid Khudiram and Green Line from Howrah to Salt Lake Sector 5 ran as usual. A planned traffic block between Mahanayak Uttam Kumar and Shahid Khudiram stations was not done. This helped 3.19 lakh people taking the exam for assistant teacher jobs in classes 9 and 10. Kolkata Metro on Sunday ran normal services along the North-South (Blue Line) and East-West (Green Line) corridors from 9 am for the benefit of SSC exam candidates. Also, a traffic block previously announced between…
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High passenger count on holiday
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On September 5, which was a holiday, Kolkata Metro saw many riders. By 6 pm, 4.65 lakh people used the metro. The Blue Line had 3.39 lakh riders and the Green Line had 1.13 lakh. Usually, metro services start late on Sundays. But this time, they began early to help exam takers. On September 5, which was a holiday, Kolkata Metro saw many riders. By 6 pm, 4.65 lakh people used the metro. The Blue Line had 3.39 lakh riders and the Green Line had 1.13 lakh. Usually, metro services start late on Sundays. But this time, they began early to help exam takers. Kolkata Metro on Sunday ran normal services along the North-South (Blue Line) and East-West (Green Line) corridors from 9 am for the benefit of SSC exam candidates. Also, a traffic block previously announced between Mahanayak Uttam…
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For the benefit of the West Bengal School Service Commission teachers recruitment exam, normal services were run from 9 am on both corridors on Sunday
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Updated 7 Sep 2025, 14:27 IST; source: link