AAMAR METRO KOLKATA PRESS RELEASE COMMUTERS CO-OPERATION REQUIRED FOR SMOOTH OPERATION OF METRO Kolkata, Date 11.09.2025: After the unfortunate closure of Kavi Subhash station, services are being operated between Dakshineswar to Shahid Khudiram stations on Blue Line. But all trains cannot be operated up to Shahid Khudiram station due to operational issues. Due to this, 32 services out of 272 services are planned to return from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station towards Dakshineswar direction during peak and non-peak hours to maintain the headway of 5 minutes between two trains during peak hours and 7 minutes during non-peak hours. Passengers are requested to co-operate so that Metro can run smoothly. At present, commuters are resisting to vacate the trains at Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station during peak hours which causes cumulative effect and adversely affects the services. Metro Railway also stresses on reduction in asset failure and reviews the plan to operate train services on revival of the Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Shed and setting up of rake reversal facility at Shahid Khudiram and restoration of Kavi Subhash stations.Metro Railway is analysing each incident thoroughly and working towards improvement. It is assured that improvement will be visible. Shri Hitendra Malhotra, Member (Operations & Business Development ), M(O&BD )Railway Board, New Delhi, as part of his visit to Kolkata, has visited Kavi Subhash, Shahid Khudiram, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar and Esplanade Metro stations today and reviewed the action plan to restore Kavi Subhash station and also the action plan for addressing the crowd management in view of the surge of passenger count in Metro Railway after expansion of Metro network connectivity and also pre-festival purchase for festive season as Metro has become the most preferred, economical and comfortable mode of transport. M(O&BD),Railway Board and GM Metro Railway had detailed reviews and discussions with all departments today in this direction.