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Schedule and timetables

Operating hours, departure frequencies and first/last trains across the Kolkata Metro network — by line, day of week and time of day.

Operating hours overview

Monday – Saturday

06:50 – 22:30
Normal operating window on the Blue Line; other lines start a little later.

Sunday

09:50 – 21:30
Reduced Sunday service — later first train and earlier last train.

Peak frequency

5 – 8 min
Blue Line peak headway; other lines run every 15–25 minutes.

Departure frequencies by line

Blue Line

Time bandDescriptionHeadway
06:00 – 09:00Morning peak6 min
09:00 – 12:00Mid-morning8 min
12:00 – 16:00Afternoon10 min
16:00 – 20:00Evening peak6 min
20:00 – 23:00Late evening12 min

Green Line

Time bandDescriptionHeadway
07:00 – 09:00Morning peak8 min
09:00 – 17:00Daytime10 min
17:00 – 20:00Evening peak8 min
20:00 – 22:00Late evening15 min

Yellow Line

Time bandDescriptionHeadway
07:00 – 11:00Morning20 min
11:00 – 17:00Daytime30 min
17:00 – 22:00Evening20 min

Purple Line

Time bandDescriptionHeadway
07:00 – 21:00All-day21 min
21:00 – 22:00Late evening25 min

Orange Line

Time bandDescriptionHeadway
08:00 – 21:00All-day20 min
21:00 – 22:00Late evening25 min

Frequencies are typical operating intervals reported by Metro Railway, Kolkata. Actual headways may vary slightly due to operational conditions.

First and last train, by station

Approximate first and last train in each direction, per station, for every operating line.

Blue Line

Station→ Kavi Subhash (first – last)→ Dakshineswar (first – last)
Dakshineswar06:50 – 21:4007:40 – 23:20
Baranagar06:52 – 21:4207:38 – 23:18
Noapara06:54 – 21:4407:36 – 23:16
Dum Dum06:56 – 21:4607:34 – 23:14
Belgachia06:58 – 21:4807:32 – 23:12
Shyambazar07:00 – 21:5007:30 – 23:10
Shobhabazar Sutanuti07:02 – 21:5207:28 – 23:08
Girish Park07:04 – 21:5407:26 – 23:06
Mahatma Gandhi Road07:06 – 21:5607:24 – 23:04
Central07:08 – 21:5807:22 – 23:02
Chandni Chowk07:10 – 22:0007:20 – 23:00
Esplanade07:12 – 22:0207:18 – 22:58
Park Street07:14 – 22:0407:16 – 22:56
Maidan07:16 – 22:0607:14 – 22:54
Rabindra Sadan07:18 – 22:0807:12 – 22:52
Netaji Bhavan07:20 – 22:1007:10 – 22:50
Jatin Das Park07:22 – 22:1207:08 – 22:48
Kalighat07:24 – 22:1407:06 – 22:46
Rabindra Sarobar07:26 – 22:1607:04 – 22:44
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar07:28 – 22:1807:02 – 22:42
Netaji07:30 – 22:2007:00 – 22:40
Masterda Surya Sen07:32 – 22:2206:58 – 22:38
Gitanjali07:34 – 22:2406:56 – 22:36
Kavi Nazrul07:36 – 22:2606:54 – 22:34
Shahid Khudiram07:38 – 22:2806:52 – 22:32
Kavi Subhash07:40 – 22:3006:50 – 22:30

Green Line

Station→ Salt Lake Sector V (first – last)→ Howrah Maidan (first – last)
Howrah Maidan07:00 – 21:3807:22 – 22:22
Howrah07:02 – 21:4007:20 – 22:20
Mahakaran07:04 – 21:4207:18 – 22:18
Esplanade07:06 – 21:4407:16 – 22:16
Sealdah07:08 – 21:4607:14 – 22:14
Phoolbagan07:10 – 21:4807:12 – 22:12
Salt Lake Stadium07:12 – 21:5007:10 – 22:10
Bengal Chemical07:14 – 21:5207:08 – 22:08
City Center07:16 – 21:5407:06 – 22:06
Central Park07:18 – 21:5607:04 – 22:04
Karunamoyee07:20 – 21:5807:02 – 22:02
Salt Lake Sector V07:22 – 22:0007:00 – 22:00

Yellow Line

Station→ Jai Hind (Airport) (first – last)→ Noapara (first – last)
Noapara07:00 – 21:3407:06 – 21:46
Dum Dum Cantonment07:02 – 21:3607:04 – 21:44
Jessore Road07:04 – 21:3807:02 – 21:42
Jai Hind (Airport)07:06 – 21:4007:00 – 21:40

Purple Line

Station→ Majerhat (first – last)→ Joka (first – last)
Joka07:00 – 21:4807:12 – 22:12
Thakurpukur07:02 – 21:5007:10 – 22:10
Sakher Bazar07:04 – 21:5207:08 – 22:08
Behala Chowrasta07:06 – 21:5407:06 – 22:06
Behala Bazar07:08 – 21:5607:04 – 22:04
Taratala07:10 – 21:5807:02 – 22:02
Majerhat07:12 – 22:0007:00 – 22:00

Orange Line

Station→ Beleghata (first – last)→ Kavi Subhash (first – last)
Kavi Subhash08:00 – 21:4408:16 – 22:16
Satyajit Ray08:02 – 21:4608:14 – 22:14
Jyotirindra Nandi08:04 – 21:4808:12 – 22:12
Kavi Sukanta08:06 – 21:5008:10 – 22:10
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay08:08 – 21:5208:08 – 22:08
VIP Bazar08:10 – 21:5408:06 – 22:06
Ritwik Ghatak08:12 – 21:5608:04 – 22:04
Barun Sengupta08:14 – 21:5808:02 – 22:02
Beleghata08:16 – 22:0008:00 – 22:00
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