More trains, Metro services but less buses on election day

The BEST services in the city may get affected with many buses being used for election duty ahead of the November 20 polls however for the convenience of the daily commuters the railways and Metro will be running additional servicesWhile the Central Railway CR will be running nightlong local trains special Metro services will be running on Lines 1 3 7 and 2A on all lines on polling daysAccording to the officials the CR will run special night trains on November 19 20 and 21 to facilitate the movement of election personnel and the publicMumbai Metro Rail Corporation MMRC also said that it will extend services for polling days Officials said that the MMRC will operate trains early morning until midnight to ensure smooth travel for election staff and votersColabaBandraSEEPZ Metro Line 3 CorridorThe first Metro will depart at 4 am on Wednesday and the last Metro at 1 am on Thursday from both BKC and Aarey JVLR stations An additional 20 trips have been added to ease travel during the extended hoursRed Line 7 and Yellow Line 2AThe Maha Mumbai Metro Operations Corporation Ltd MMMOCL has also announced extended Metro services On this line the first Metro will depart at 4 am from Gundavali Dahisar East and Andheri West stations while the last Metro will leave at 1 am on Thursday A total of 19 additional trips have been planned increasing the total daily trips from 243 to 262 trips officials said ldquoThese extended services reflect our dedication to ensuring every citizen has the opportunity to vote convenientlyrdquo said MMMOCL Managing Director Rubal AgarwalBlue Line 1 VersovaGhatkoparOn the Mumbai Metro One the first Metro from Versova and Ghatkopar will start at 4 am on Wednesday while the last service from both stations will run until 1 am Thursday ldquoThis extension aligns with Mumbai Metro Onersquos commitment to assist the BMC in facilitating the early morning as well as latenight travel needs of polling station officers and employees in both Mumbai city and suburban districtsrdquo an official saidWestern RailwayWR will run two special local services on November 20 2024 at 3am from Churchgate and at 3 am from Virar simultaneoslyBESTBEST spokesperson said for Election Duty the demand from the election authoritiy through Regional Transport Office RTO was for more than 1250 buses However considering the regular operation BEST will be providing 657 buses In addition social welfare dept has requisitioned 35 wheel chair accessible EV buses with automatic ramp specially for divyang and senior citizens on polling daySpecial Trains on Tuesday and WednesdayMain Line DownCSMTKalyan Special Departs CSMT at 3 am arrives Kalyan at 430 amMain Line UpKalyanCSMT Special Departs Kalyan at 3 am arrives CSMT at 430 amHarbour Line DownCSMTPanvel Special Departs CSMT at 3 am arrives Panvel at 420 amHarbour Line UpPanvelCSMT Special 2 Departs Panvel at 3 am arrives CSMT at 420 amSpecial Trains on Wednesday and ThursdayMain Line DownCSMTKalyan Special Departs CSMT at 110 am arrives Kalyan at 240 amCSMTKalyan Special Departs CSMT at 230 am arrives Kalyan at 4 amMain Line UpKalyanCSMT Special Departs Kalyan at 1 am arrives CSMT at 230 amKalyanCSMT Special Departs Kalyan at 2 am arrives CSMT at 330 amHarbour Line DownCSMTPanvel Special Departs CSMT at 140 am arrives Panvel at 300 amCSMTPanvel Special Departs CSMT at 250 am arrives Panvel at 410 amHarbour Line UpCSMTPanvel Special Departs Panvel at 100 am arrives CSMT at 220 amCSMTPanvel Special Departs Panvel at 230 am arrives CSMT at 350 amMetro 7 and 2A services Special Extended HoursEarly morning services 400 am ndash 522 am Latenight services 1100 pm ndash 100 amHeadway 20 minutes during these extended hours