CHENNAI, INDIA (Metro Rail News): With many people heading to their hometowns because of the upcoming four-days Dussehra holidays and weekends, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) will extend its train operations till midnight on Wednesday alone. As a result, the Metro train services have been extended by an hour and will be operated till midnight.
Similarly, the peak hour services have been increased by two hours, and there will be a train every five minutes from 05:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Usually, the peak hour services are operated only till 08:00 PM.
According to the given information, metro officials have taken these steps for managing the crowds at stations and inside trains.