Kolkata, February 28 The Kolkata Metro Railway will operate special services on the Blue line late at night on March 1, to facilitate spectators attending the India-West Indies T-20 match in the city.
A Metro spokesperson said on Saturday that special metro services will be run between the Esplanade-Dakshineswar and Esplanade-Sahid Khudiram (Birji) routes of the Blue Line late at night to assist spectators of the T-20 match to be held at the Eden Gardens stadium on March 1.
Esplanade is the nearest Metro station to Eden Gardens.
"These special Metro services will operate between the Esplanade-Dakshineswar and Esplanade-Sahid Khudiram routes of the Blue Line. Both services will depart from Esplanade at 11:15 pm.
The trains, designed to help commuters reach their homes after the match in both the southern and northern parts of the city, will stop at all stations along the route.
The booking counter will only be available at the Esplanade Metro station for these special services.