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Bhopal Metro cuts weekday services from November 16
The Story in Brief
Bhopal Metro will start weekday services at noon instead of 9 am from November 16, the Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation announced. The new timetable, citing operational efficiency and passenger convenience, runs Monday to Saturday from noon to 7:30 pm between Subhash Nagar and AIIMS stations.
The first train from Subhash Nagar departs at 12 noon and the last at 7 pm, from AIIMS the first is at 12:40 pm and the last at 7:30 pm. Train frequency will be 20 minutes during peak hours and 40 minutes off-peak.
Sunday and public holiday services remain unchanged, operating from 11:30 am to 8:30 pm with trains every 30 minutes until 1 pm and every 15 minutes thereafter. The corporation said the change follows ridership that failed to rise even during the festive season.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The revised timetable effectively halves the daily service window on weekdays, cutting six morning trips that few passengers used. The move signals that Bhopal Metro’s weekday ridership remains far below the level needed to justify pre-noon operations. The corporation has not released actual passenger numbers, leaving unanswered how low the festive season turnout was. The next point to watch is whether the noon start holds through winter or gets adjusted again.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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