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हिन्दी में सारांश Summary in Hindi
- दिवाली, रविवार 8 नवंबर 2026 को दिल्ली मेट्रो की आखिरी ट्रेन सभी लाइनों के टर्मिनल स्टेशनों से रात 11 बजे की जगह 10 बजे चलेगी।\nपिंक, मैजेंटा और ग्रे लाइन पर उस दिन सेवा सुबह 6 बजे शुरू होगी, आम रविवार से एक घंटा पहले।\nनोएडा की एक्वा लाइन दिवाली पर सुबह 8 से रात 10 बजे तक चलेगी।
বাংলায় সারাংশ Summary in Bangla
- ্যাকোয়া লাইন দীপাবলিতে সকাল ৮টা থেকে রাত ১০টা পর্যন্ত চলবে।
Why it matters
The last train on Diwali leaves an hour earlier than on a normal night, so anyone relying on the Metro to get home on Sunday evening has less time. Vehicle curbs have already pushed more commuters onto the Metro this month, and the new timings tell them when service ends.
Delhi Metro Diwali timings for Sunday, 8 November 2026: the last train will leave every terminal station at 10 pm, an hour earlier than the usual 11 pm, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said on 6 November. The cut comes in a week when the network carried more than 78 lakh passenger boardings on each of its first three working days, about 10% above the October average for the same weekdays, according to DMRC data reported by The Tribune.
Three lines will also open an hour early on Diwali morning. Aqua Line timings change too: Noida’s line, run by a separate company, will close at 10 pm. For anyone using the Metro on Sunday evening, the practical point is simple: the last ride home leaves earlier than on a normal night.
Delhi Metro Diwali timings, line by line
The DMRC said the last service from terminal stations on all lines, the Airport Express Line included, will start at 10 pm “instead of the usual last train departure timing of 11:00 PM”, according to its statement quoted by The Indian Express. Hindustan Times reported the same change from the DMRC’s post on X.
In the morning, the Pink Line (Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar), the Magenta Line (Botanical Garden to Krishna Park Extension, and Majlis Park to Deepali Chowk) and the Grey Line (Dwarka to Dhansa Bus Stand) will start at 6 am from their terminal stations. On a normal Sunday these three lines start at 7 am. The DMRC statement, as reported, did not change the morning start on the other lines.
The Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), which runs Noida’s Aqua Line, will run trains from 8 am to 10 pm from both terminal stations on Diwali, an NMRC official told The Times of India. On a regular night the last Aqua Line train leaves Sector 51 and the depot station at 11:25 pm, so Sunday’s last train is 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
| Line | Usual Sunday | Diwali, 8 November |
|---|---|---|
| Pink, Magenta, Grey (DMRC) | First train 7 am, last train 11 pm | First train 6 am, last train 10 pm |
| All other DMRC lines, including Airport Express | Last train 11 pm | Last train 10 pm (morning start not changed in the statement) |
| Aqua Line (NMRC, Noida) | 8 am to 11:25 pm | 8 am to 10 pm |
Because the Delhi Metro last train time is a departure from the end stations, that train reaches stations in the middle of a line later than 10 pm.
Delhi Metro ridership this week: close to 80 lakh a day
Delhi Metro ridership data from the DMRC, reported by The Tribune, show 80,54,969 boardings on Monday, 2 November, 78,47,239 on Tuesday and 79,22,530 on Wednesday. The Indian Express, using the same Monday figure, reported that it was 8.3 lakh higher than the previous Monday’s 72.24 lakh.
The Yellow Line, from Samaypur Badli to Millennium City Centre in Gurugram, carried 21.27 lakh of Monday’s boardings, and the Blue Line, from Dwarka to Noida and Vaishali, carried 21.23 lakh, the Indian Express reported. Together they made up more than half the day’s total.
| Day | Boardings this week | October average, same weekday | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 2 November | 80,54,969 | 72,79,510 | 10.65% |
| Tuesday, 3 November | 78,47,239 | 69,71,186 | 12.57% |
| Wednesday, 4 November | 79,22,530 | 74,23,275 | 6.72% |
| Three-day average | 79,41,579 | 72,24,657 | 9.9% |
Monday’s 80.54 lakh was about 1.9 lakh short of the single-day Delhi Metro ridership record of 82.44 lakh, The Tribune reported. That gap is NewsPlainly’s arithmetic from the two figures.
Why Delhi Metro ridership jumped in November
Several things changed at once. From 1 November, petrol and diesel vehicles registered outside Delhi that do not meet Bharat Stage 6 (BS-VI) emission standards, the newest national norms for vehicle exhaust, have been barred from entering the capital, with exemptions for some categories, including CNG and electric vehicles, under the city’s winter pollution plan. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) then brought in Stage II, the second of four stages, of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), the set of pollution curbs that tighten as air quality worsens, across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on 2 November, with steps such as higher parking fees to push people towards public transport.
By 6 November the air had worsened further and GRAP Stage 3 rules came into force across Delhi-NCR, adding a ban on BS-IV diesel cars and hybrid classes up to Class 5. The ridership figures above are from before that step, so they do not yet show its effect.
Festival shopping is the third factor. The Tribune linked part of the rise to travel ahead of Diwali, and the Times of India reported heavy crowds on the Aqua Line on Dhanteras, Friday, with Sector 51 station especially busy. Sector 51 connects to the Delhi Metro’s Blue Line at Sector 52 through a skywalk. The Aqua Line usually carries 80,000 to 90,000 passengers a day, and its highest single day was 1,05,358 on 23 October, the newspaper reported.
Extra weekday trips, but an early Delhi Metro last train on Diwali
To handle the crowds, the DMRC added 20 train trips on weekdays from 22 October under GRAP Stage I and another 20 after Stage II, taking the total to 40 extra weekday trips, The Tribune reported. Those extra trips are for Monday to Friday. Diwali falls on a Sunday, when the network already runs a lighter timetable, and the evening is now an hour shorter.
Anyone counting on the Delhi Metro timings for a late return should note that the DMRC has asked passengers to plan their journeys and to check its website and social media handles for updates, Hindustan Times reported. The new Delhi Metro timings are for 8 November only; the statements, as reported, did not mention any change for Monday, 9 November.
Frequently asked questions
What time is the last Delhi Metro on Diwali 2026?
On Sunday, 8 November, the last train leaves terminal stations of all lines, including the Airport Express Line, at 10 pm instead of 11 pm, the DMRC said.
Which Delhi Metro lines start early on Diwali?
The Pink, Magenta and Grey lines start at 6 am from their terminal stations, an hour earlier than their usual 7 am Sunday start.
What are the Aqua Line timings on Diwali?
Noida's Aqua Line runs from 8 am to 10 pm from both terminal stations on 8 November, an NMRC official told The Times of India. The usual last train is at 11:25 pm.
How many people use Delhi Metro now?
DMRC data reported by The Tribune show 80.54 lakh boardings on 2 November, 78.47 lakh on 3 November and 79.23 lakh on 4 November, about 10% above October's average for those weekdays.