Amid book fair, Kolkata Metro to run 120 services on weekdays, 80 on Sundays till Feb 12 on Green Line – Times Now

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Kolkata: The Kolkata Metro Rail will run as many as 120 services on weekdays and 80 services on Sundays on the East-West Corridor (Green Line) till February 12 to facilitate commuters and book-lovers during the ongoing 46th edition of Kolkata International Book Fair.

120 services on weekdays (From January 31 to February 12)

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Last Service: At 9:35 pm from Sealdah to Salt Lake Sector V and at 9:40 pm from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah.

80 services on Sundays (On February 5 and February 12)

First Service: At 12:50 pm from Sealdah to Salt Lake Sector V and at 1 pm from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah

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Last Service: At 9:35 pm from Sealdah to Salt Lake Sector V and at 9:40 pm from Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah.

The iconic Kolkata Book Fair also known as Boi Mela was opened to the public on January 31 after its inauguration by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on January 30. The book fair is said to be the second largest in terms of size and footfall after the Frankfurt Book Fair and the second largest book fair in the world.

Despite the pandemic, last year’s book fair recorded a footfall of 20 lakhs. This year, more than one lakh people visited the book fair on the opening day itself.

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