MCD bypolls: Metro services to start at 4 am on polling, counting days

In an effort to ensure smooth and timely movement of polling personnel and staff, Delhi Metro will begin services at 4 am on both the polling and counting days for the upcoming MCD byelections,a spokesperson said on Friday.

Train services on November 30—the day of the polling—will start from all terminal stations at 4 am with trains running every 30 minutes till 6 am, after which the usual Sunday timetable will apply, the spokesperson said.

Further, the last train will leave at 11.30 pm instead of the usual 11 pm. On December 3, the counting day, trains will again start at 4 am with 30 minute frequency till 6 am, followed by the regular weekday schedule, the spokesperson stated.The elections are scheduled in 12 wards of the civic body.