Republic Day 2024: Delhi Metro To Commence Services At 4 am On 26 Jan, New Coupon System Introduced

Delhi Metro officials have announced adjustments in service timings for Republic Day (Jan 26) in a bid to facilitate the public attending the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path on Friday. The Delhi Metro will start services at 4 am on all its lines to help parade goers reach Kartavya Path on January 26.

Starting at 4 am, services will be available at a headway of 30 minutes till 6 am, with regular schedules resuming thereafter.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) emphasized the importance of possessing valid e-invitation cards or e-tickets, providing details on how attendees can navigate the metro stations seamlessly. For those in possession of bona fide e-invitation cards or e-tickets, the DMRC has introduced a coupon system.
"People who will be in possession of bona fide e-invitation cards or e-tickets for attending the Republic Day ceremony will be issued coupons on production of government-issued identity cards at stations, which will be valid for exits from Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan stations only to reach Kartavya Path," a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) statement said. The same coupon will be valid for return journeys from these two stations. The officials further stated that passengers with invitation cards marked for enclosures 1 to 9 and V1 and V2 should deboard at Udyog Bhawan.

"Similarly, those (with invitation cards) marked for enclosures 10 to 24 and VN are advised to deboard at Central Secretariat. Regular announcements will also be made inside the trains to inform passengers about the same so that they deboard at the designated stations in order to reach their enclosures smoothly," the DMRC said.