Kolkata Railways and Metro Announce Special Services for Durga Puja 2026
Ahead of Durga Puja 2026, Kolkata's Eastern Railway and Metro have announced extensive special train services to manage the festival rush. Sealdah Division plans additional suburban and long-distance trains, including overnight EMUs from October 10 to 25. Kolkata Metro will run special services on five lines, with overnight trains on Blue and Green lines from October 17 to 20. Howrah Division will operate late-night local trains and special long-distance services to ease passenger movement during the festivities.
First-hand measurement across 8 sources
We measured how 8 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (54/100). Lens Score 42/100.
Outlets measured: indiatvnews, thestatesman, news18, news18, thetelegraph, thestatesman, thehindu, thestatesman. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thestatesman broke this story on 7 Oct, 03:49 pm. Other outlets followed.