Noida: Last trains on Aqua Line will depart from Sector 51 and Depot stations at 10pm on Diwali, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier than the usual 11.25pm departure.“On Sunday, Diwali day, metro services will operate from 8am to 10pm from both terminal stations. Passengers are advised to plan their journeys accordingly,” an NMRC official said.On regular days, services begin at 6am from Monday to Saturday and at 8am on Sundays.The announcement comes after a surge in passenger footfall on Aqua Line during Dhanteras on Friday, with Sector 51 station witnessing particularly heavy crowds. The station connects with Delhi Metro’s Blue Line at Sector 52 through a skywalk.Aqua Line typically records 80,000-90,000 passengers daily. Its highest-ever single-day ridership was recorded on Oct 23, when 1,05,358 passengers used the service. Friday’s ridership figures were unavailable at the time of reporting as NMRC compiles the data late at night.Meanwhile, DMRC, has advanced the last train timings on Diwali. Services on all its lines, including Airport Express Line, will end at 10pm, instead of the usual 11pm, to accommodate evening celebrations.
