Ahmedabad Metro Extends Operations Till 2 AM for Navratri; Check Timings and Special INR 50 Ticket Rules
Ahmedabad Metro will run until 2 AM from October 14 to 19 for Navratri using a special INR 50 ticket. Meanwhile, Ahmedabad Police reported lower traffic congestion and deployed specialised security and SHE teams that safely assisted citizens and reunited seven lost children with their families. Scroll below to know more.
Metro services in Ahmedabad will operate until 2 AM from October 14 to 19 to facilitate late-night travel during the ongoing Navratri festival, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) announced on Wednesday. To accommodate commuters attending late-night celebrations, the transit authority introduced a special INR 50 paper ticket required for all journeys made during the extended operating hours.
Revised Metro Schedules and Ticket Details
Regular metro operations currently run from 6:20 AM to 11 PM. Under the extended schedule, trains on the Vastral Gam–Thaltej Gam and APMC–Koteshwar Road corridors will operate at 30-minute intervals during late-night hours. Services on the APMC–Sector-1 corridor will run at hourly intervals. Flood Risk Update on Wednesday, 14 October 2026: No City on Alert, Rain and River Levels Tracked in Kochi, Srinagar, Ahmedabad and 2 More Areas.
Ahmedabad Metro Extends Operations Till 2 AM for Navratri
Ahmedabad Metro services extended during Navratri from 14–19 October 2026 https://t.co/4Vx3AQoSpV
— Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited (@MetroGMRC) October 14, 2026
On the Vastral Gam–Thaltej Gam line, final departures are scheduled for 2 AM from Vastral Gam and 2:12 AM from Thaltej Gam. For the APMC–Koteshwar Road route, the last trains will leave at 2:14 a.m. from APMC and 2:07 a.m. from Koteshwar Road. For the APMC–Sector-1 line, final departures are scheduled at 12:44 AM from APMC and 12:38 AM from Sector-1. Extended service departures for this route include trains at 10:30 AM, 11:44 PM, and 12:44 AM from APMC, and at 10:38 PM, 11:38 PM, and 12:38 AM from Sector-1. GMRC confirmed that only the special INR 50 paper ticket will be valid for travel during the late-night extended hours. Available at all metro stations, the ticket is valid for a single journey.
Traffic Monitoring and Reduced Congestion
Ahmedabad Police reported that overall traffic congestion remained limited during the first three days of Navratri, though minor delays occurred late at night on SG Highway, Ring Road, and key junctions following the conclusion of garba events. The city control room is actively monitoring traffic using 4,300 surveillance cameras, including 3,300 installed under the Smart City Project and 1,000 under the Nirbhaya Project. Law enforcement received three traffic-related calls on October 11, nine on October 12, and five on October 13, maintaining a response time under 10 minutes. This marks a notable decline from the approximately 45 calls received during the same three-day period last year, which police attributed to improved traffic regulation, road engineering, and public cooperation.
Safety Deployments and Community Assistance
City police have deployed dedicated security teams for the festival, including 49 SHE Team vehicles, 12 Abhayam helpline vehicles, 49 special garba vehicles, and 129 patrolling units, including Janrakshak Dial 112 vehicles. "During the first three days, four women who sought assistance were picked up from locations specified by them and safely dropped at their homes," the police said. SHE teams conducted regular inspections across major venues, street garbas, and CCTV control rooms while utilising body-worn cameras. On October 11, officers visited 67 major venues and 341 street events, using 57 body-worn cameras and conducting 54 control room visits. On October 12, visits expanded to 80 major venues and 357 street events, using 73 body-worn cameras and conducting 54 control room inspections.
On October 13, teams covered 80 major venues and 326 street events, using 60 body-worn cameras and carrying out 60 control room checks. Additionally, police teams reunited seven separated children - five boys and two girls - with their families during the first three days of festivities, addressing incidents at venues such as GMDC Ground, TransStadia Eka Club, the Naroda GIDC area, party plots in Isanpur and Sola, and Vejalpur.
With inputs from IANS
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Oct 15, 2026 07:59 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
