Delhi Metro to start services at 4.30 AM on November 16 for Chhath Puja

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will begin train services at 4.30 am on Monday, November 16, instead of the usual 6 am, to help devotees reach riverbanks and ghats for the Usha Arghya rituals during Chhath Puja.

An official said on Sunday that trains would operate at intervals of 15 minutes across all metro lines during the early hours, until regular revenue services begin as per the day’s scheduled timetable.

Rekha Gupta announces early metro services

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also announced the revised timings in a post on social media platform X, saying the arrangement had been made to ensure devotees could reach their destinations without difficulty.

“Tomorrow, November 16, on the sacred occasion of Usha Arghya, Delhi Metro will begin running at 4:30 a.m. Trains will be available on all lines every 15 minutes during the early hours,” she said.

Gupta added that the BJP government had made the arrangements keeping in mind the convenience of women observing the Chhath fast, elderly people and other devotees travelling to the ghats.

“Our government has made this arrangement so that our mothers, sisters, elders and millions of devotees heading out to worship Chhathi Maiya face no difficulty reaching the ghats,” she wrote.

She said the government was paying attention to every aspect of the arrangements to ensure that devotees could reach the ghats on time and offer Arghya to the rising Sun without disruption.

Delhi Metro to start services early on Chhath Puja To facilitate the movement of devotees for Celebrating Usha Arghya of Chhath Puja- 2026 on Monday, 16th November 2026, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will commence metro services from 4:30 AM instead of usual 06:00 AM from all terminal stations across the DMRC network. Metro services will operate at a 15-minute frequency on all lines until the commencement of regular revenue services, as per the scheduled timetable for the day.

— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) November 15, 2026

CM invites devotees to Yamuna ghat

The Chief Minister also invited devotees to join her in offering prayers at Elephant Ghat, near ITO, on Monday morning.

“Tomorrow, I will have the good fortune to offer arghya to the rising Sun God at Elephant Ghat alongside my sisters observing the Chhath fast,” she said.

Gupta further said the government had made more elaborate arrangements for Chhath celebrations across Delhi this year to enable families to observe the festival with devotion and joy.

She extended an invitation to devotees to participate in the celebrations and seek the blessings of Chhathi Maiya.

(with IANS inputs)