No E-Passes Needed For Kolkata Metro From January 18

Kolkata:14 Jan 21 Passengers will not be required to book e-passes for riding the Kolkata Metro from January 18, an official said on Wednesday.The metro will also increase the frequency of its weekday services on the North-South Line from 228 to 240, the official said.”No e-passes will be required for anyone,” Kolkata Metro spokesperson Indrani Banerjee said.The city’s metro railway services resumed from September 14 after remaining closed for several months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown.