In order to enhance passenger convenience for the people of Kolkata, Kolkata Metro has started running additional services and extended timings of its services from today.<br />''<br />''Kolkata Metro will run 204 daily services instead of 190 from Monday to Saturday.<br />''<br />''In a tweet, Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal commended Kolkata Metro for extending its services.<br />''<br />''According to Railway Ministry, the first service will start from both ends from Dum Dum and Kavi Subhash at 7 AM instead of 8 AM and from Noapara at 7.09 AM instead of 8.09 AM.<br />''<br />''The last service will leave Kavi Subhash and Dum Dum at  9.30 PM instead of 9 PM and from Noapara at 9.25 PM instead of 08.55 pm.<br />''Services will be available in every 7 minutes during morning and evening peak hours.<br />''<br />''The Ministry said, for senior citizens, ladies and children below 15 years, e-pass will not be required throughout the day.<br />''<br />''For all other passengers, e-pass will not be required in between 7 AM to 8.30 AM in the morning and 8 PM onwards in the evening.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">No token will be issued and only Smart Card shall be used.</span><br />