If you are one of the participants of the Delhi Half Marathon at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium this Sunday, commuting to the venue has just got easier with Delhi Metro. To ensure smooth transit for the runners and attendees, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation () has now scheduled special early-morning operations across major stations on October 18.
On Sunday, train operations will commence at 03:30 am from terminal stations across four primary routes, including the Red Line (Rithala to Shaheed Sthal New Bus Adda), the Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli to Millennium City Centre Gurugram), the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector-21 extending to both Noida Electronic City and Vaishali), and the Violet Line (Kashmiri Gate to Raja Nahar Singh).
To accommodate early risers and those who would be heading for the marathon, trains on these four lines will run every 15 minutes, starting from 03:30 am and 04:15 am. The metro trains would be shifting to a 20-minute frequency from 04:15 am until 06:00 am.
While these are additional trains for the day, regular Sunday timetables will resume from 06:00 am onward. All remaining metro lines will follow their respective Sunday schedules throughout the day on October 18.
To streamline the commuters, event organizers have reportedly facilitated complimentary metro transit. This is only applicable for registered runners, as per a report by Jagran.
Runners who are eligible for this facility, will be able to travel for free.
Participants must collect special QR-code wristbands alongside their race bibs.
The organisers have arranged dedicated volunteers who will be stationed at key metro stations, including JLN Stadium, Jor Bagh, , and Jangpura, to guide participants and assist with crowd management during peak hours.
