New Delhi, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced that train services on Phase-III sections will be available from 6 am on Sunday in view of the upcoming UPSC examination.

DMRC Chief Executive Director (Corporate Communications) Anuj Dayal on Friday said metro train services on Phase-III sections, which usually start at 8 am on Sundays, will start at 6 am on June 16.

He said that this arrangement is being made for the convenience of the candidates appearing in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission UPSC.

The third phase section will run between Dilshad Garden-Shaheed Sthal, Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City, Mundka-Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Badarpur Border-Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh), Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar, Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden. Trains are included. , and Dhansa Bus Stand-Dwarka.

Metro services on other sections will run as per their normal schedule from 6 am onwards, Dayal said.

On Thursday, the National Capital Regional Transport Corporation (NCRTC) said that NaMo Bharat train services will be available from 6 am to 10 pm on Sundays in view of the upcoming UPSC exams.

NCRTC has decided to start services from 6 am instead of 8 am for the convenience of candidates appearing for the exam at centers located around the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.

Currently, Namo Bharat trains run on the RRTS corridor from Sahibabad to Modinagar North in Ghaziabad. There are various educational institutions around the operational section of NaMo India, where various competitive examinations are often conducted.