Delhi Metro to Run Until Midnight on October 30 for Diljit Dosanjh Concert, With Extra Trains for 70,000 Spectators

NEW DELHI — The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on October 29 that metro services will run until midnight on October 30 to accommodate spectators attending Diljit Dosanjh's Aura India Tour 2026 concert at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Anuj Dayal, Principal Executive Director of Corporate Communication at DMRC, said in a statement that services on all lines except the Airport Express Line and Rapid Metro, Gurugram will be extended to 12 midnight on the day of the concert, which is expected to attract more than 70,000 spectators.

Extra trips, standby trains, and a longer app ticket window

To disperse the crowd after the event, DMRC will run additional trips across the network and keep standby trains ready for deployment if passenger numbers surge unexpectedly. In line with the extended hours, the window for buying QR tickets on the Delhi Metro Sarthi mobile app will also be extended by one hour.

Extra staff and screening at JLN Stadium station

DMRC has made special arrangements at JLN Stadium station and other key interchange stations, deploying additional staff, customer service personnel and Customer Facilitation Agents to guide passengers and regulate movement; extra security personnel will be posted at JLN Stadium station, with door frame metal detectors and enhanced screening in place to keep passenger flow orderly.