IPL 2025 has reached an exciting stage and for the match between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 22 at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has announced an extension of metro train service timings in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
On the match day, metro services will run beyond regular hours from 10 pm to 12.30 am. During these extended hours, passengers will be allowed to travel only from Motera Stadium Metro Station and Sabarmati Metro Station to any operational station on the Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar Metro lines using a special paper ticket.
The extended train timings are:
Ahmedabad Metro (East-West Corridor: Vastral village to Thaltej village & North-South Corridor: APMC to Motera Stadium): 6.20 am to 12.30 am
Gandhinagar Metro (Motera Stadium to Sector-1 Metro Station) Trip 1: 11.40 pm — Trip 2: 12.10 am
During the daytime, trains will operate as per the regular schedule.
To facilitate smooth travel, the GMRC has introduced a special paper ticket for return journeys on IPL match days. The flat fare will be Rs 50 per person.
Special paper tickets can be purchased in advance on match day at Nirant Cross Road, Apparel Park, Kalupur Metro Station, Old High Court, Thaltej, Motera Stadium, Sabarmati, Ranip, Vadaj, Jivraj Park, GNLU, Infocity, Sector-1 to avoid rush while returning.
Entry with contactless smart tokens, contactless smart card (GMRC Travel Card and NCMC card), QR digital tickets and QR paper tickets will also be available as usual on regular fare up to 10 pm only. Any ticket (QR/TOKEN) purchased for return journey in advance from kiosk, token vending machine, ticket counters, mobile app will not be valid after 10 pm.
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