DMRC increases train frequency on few lines

New Delhi: To ensure a smooth flow of commuters at the new interchange stations of a recently-inaugurated corridor of the Magenta Line, the Delhi Metro has installed a total of 16 new automatic fare collection gates at the two facilities, officials said on Sunday.

Besides this, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has also increased the frequency of trains on a few lines, and now all the trains coming from Vishwavidyalaya station will terminate at HUDA City Centre, a senior DMRC official said.

“Earlier some trains would terminate at Qutub Minar station. This would cause a delay the arrival of the next train by 4 minutes and 11 seconds to 2 minutes and 47 seconds,” executive director, Corporate Communicat-ion for DMRC, Anuj Dayal said.

The 24.82-km Janakpuri-Kalakji Mandir section of the Magenta Line was opened to the public on May 29, which has 16 stations — 14 underground, two elevated — including one that caters to travellers moving in and out of the domestic terminal of the city airport (Terminal 1- IGI Airport station).

The five-level new Hauz Khas station (with Yellow Line) and Janakpuri West (Blue Line) station are the interchange facilities, and with the opening of the new corridor, more commuters are using the two stations.

“With a view to ensure smooth movement of commuters at the new interchange stations of Line-8 (Magenta Line), 10 extra automatic fare collection (AFC) gates have been installed at the new Hauz Khas station and six extra AFC gates at Janakpuri West station,” the senior DMRC official said.

“The total number of AFC gates at these new stations have thus increased from 12 to 22 at Hauz Khas and from six to 12 at Janakpuri West metro stations.”