NEW DELHI: Seeking to ensure clean waft of commuters at new interchange stations of a recently-inaugurated hall of the Magenta Line, the Delhi Metro has put in a total of 16 new computerized fare collection gates on the two facilities, officers said on Sunday.
Besides, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation currently, has also larger the frequency of trains on a couple of strains in, and now all trains coming from the Vishwavidyalaya station are terminating at HUDA City Centre, a senior DMRC respectable said.
"Earlier some trains would terminate at Qutub Minar station. Thus, the frequency of trains between Qutab Minar-HUDA City Centre stations has also increased from every 4 minutes and 11 seconds to 2 minutes and 47 seconds," executive director, DMRC's Corporate Communications, Anuj Dayal, said.
The 24.82-km Janakpuri-Kalakji Mandir phase of the Magenta Line was once opened to the public on May 29, which has 16 stations -- 14 underground, two elevated -- including one that caters to travellers moving out and in of the home 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 hall, extra commuters are the use of the 2 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 respectable 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. In addition, the old Hauz Khas metro station (on Yellow Line) already has seven AFC gates and Janakpuri West Station ( on Blue Line) 13 AFC gates respectively," he said.
Also, currently, three extra trains each had been added at the Red Line (Rithala-Dilshad Garden) and the Blue Line (Dwarka Sec-21-Noida City Centre), expanding the entire number of trains to 29 and 64 respectively, the DMRC said.
"Similarly, on Yellow Line (Samyapur Badli-HUDA City Centre), the entire number of trains had been larger to 55 from 54.
"The frequency of trains at the Red Line have larger from three minutes and 20 seconds to a few minutes and 6 seconds. On the Blue line, the frequency of trains have larger from 2 minutes and 46 seconds to 2 minutes and 40 seconds," the Delhi Metro said.
The building up within the number of trains has also ended in an building up within the overall number of teach trips on those strains; at the Red Line being 25 extra trips, and 43 extra trips at the Blue Line.
The overall teach trips have larger from three,650 to a few,735 across network, including the absolutely operational Magenta Line.
The entire Magenta Line (37.46 km) spans from Botanical Garden to Janakpuri West stations. The 12.64 km Botanical Garden-Kalakaji Mandir hall was once inaugurated on closing December 25.
Besides, at 29 m, the new Hauz Khas station at the new hall of the Magenta Line is the inner most metro station in all of the network and an engineering landmark as its tunnel is going beneath that of the existing station at the Yellow Line.
Besides, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation currently, has also larger the frequency of trains on a couple of strains in, and now all trains coming from the Vishwavidyalaya station are terminating at HUDA City Centre, a senior DMRC respectable said.
"Earlier some trains would terminate at Qutub Minar station. Thus, the frequency of trains between Qutab Minar-HUDA City Centre stations has also increased from every 4 minutes and 11 seconds to 2 minutes and 47 seconds," executive director, DMRC's Corporate Communications, Anuj Dayal, said.
The 24.82-km Janakpuri-Kalakji Mandir phase of the Magenta Line was once opened to the public on May 29, which has 16 stations -- 14 underground, two elevated -- including one that caters to travellers moving out and in of the home 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 hall, extra commuters are the use of the 2 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 respectable 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. In addition, the old Hauz Khas metro station (on Yellow Line) already has seven AFC gates and Janakpuri West Station ( on Blue Line) 13 AFC gates respectively," he said.
Also, currently, three extra trains each had been added at the Red Line (Rithala-Dilshad Garden) and the Blue Line (Dwarka Sec-21-Noida City Centre), expanding the entire number of trains to 29 and 64 respectively, the DMRC said.
"Similarly, on Yellow Line (Samyapur Badli-HUDA City Centre), the entire number of trains had been larger to 55 from 54.
"The frequency of trains at the Red Line have larger from three minutes and 20 seconds to a few minutes and 6 seconds. On the Blue line, the frequency of trains have larger from 2 minutes and 46 seconds to 2 minutes and 40 seconds," the Delhi Metro said.
The building up within the number of trains has also ended in an building up within the overall number of teach trips on those strains; at the Red Line being 25 extra trips, and 43 extra trips at the Blue Line.
The overall teach trips have larger from three,650 to a few,735 across network, including the absolutely operational Magenta Line.
The entire Magenta Line (37.46 km) spans from Botanical Garden to Janakpuri West stations. The 12.64 km Botanical Garden-Kalakaji Mandir hall was once inaugurated on closing December 25.
Besides, at 29 m, the new Hauz Khas station at the new hall of the Magenta Line is the inner most metro station in all of the network and an engineering landmark as its tunnel is going beneath that of the existing station at the Yellow Line.
16 new AFC gates at 2 Magenta Line stations
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