More Metro trains on all lines in the offing: DMRC

Senior Metro officials said the operations of four lines would be affected by the changes.

With a view to manage the increasing number of passengers,the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced a series of moves on Sunday. Senior Metro officials said the operations of four lines would be affected by the changes.

According to officials,on the Dilshad Garden to Rithala line,six-coach trains would be introduced within the next four months. Currently,the DMRC runs 29 four-coach trains on the line.

Officials said six additional trains would be converted from six-coach to eight-coach trains on the line from Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre.

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Presently,this line has a peak frequency of 2 minutes,38 seconds,which is the highest among all lines. Twenty-seven eight coach trains are operated during morning peak hours such that Rajiv Chowk station gets two eight-coach trains out of every three trains that stop at the station, an official said.

Two trips will also be started on September 9,from Kashmere Gate to Gurgaon,to ease the passenger traffic.

Officials said on lines three and four the Dwarka Sector-21 to Noida City Centre line and Dwarka to Vaishali lines 29 eight-coach trains were being inducted.

From Monday,two additional trains will be inducted during peak time,one from Janakpuri West to Vaishali and one from Noida Sector-16 to Dwarka Sector-21 to handle the peak- hour passenger rush, a senior official said.

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