NH-48 construction: Delhi Metro adds 2 trains, increases frequency on Yellow Line

This will help in easing the crowd on the section of the Yellow Line towards Gurugram. These additional arrangements will continue to be in place till further notice.

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The Delhi Metro has increased the number of train trips between Qutub Minar station and HUDA City Centre station on the Yellow Line to handle the load after NH-48 has been partially blocked because of construction work. Two additional trains have also been inducted, DMRC officials said.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had written to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chief, seeking help in mitigating the traffic congestion on NH-48 by increasing the frequency of metro trips on the route.

Officials said that despite creating slip roads and multiple diversions, there are regular traffic jams on the under-construction Dwarka Expressway, with commuters facing at least 40-minute delays during peak traffic hours.

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“The Delhi Metro has made extensive arrangements to cater to the additional crowd on the Yellow Line, in view of the partial closure/diversions imposed on the National Highway-48 near Gurugram. The Delhi Metro has increased the number of train trips from 478 to 637 per day on the Qutub Minar to HUDA City Centre section of the Yellow Line, which is an almost 33 per cent increase,” said Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communication, DMRC.

He also added that the total number of trains operated on the line will go up from 57 to 59 and that the frequency of trains on the Qutub Minar to HUDA City Centre section of the Yellow Line has improved from 3 minutes 27 seconds to 2 minutes 30 seconds during peak hours on weekdays.

“All the trains which earlier terminated at Qutub Minar Metro Station will continue to run up to the HUDA City Centre Metro Station, subsequently resulting in more trips from Qutub Minar to HUDA City Centre. This will help in easing the crowd on the section of the Yellow Line towards Gurugram. These additional arrangements will continue to be in place till further notice.

“In addition, the Delhi Metro also added additional passenger facilities like Automatic Fare Calculation (AFC) Gates (8), Ticket Vending Machines (12), Ticket Operating Machines (3), Automatic Recharge Card Machines (1), Customer Care Centre (1), Door Frame Metal Detectors (DFMD) (8), Baggage Scanning Machines (3) at four stations of Yellow Line, i.e., HUDA City Centre, IFFCO Chowk, MG Road and Sikanderpur,” he said.

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Owing to the construction, traffic has been diverted to Rangpuri and Rajokri for at least 90 days. The NHAI in its letter had also sought an increase in the frequency of trains on the Blue Line and the Airport Line.

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