This new year, residents of north Delhi will have a reason to smile. As Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is all set to unveil the extension of the Delhi Metro line from Vishwavidyalaya Metro station to Jehangirpuri within next 15 days — nine months ahead of schedule. According to officials, the train trials on the stretch and the construction of all the stations have been completed. The flooring, electicals, lifts and escalators have been fitted, even the ticketing and automatic fare collection (AFC) gates are installed. The finishing work like polishing of floors, filling gaps in tiles, setting up the airconditioning vents is underway. And this, say local property dealers, is already having an impact on real estate rates in adjoining colonies like Model Town, Mukherji Nagar, Derawal Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, DDA flats in Jehangirpuri and Adarsh Nagar. Said Rajesh Singh, a property dealer based in Model Town: ‘‘The first announcements itself saw a property hike. After news of the trial runs came and the first trains were seen, the rates of properties near the station have gone up by almost 20 per cent. Even PGs for students around Mukherjee Nagar which are close to the station are demanding higher rentals.’’ The 6.36 km long extension will ferry over 1.51 lakh commuters by 2011 and will add five more stations to the existing Line 2 from Central Secretariat to Vishwavidyalaya. The line runs underground till the next station at GTB Nagar, after which the rest of it is elevated. For better crowd management, the entries and exits to all stations will be uni-directional, which means one staircase will be reserved for people to enter while another on the same side for those exiting. What sets the elevated stations of this new extension apart from other Metro stations in the city is that they are all ‘‘hanging’’ from the sides of the bridge. The stations have been designed such that they are all 24-metres wide. Of this, nine metres is a full structure that stands tall in the middle of the road, on the central verge and from the ground level itself. On the upper levels, the station building extends about 7.5 metres from each side, with no pillars connecting to the ground. So, when it is seen from the road, it appears like the sides of the building are hanging from the central structure. The changed design leaves scope for widening the road in future as well. With opening of this extension on the Vishwavidyalaya side and those to Badarpur and Gurgaon from the Central Secretariat side, Line 2 will become the longest line on the Metro. Also, DMRC has plans to extend this line further from Jehangirpuri to Badli. Vishwavidyalaya-Jehangirpuri Extension:
Length : 6.36 km
Number of stations : 5 (four elevated) Stations - GTB Nagar (underground), Model Town, Azadpur, Adarsh Nagar and Jehangirpuri .
Busiest station (expected) : Adarsh Nagar .
Expected total ridership (2011) : 1,51,749 entry/exits
GTB Nagar- 30,405
Model Town -34,668
Azadpur -30,867
Adarsh Nagar -37,684
Jehangirpuri -18,125
Scheduled opening : Jan ’09
Construction started : Nov ’05
Deepest point : 15.3m below road (at Kingsway Camp)
Highest point : 22m (at Azadpur crossing)
City’s first four-level crossing - Azadpur will become Delhi’s first crossing with four levels of commuting. For this an underpass & a flyover are under construction. There will also be a surface-level intersection. The Metro line will form the topmost layer. DMRC plans to develop a mall at the Azadpur station.
New LCD display boards : All underground stations will get new type of LCD display boards. They will display waiting time. DMRC is planning to display messages regarding safety, social service & ads on them
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