23.3.09

Gurgaon to get own Metro by Jan 2010

There is finally some good news for Millennium City. The intra-city commute just got easier. Five months before the Delhi Metro provides the satellite township a fast link to the heart of the Capital, Gurgaon’s Qutab Minar-Sushant Lok stretch will be in use. It is scheduled to open in January 2010. The Haryana government requested Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to open the Gurgaon stretch before the rest of the line because the township lacks proper public transport. Construction of the Gurgaon portion of the line, spanning 7.3 km, is progressing fast. Gurgaon residents are elated. ‘‘Getting anywhere within Gurgaon is a headache if one doesn’t own a car. We have been eagerly waiting for the opening of this line and even if it doesn’t connect with Delhi immediately, it’s fine,’’ said Maneesha Solanki, who lives at Garden Estate. A DMRC spokesperson said, ‘‘The station buildings are ready and only painting the exteriors and construction of the entry/exit structures are left. Even the elevated line is ready as the parapets and railings have been fixed on the Gurgaon side. We are now speeding up work on the Delhi side of MG Road’’. said a spokesperson. In June 2010, the line will be extended to the Central Secretariat.
Gurgaon Bound
Length : 27km
Number of stations : 20 (10 elevated)
Stations : Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan, Race Course, Jorbagh, INA, AIIMS, Green Park, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar, Saket, Qutub Minar, Chattarpur, Sultanpur, Ghitorni, Arjangarh, Garden Estate, Sikandarpur, MG Road, IFFCO Chowk, HUDA City centre
Distance between stations : About 1.5 km
Date of completion :
Qutub Minar to HUDA City Centre : January 2010
Central Secretariat to Qutub Minar : June 2010
Expected commuters in 2011 :
Qutab Minar to HUDA City Centre : 1.6 lakh daily
Central Secretariat to Qutub Minar : 1.8lakh daily
Date of start of construction : Nov 2006
Total cost : Rs 3,678cr (approx)
Qutub Minar to HUDA City Centre : Rs 1,320cr
Central Secretariat to Qutub Minar : Rs 2,358cr

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