Come 2016 and you will have Metro stations in proximity to each other. The reason, say DMRC officials, is the record number of interchange stations being planned for Phase III.
“The criss-cross of Phase III and the existing lines at many places will give rise to several interchange stations, shortening the distance between two parts of the city by up to 15 km in some areas,” said a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation official.
At present, there are nine interchange stations— Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Central Secretariat, Inderlok, Ashok Park Main, Yamuna Bank, Dwarka Sector 21, New Delhi and Kirti Nagar. “Once the network becomes fully operational by 2016, the Metro will have 13 more interchange hubs across the city,” the spokesman added.
Phase III will have two new corridors—the Mukundpur (Majlis Park) to Shiv Vihar line, also dubbed line 7, and the Janakpuri (west) to Botanical Garden in Noida, also called line 8.
As interchange stations come up at Karkardooma and Anand Vihar in the new phase, the distance of these stations from the nearest Metro station at Welcome—now on the Red line connecting Dilshad Garden with Rithala—will reduce drastically to 4.34 km and 5.49 km respectively from the earlier 19.26 km and 20.32 km. “This brings them closer by almost 15 km which will not only cut travel time but also help save money,” the Delhi Metro spokesman added.
Similarly, the other interchange stations will allow commuters in almost all parts of Delhi to change trains without going to the present interchange stations like Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat, which fall on the Yellow line connecting Jahangirpuri and Huda City Centre.
This network will also cut down the travel time Gurgaon and Noida by at least 30 minutes. According to the Metro, the new interchange stations will also help in decongesting the current interchange stations.
Once Phase III becomes fully operational, the Metro network will have 13 more interchange hubs across the city. This includes Hauz Khas, INA, Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place, Lajpat Nagar, Anand Vihar, Karkardooma, Welcome, Kalkaji Mandir, Botanical Garden and Mandi House.
“The criss-cross of Phase III and the existing lines at many places will give rise to several interchange stations, shortening the distance between two parts of the city by up to 15 km in some areas,” said a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation official.
At present, there are nine interchange stations— Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Central Secretariat, Inderlok, Ashok Park Main, Yamuna Bank, Dwarka Sector 21, New Delhi and Kirti Nagar. “Once the network becomes fully operational by 2016, the Metro will have 13 more interchange hubs across the city,” the spokesman added.
Phase III will have two new corridors—the Mukundpur (Majlis Park) to Shiv Vihar line, also dubbed line 7, and the Janakpuri (west) to Botanical Garden in Noida, also called line 8.
As interchange stations come up at Karkardooma and Anand Vihar in the new phase, the distance of these stations from the nearest Metro station at Welcome—now on the Red line connecting Dilshad Garden with Rithala—will reduce drastically to 4.34 km and 5.49 km respectively from the earlier 19.26 km and 20.32 km. “This brings them closer by almost 15 km which will not only cut travel time but also help save money,” the Delhi Metro spokesman added.
Similarly, the other interchange stations will allow commuters in almost all parts of Delhi to change trains without going to the present interchange stations like Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat, which fall on the Yellow line connecting Jahangirpuri and Huda City Centre.
This network will also cut down the travel time Gurgaon and Noida by at least 30 minutes. According to the Metro, the new interchange stations will also help in decongesting the current interchange stations.
Once Phase III becomes fully operational, the Metro network will have 13 more interchange hubs across the city. This includes Hauz Khas, INA, Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place, Lajpat Nagar, Anand Vihar, Karkardooma, Welcome, Kalkaji Mandir, Botanical Garden and Mandi House.
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