New Delhi. India’s first air train or automated people mover (APM) system will soon be launched at Delhi airport, which will connect Terminals 1, 2, 3, Aerocity and Cargo City. This will provide seamless travel to passengers and reduce the need for shuttle buses.
The project is expected to be completed by 2027. Tender has been issued for the construction of Automated People Mover (APM). This APM system will provide fast, seamless and safe connectivity between T1 and T3/2. APM will be run between Terminal 3 and T2 of Delhi Airport on one side and T1 on the other side. The air train will have four stops – T2/3, T1, Aerocity and Cargo City. The air train is likely to run by the year 2027. The total length of the air train track will be 7.7 km.
This is India’s first air train project. The selection process will take into account the bidder’s cost and revenue sharing model or financial assistance offered for the project. An official said, “If everything goes as planned, the tender can be given by the end of this financial year. The construction work of the project is targeted to be completed by the end of 2027.”
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The cost may come to Rs 2000 crore
According to a report in the Times of India, the total cost of this project will be around Rs 2,000 crore. The Civil Aviation Ministry has directed that development fee will not be charged before the completion of the project. The Air Train that DIAL had earlier planned had six stops. The government had rejected DIAL’s proposal as it would have increased the travel time between T1 and T2/3.
The facility will be free.
Air trains around the world are usually free for passengers, but the cost of airport infrastructure is recovered from airlines in the form of landing and parking charges, or through user development fee (UDF). In such a situation, it is believed that this service will be free for passengers at IGI Airport as well. The need for an air train at Delhi Airport has been felt for a long time. The reason for this is that 25% of the passengers at the airport are transit flyers, who have to go from one terminal to another.
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