The speed of the Metro on the Airport Express Line in Delhi will be increased to 120 km per hour and the trial is going on for this. Approval will be given to increase the speed of the metro after the inspection of the Delhi Metro Rail Safety Commissioner.
Passengers going from New Delhi Railway Station to IGI Airport (New Delhi Station to IGI Airport) of the country’s capital can get a big relief in the coming days. Because it will take only 15 minutes to reach the airport from the station. The speed of the metro will be increased to 120 km per hour on the Airport Express Line and the trial is going on for this. After the implementation of this facility, lakhs of passengers from India and abroad will get the pleasure of traveling in the fastest running metro in Delhi.
Last year, trials were started to increase the speed of the metro train in a range of 22 km. Now after the inspection of the Delhi Metro Rail Safety Commissioner, approval will be given to increase the speed of the metro. This line is being extended from Dwarka Sector-25 to India International Convention Center.
Current speed 80-85 per hour
At present the speed of metro on this line is 80-85 km per hour. But when the speed is 120 km. If it becomes hourly, it will take only 15 minutes to reach Terminal-3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport from New Delhi Railway Station.
Dwarka Sector 25 (IICC) is an underground metro station. It is an extension of the currently operational Airport Express line connecting New Delhi Railway Station to Dwarka Sector 21 via Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport. With the completion of this section, the New Delhi to Dwarka Sector-25 (IICC) Airport Express Line corridor will become 24.70 km long.
These facilities will be available at IICC station.
There will be five entry/exit points in the station where there will be 14 escalators, 5 lifts as well as stairs for smooth movement of passengers. Like other stations on the Airport Express Line, the new station will also have full height platform screen doors.
According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, high frequency tension clamps are being installed on the track of this corridor and the track is being equipped with equipment to monitor the speed at all times and the speed of the metro will be increased here in different phases. There are 6 metro stations on the Airport Express Line including New Delhi, Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kuan, Aerocity, Airport Terminal 3 and Dwarka Sector-21.
