The Delhi Metro generally witnesses increased ridership in the
month of August every year. Therfre, DMRC has decided to run additional train
trips during Raksha Bandhan and weekends (Sat/Sun) of the month. The increased
trips will encourage passengers to use the system more during the weekends
during the festival season of Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami, Independence day
etc., falling during the month.
The
Delhi Metro will run 106 extra train trips on the eve of Raksha Bandhan i.e,
17th August 2016, and on ‘Raksha Bandhan’, i.e. 18th August 2016 as
the need arises. Similarly, during weekends (Sat/Sun) of August, 34
extra train trips on Saturdays and 95 extra trips on Sundays have
been planned to facilitate the passengers.
DMRC will
also deploy additional personnel at stations to cater to the extra rush of
commuters expected on these two days i.e, 17th and
18th August. Guards/Customer Facilitation Agents (CFA) will be
deployed at major Metro stations to help and guide commuters on these two days.
In addition, extra personnel will also be deployed to handle the increased load
on the ticketing system.
There is around 5% increase
in the number of passengers travelling by the Metro in the month of August from
the average ridership of the overall year, translating into almost 1 to 1.5
lakh extra passengers per day, which includes many using the Metro on weekends.
To gear up for this
increased ridership and to provide better passenger convenience and comfort,
DMRC has taken under mentioned initiatives in past few months:-
1.
Remodeling of stations: Nine important stations of Line-2
and Line-3 have been remodeled so as to provide better convenience to the Metro
passengers. The extant of remodeling done at the stations is as given below:
|
S.No.
|
Station
|
Activity Undertaken
|
|
1
|
HUDA City Centre
|
Ø 6 Entry and 10 Exit AFC gates
added to cut down waiting time
Ø 4 number of escalators added
Ø Ticket Counters shifted to
reduce congestion inside the station premises
|
|
2
|
Rajiv Chowk
|
Ø Renovation of toilets
Ø Direct exit from underground
station
|
|
3
|
New Delhi
|
Ø Railway station side gate no. 1
& 2 converted into designated exit only
Ø CISF frisking point shifted to
gate no. 5 & 6 of Airport Express Line
Ø Three additional AFC exit gates
installed to facilitate AEL users
|
|
4
|
Kirti Nagar
|
Ø To ease out congestion and to
alleviate the hardships faced by the commuters who need to interchange
between Line-3 & Line-5, a dedicated pathway constructed.
|
|
5
|
Guru Dronacharya
|
Ø Renovation of Parking Lot
|
|
6
|
M G Road
|
Ø Ticket
counters shifted to ground level and four additional ticket counters provided
|
|
7
8
9
|
NOIDA Sec-15,
NOIDA Sec-16 and
NOIDA City Centre
|
Ø New AFC gates and stairs have
been installed/constructed for better passenger movement
|
Also, the remodelling work of Chandni Chowk
and Chawri Bazar stations is under progress. At Chandni Chowk, additional
ticket counters are being built outside Gate no. 5 to ease the congestion at
station premises and dedicated entry and exit gates being planned for better
passenger movement at the stations. Similarly, at Chawri Bazar, additional AFC
gates are being installed to ensure dedicated entry and exit of passengers from
the stations avoiding criss-cross movement.
2. Additional
coaches: DMRC has added 118
coaches to its fleet on Line-5 and Line-6 in past one year. This has resulted
in the availability of all six coach trains on Line-6.
3. Addition of new AFC
Gates: Almost 180 new
AFC Gates have been installed at busy stations across the network for
convenient entry/exit of passengers.
4. Installation of
Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs): Around 100 additional TVMs have been installed across the
network to provide automated facility of card/token recharge/issue to the
passengers. Delhi Metro has about 300 Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) installed
all over its network.
AD/ED (CC)/DMRC
Additional information
RIDERSHIP SURGE IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST
|
Year
|
Avg. Ridership in Lakh
(Overall)
|
Avg. Ridership in Lakh
(August)
|
|
2013
|
21.30
|
22.38
|
|
2014
|
23.57
|
24.64
|
|
2015
|
25.27
|
26.50
|
|
2016
|
26.61(Till July)
|
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