Airport Metro to stop services from Sunday
7 July 2012 3:13 AM GMT
Delhi’s airport Metro, from Sunday onwards, would close down for an unspecified period, apparently due to technical problems and financial losses.
Metro officials said the line was constructed by Anil Ambani owned Reliance company under public private partnership [PPP] and it was then handed over to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation [DMRC].
The move will affect hundreds of passengers, who rely on this corridor to reach the airport without any hassles.
Talking to Millennium Post, Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal confirmed, ‘Yes, we received a communication from the concessionaire this evening that they intend to stop services from Sunday. The reason is still unknown to us.’
Sources said the Reliance Infra-led company has been suffering losses as it was not able to reach its intended targets in terms of profit and ridership. However, there was no word from the concessionaire.
The country’s first PPP Metro project has had a tumultuous journey in the last 16 months after it first began operations in February 2011.
The line has also been encountering several technical problems and was not able to run trains at the expected speed of 120 kmph. While it was run at 105 kmph in the beginning, the speed was brought down to 90 kmph due to some technical issues a few months ago.
The high-speed Metro corridor, country’s first PPP Metro network, connects the city centre of Connaught Place with the swanky Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in just 18 minutes.
The Airport Express Metro currently has a ridership of over 15,000 passengers a day and is popular among thousands of fliers who used the metro to reach the airport and nearby areas without any hassles.
Metro officials said the line was constructed by Anil Ambani owned Reliance company under public private partnership [PPP] and it was then handed over to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation [DMRC].
The move will affect hundreds of passengers, who rely on this corridor to reach the airport without any hassles.
Talking to Millennium Post, Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal confirmed, ‘Yes, we received a communication from the concessionaire this evening that they intend to stop services from Sunday. The reason is still unknown to us.’
Sources said the Reliance Infra-led company has been suffering losses as it was not able to reach its intended targets in terms of profit and ridership. However, there was no word from the concessionaire.
The country’s first PPP Metro project has had a tumultuous journey in the last 16 months after it first began operations in February 2011.
The line has also been encountering several technical problems and was not able to run trains at the expected speed of 120 kmph. While it was run at 105 kmph in the beginning, the speed was brought down to 90 kmph due to some technical issues a few months ago.
The high-speed Metro corridor, country’s first PPP Metro network, connects the city centre of Connaught Place with the swanky Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in just 18 minutes.
The Airport Express Metro currently has a ridership of over 15,000 passengers a day and is popular among thousands of fliers who used the metro to reach the airport and nearby areas without any hassles.
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