Inching towards resuming operation on the Airport Express Corridor, the Delhi Metro will tomorrow invite the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety for an inspection of the high-speed corridor which was closed down in July after faults were detected on civil structure.
The corridor will be re-opened to public once CMRS R K Kardam gives his nod after conducting a thorough inspection of the 23-km line that connects the city with its international airport. At a meeting on Wednesday, DMRC officials informed urban development secretary Sudhir Krishna that they would probably be sending a letter to Kardam asking him to give a suitable date for inspecting the corridor.
Since the corridor has undergone repairs at various levels, an inspection and safety nod by CMRS is mandatory. Trains on this line run at a speed of 105 km/hour. The Line was temporarily shut on 8 July after the Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium found some defects on the civil structure and brought them to the notice of the Delhi Metro. The repair work on the corridor was completed a month ago. Trial runs have also been successful, sources said. Delhi Metro and Reliance Infra have been at loggerheads on several issues which culminated with the consortium sending a notice to terminate the agreement.
The corridor will be re-opened to public once CMRS R K Kardam gives his nod after conducting a thorough inspection of the 23-km line that connects the city with its international airport. At a meeting on Wednesday, DMRC officials informed urban development secretary Sudhir Krishna that they would probably be sending a letter to Kardam asking him to give a suitable date for inspecting the corridor.
Since the corridor has undergone repairs at various levels, an inspection and safety nod by CMRS is mandatory. Trains on this line run at a speed of 105 km/hour. The Line was temporarily shut on 8 July after the Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium found some defects on the civil structure and brought them to the notice of the Delhi Metro. The repair work on the corridor was completed a month ago. Trial runs have also been successful, sources said. Delhi Metro and Reliance Infra have been at loggerheads on several issues which culminated with the consortium sending a notice to terminate the agreement.