New Delhi: Seeking to ensure smooth flow of commuters at new interchange stations of a recently-inaugurated corridor of the Magenta Line, the Delhi Metro has installed a total of 16 new automatic fare collection gates at the two facilities, officials said on Sunday.
A senior official of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said that recently also increased the frequency of trains on a few lines, and now all trains coming from the Vishwavidyalaya station are terminating at HUDA City Centre.
"Earlier some trains would terminate at Qutub Minar station. Thus, the frequency of trains between Qutab Minar-HUDA City Centre stations has also increased from every 4 minutes and 11 seconds to 2 minutes and 47 seconds," Executive Director, DMRC's Corporate Communications, Anuj Dayal, said.
The 24.82-km Janakpuri-Kalakji Mandir section of the Magenta Line was opened to the public on May 29, which has 16 stations – 14 underground, two elevated – including one that caters to travellers moving in and out of the domestic terminal of the city airport (Terminal 1- IGI Airport station).
The five-level new Hauz Khas station (with Yellow Line) and Janakpuri West (Blue Line) station are the interchange facilities, and with the opening of the new corridor, more commuters are using the two stations.
"With a view to ensure smooth movement of commuters at the new interchange stations of Line-8 (Magenta Line), 10 extra automatic fare collection (AFC) gates have been installed at the new Hauz Khas station and six extra AFC gates at Janakpuri West station," the DMRC official said.