More six-coach trains in Delhi Metro to ease overcrowding
28 Feb 2013 1:27 AM GMT
In a bid to combat overcrowding in Metro trains, authorities plan to use only six-coach trains on two routes, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
The Line 3 (Dwarka-Noida City Centre) and Line 4 (from Yamuna Bank to Vaishali) will have only six-coach trains.
Union Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunsi said, ‘On an average, 44 six-coach and 17 four-coach trains are running on Dwarka-Noida City Centre and Yamuna Bank to Vaishali (line). Delhi Metro has plans to have all trains of six-car type.’
The minister said on Line 2 (Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre) all trains are of six cars but some eight-coach trains are also plying on the route.
According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Line 1 (Dilshad Garden to Rithala) and Line 6 (Central Secretariat to Badarpur) have lower ridership than the other Metro lines and as such they have only four-coach trains.
‘On the other routes, the traffic demand does not warrant use of longer trains and hence there is no plan to increase number of coaches on the lines for the present,’ the minister added.
Answering another question on how frequently Delhi Metro is shut down, Dasmunshi said, ‘Delhi Metro is not being shut down frequently. Some Metro stations were closed... in December (2012), as per security advice from Delhi Police.’
Some Metro stations were closed as precautionary measure after the 16 December gang rape here, when protests erupted near India Gate. Delhi Metro ferries nearly two million passengers on week days and makes over 2,800 trips daily.
DELHI NOT ON TOP IN CRIME AGAINST WOMEN: MINISTER
Even as Delhi has become known as the ‘rape capital of India’, the home ministry Wednesday said the impression is not quite true – there are other cities where the situation is even worse. ‘The situation in Delhi in not as bad as portrayed. In the country, Delhi comes 16th or 17th in cases of crime against women. Even internationally, the situation is not so bad,’ Minister of State for Home Affairs M Ramachandran told the Rajya Sabha. Asked about the 64 cases of sexual violence registered in Delhi since the gruesome 16 December case, the minister said the increase in the number of cases reported was also because women had now gained greater confidence, and were approaching the police in larger numbers. ‘Women are confident to go to a police station and file a report. That is why there is a rise in cases registered,’ Ramachandran said.
The Line 3 (Dwarka-Noida City Centre) and Line 4 (from Yamuna Bank to Vaishali) will have only six-coach trains.
Union Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunsi said, ‘On an average, 44 six-coach and 17 four-coach trains are running on Dwarka-Noida City Centre and Yamuna Bank to Vaishali (line). Delhi Metro has plans to have all trains of six-car type.’
The minister said on Line 2 (Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre) all trains are of six cars but some eight-coach trains are also plying on the route.
According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Line 1 (Dilshad Garden to Rithala) and Line 6 (Central Secretariat to Badarpur) have lower ridership than the other Metro lines and as such they have only four-coach trains.
‘On the other routes, the traffic demand does not warrant use of longer trains and hence there is no plan to increase number of coaches on the lines for the present,’ the minister added.
Answering another question on how frequently Delhi Metro is shut down, Dasmunshi said, ‘Delhi Metro is not being shut down frequently. Some Metro stations were closed... in December (2012), as per security advice from Delhi Police.’
Some Metro stations were closed as precautionary measure after the 16 December gang rape here, when protests erupted near India Gate. Delhi Metro ferries nearly two million passengers on week days and makes over 2,800 trips daily.
DELHI NOT ON TOP IN CRIME AGAINST WOMEN: MINISTER
Even as Delhi has become known as the ‘rape capital of India’, the home ministry Wednesday said the impression is not quite true – there are other cities where the situation is even worse. ‘The situation in Delhi in not as bad as portrayed. In the country, Delhi comes 16th or 17th in cases of crime against women. Even internationally, the situation is not so bad,’ Minister of State for Home Affairs M Ramachandran told the Rajya Sabha. Asked about the 64 cases of sexual violence registered in Delhi since the gruesome 16 December case, the minister said the increase in the number of cases reported was also because women had now gained greater confidence, and were approaching the police in larger numbers. ‘Women are confident to go to a police station and file a report. That is why there is a rise in cases registered,’ Ramachandran said.
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