Number of six-coach trains rise on Violet Line

Altogether 16 four-coach trains have been converted into six-coach ones on the Violet Line to cope with the rise in passenger rush since the launch of the Badarpur extension that took Delhi Metro services to the satellite township of Faridabad.

With the coach conversions, 32 of the 41 trains plying on this corridor connecting Faridabad’s Escorts Mujesar station with ITO in the heart of Delhi will have six coaches.

Authorities in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said infrastructure at the Faridabad stations is “adequately capable” of handling the passenger rush.

The 14 km-long elevated section that connects Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar was launched by PM Narendra Modi in September last year.

A Delhi Metro official said there were 19 four-coach trains and 16 six-coach trains before the launch of Badarpur extension. At present, there are 32 six-coach and four four-coach trains.

“In the month of February, the average ridership of the Badarpur Escorts Mujesar section was 49,481. Escorts Mujesar is the busiest station on the section with over 12,000 passengers,” the official said.

The additional coaches are able to carry 600 more passengers per train trip as a four-coach train has a carrying capacity ranging from 1,200 to 1,500 passengers.

On the other hand, a six-coach train is able to carry 1,800 to 2,100 passengers per train trip.

The nine stations that fall on the extension are Sarai, NHPC Chowk, Mewala Maharajpur, Sector 28, Badkal Mor, Old Faridabad, Neelam Chowk Arjonda, Bata Chowk and Escorts Mujesar.