1 July 2013

Delhi Metro To Take Over Operations Of The Airport Express Link From 1st July 2013

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to take over the operations of the Airport Express Link from midnight later tonight. Accordingly, the services of the 22.7 km long corridor will commence as usual at 5.15 AM tomorrow morning under DMRC`s supervision.

An Operations and Maintenance team of 100 officials has already been created to handle the operations of the line. A seven member strong core committee of senior officials has also been formed to handle extreme emergency situations.

The concessionaire, Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) had communicated on 27th June that they will not be able to run the services after the business hours of 30th June, 2013, that is today.

DMRC is committed towards providing the best possible services to the commuters of the line. With this objective, the management has decided to invite feedback and suggestions from the commuters so that the services can be further improved.

Accordingly, two ‘feedback cum suggestion counters’ will be opened at the Shivaji Stadium and Dwarka Sector 21 stations from 7.30 AM onwards tomorrow. Commuters will also be able to post their feedback and suggestions on Delhi Metro’s website - www.delhimetrorail.com.

Based on the feedback received from the commuters, efforts will be made to further improve the services on the line and make it more commuter friendly.