Airport Express (Delhi Metro)
Encyclopedia
The Delhi Airport Metro Express (DAME) is a Delhi Metro
line from New Delhi Metro Station to Dwarka Sector 21
, linking the Indira Gandhi International Airport
. The line, also known as the Orange line is operated by the Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Limited (DAMEL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, the concessionaire of the line, and opened on February 23, 2011 at 2p.m. after missing four previously set deadlines. It was built at a cost of Rs 57 अरब (billion), of which Reliance Infra paid Rs 28.85 billion (U$580m), Reliance Infra will also pay fees on a Revenue-share model
The total length of the line is 22.7 km of which 15.7 km of the route is underground and 7 km is elevated from Buddha Jayanti Park and Mahipalpur. The trains travel at up to 135 km/h, instead of up to 80 km/h on the rest of the metro. Travel time is 18 mins from New Delhi to the Airport T3.
-CAF
consortium. However, DMRC paid for half of the construction cost and executed tunneling and civil works.
Originally scheduled to open by August 31, 2010, well in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
, the line finally opened on February 23, 2011 at 2 PM after missing four previously set deadlines. The DMRC fined Reliance Infra Rs 37.5 lakh every day from 31 September, and Rs 75 lakh every day from 31 October for repeatedly missing the deadlines. The Aerocity and Dhaula Kuan stations opened on 15 August 2011.
The elevated section of the Airport Express Line has been built over eight busy roads which carry a heavy volume of traffic, including the Ring Road, National Highway 8, Ridge Road and Sardar Patel Marg.
. There are also passes available for 10 and 60 trips costing and respectively for travelling from Dwarka-21 to Shivaji Stadium Station (Connaught Place); or New Delhi station to IGI Airport. This keeps the per trip cost at and respectively and are valid for one calendar month. There are other such passes available for different origin destination combinations. Stored Value cards are also on offer which will give 5% discount on all the trips.
cameras which relays live images to the station control room, security control room and operations control centre. The security of the airport line is handled by Central Industrial Security Force who also handles the safety of all the stations of DMRC.
All the stations are disabled friendly so that people on wheelchairs can access them with facilities such as stations with ramps having a mild slope leading to elevators, the elevators are specially designed for the convenience of physically challenged people and capable of carrying stretchers, help call points are located at various points of stations and trains so that in case of any emergency, a disabled person can seek help by just pressing the call buttons. The elevators can be used by visually impaired persons with the elevator buttons having Braille letters.
in Gurgaon
. The 10km link will have a 1.5km long underground section, while the rest will be elevated.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/igi-metro-to-touch-gurgaon-at-iffco-chowk/880225/0
Commuters will be able to travel between Gurgaon and Shivaji Stadium in 30 minutes.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/igi-metro-to-touch-gurgaon-at-iffco-chowk/880225/0
New Stations:http://www.indianexpress.com/news/igi-metro-to-touch-gurgaon-at-iffco-chowk/880225/0
but could not manage to meet the deadline. Alcatel
is supplying the communications systems. Indra Sistemas is providing the ticket machines. Faiveley is providing the platform screen doors. BLUESTAR / Honeywell is the Control & Automation Provider for Station Management System (SMS).Bluestar is the main BEMS system provider.
The line will be the first line in the country to be mapped on Geographic Information System
to enhance safety, maintenance and traffic regulation and will help in mobilising emergency services in case of an accident.
were imported. CAF holds 5% equity in the DAME project, Reliance Infrastructure holds the remaining 95%. The trains on this line are entirely different from the existing ones and have in-built noise reduction features for a noise-free ride with padded fabric seats. The coaches are equipped with LCD screens for entertainment of the passengers and also provide flight information for convenience of air travellers. The trains are fitted with an event recorder which can withstand high levels of temperature and impact and the wheels have flange lubrication system for less noise and better riding comfort.
The 7 km elevated section from Buddha Jayanti Park to Mahipalpur has been built with 25m long girders for the first time in India. The 504 girders weigh 120 tons each and are being cast in Mahipalpur and transported on 35m long trailers with 64 tyres.
Passsengers flying with Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines which use T3 terminal as base of operations can now check in at the New Delhi Metro Station. Check can be done anytime before 6 hours to 2 and half hours before departure time.
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. It is one of the largest metro networks in the world. The network consists of six lines with a total length of with 142 stations of which 35 are underground...
line from New Delhi Metro Station to Dwarka Sector 21
Dwarka Sector 21 (Delhi Metro)
The Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. This station was built as an extension together with Dwarka Sector 8 in order to serve Dwarka residents better and provide interchange with the Delhi Airport Express. The station was inaugragated on October 30, 2010...
, linking the Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in...
. The line, also known as the Orange line is operated by the Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Limited (DAMEL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, the concessionaire of the line, and opened on February 23, 2011 at 2p.m. after missing four previously set deadlines. It was built at a cost of Rs 57 अरब (billion), of which Reliance Infra paid Rs 28.85 billion (U$580m), Reliance Infra will also pay fees on a Revenue-share model
The total length of the line is 22.7 km of which 15.7 km of the route is underground and 7 km is elevated from Buddha Jayanti Park and Mahipalpur. The trains travel at up to 135 km/h, instead of up to 80 km/h on the rest of the metro. Travel time is 18 mins from New Delhi to the Airport T3.
History
The first tenders for line construction were awarded in September 2007. On Jan 23, 2008, the DMRC awarded a 30 year build-operate-transfer PPP contract to the Reliance EnergyReliance Energy
Reliance Infrastructure, formerly known as Reliance Energy and prior to that as Bombay Suburban Electric Supply , Its India's largest private sector enterprise in power utility and its a company under the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group banner, one of India's largest conglomerates. The...
-CAF
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles is a rail equipment manufacturer based in Beasain in the Basque Country, Spain. Equipment manufactured by CAF includes light rail vehicles, rapid transit trains, railroad cars and locomotives, as well as variable gauge axles that can be fitted on any...
consortium. However, DMRC paid for half of the construction cost and executed tunneling and civil works.
Originally scheduled to open by August 31, 2010, well in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
, the line finally opened on February 23, 2011 at 2 PM after missing four previously set deadlines. The DMRC fined Reliance Infra Rs 37.5 lakh every day from 31 September, and Rs 75 lakh every day from 31 October for repeatedly missing the deadlines. The Aerocity and Dhaula Kuan stations opened on 15 August 2011.
Operations
While planned to run trains 24 hours a day with a frequency of 10 minutes, train services used to operate every 20 minutes from 6 AM to 10 PM only. However, from the 10th of April, 2011, its operating timings have changed to be from 5 AM to 11 PM. The frequency for peak hours 7 AM to 11 AM has been increased to 15 minutes.The elevated section of the Airport Express Line has been built over eight busy roads which carry a heavy volume of traffic, including the Ring Road, National Highway 8, Ridge Road and Sardar Patel Marg.
Fare
The fare for commuting has been fixed at for travel from New Delhi station to IGI Airport and for commuting from New Delhi to Dwarka Sector 21Dwarka Sector 21 (Delhi Metro)
The Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. This station was built as an extension together with Dwarka Sector 8 in order to serve Dwarka residents better and provide interchange with the Delhi Airport Express. The station was inaugragated on October 30, 2010...
. There are also passes available for 10 and 60 trips costing and respectively for travelling from Dwarka-21 to Shivaji Stadium Station (Connaught Place); or New Delhi station to IGI Airport. This keeps the per trip cost at and respectively and are valid for one calendar month. There are other such passes available for different origin destination combinations. Stored Value cards are also on offer which will give 5% discount on all the trips.
Stations
All the six metro stations on the line are known as City Airport Terminals (CATs). They are fitted with state-of-the-art gadgets like explosive detectors, large x-ray baggage scanners, under vehicle scanners, quick reaction teams and dog squads to ensure full security of commuters and baggage alike. The stations have full height platform screen doors to prevent untoward incidents and better air conditioning. All the stations are secured with a network of CCTVClosed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors....
cameras which relays live images to the station control room, security control room and operations control centre. The security of the airport line is handled by Central Industrial Security Force who also handles the safety of all the stations of DMRC.
All the stations are disabled friendly so that people on wheelchairs can access them with facilities such as stations with ramps having a mild slope leading to elevators, the elevators are specially designed for the convenience of physically challenged people and capable of carrying stretchers, help call points are located at various points of stations and trains so that in case of any emergency, a disabled person can seek help by just pressing the call buttons. The elevators can be used by visually impaired persons with the elevator buttons having Braille letters.
| Orange Line | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Opening | Connections | Layout | |
| English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... |
||||
| 1 | New Delhi station | नई दिल्ली स्टेशन | February 23, 2011 | New Delhi Railway Station New Delhi Railway Station The New Delhi Railway Station , station code NDLS, situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. New Delhi railway station is the second busiest and one of the largest in India. It handles over 300 trains each day with 16 platforms and about 360,000 passengers... - Indian Railways Indian Railways Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India.... and Yellow Line |
Underground |
| 2 | Shivaji Stadium Shivaji Stadium (Delhi Metro) The Shivaji Stadium Metro Station is located on the Delhi Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro. The station opened on February 23, 2011.... |
शिवाजी स्टेडियम | February 23, 2011 | None | Underground |
| 3 | Dhaula Kuan Dhaula Kuan (Delhi Metro) The Dhaula Kuan Metro Station is located on the Delhi Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro. This station will be the only elevated one along the Airport Express Line and will feature check-in facilities... |
धौला कुआँ | August 15, 2011 | None | Elevated |
| 4 | Delhi Aerocity Delhi Aerocity (Delhi Metro) The Delhi Aerocity Metro Station is located on the Delhi Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro. This station is located near the NH-8 highway. While the Airport Express Line was opened on February 23, 2011, this station wasn't opened to the public until Independence Day, Monday August 15, 2011... |
दिल्ली एरोसिटी | August 15, 2011 | None | Underground |
| 5 | Airport Airport (Delhi Metro) The Airport Metro Station is located on the Delhi Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro. This station is linked to the Indira Gandhi International Airport terminal 3. The station was inaugurated on February 23, 2011 after numerous delays.... |
इन्दिरा गाँधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा |
February 23, 2011 | Delhi Airport Terminal 3 Terminal 3 "Terminal 3" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in English by Linda Martin.The song was written and composed by previous Contest winner Johnny Logan, who had won for Ireland in the 1980 Contest and would later go on to win the 1987 Contest as a performer before... |
Underground |
| 6 | Dwarka Sector 21 Dwarka Sector 21 (Delhi Metro) The Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. This station was built as an extension together with Dwarka Sector 8 in order to serve Dwarka residents better and provide interchange with the Delhi Airport Express. The station was inaugragated on October 30, 2010... |
द्वारका सैक्टर २१ | February 23, 2011 | Blue Line | Underground |
| 7 | Palam Vihar | इन्दिरा गाँधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा |
Future Date | None | Elevated |
| 8 | Maruti Udyog Maruti Udyog Maruti Suzuki India Limited is a subsidiary company of Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki. The company offers a complete range of cars from entry level Maruti 800 and Alto, to hatchback Ritz, A-Star, Swift, Wagon-R, Estillo and sedans DZire, SX4, in the 'C' segment Maruti Eeco ... |
इन्दिरा गाँधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा |
Future Date | None | Elevated |
| 9 | IFFCO Chowk IFFCO Chowk (Delhi Metro) The IFFCO Chowk Metro Station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.The station is located near the headquarters of IFFCO, PowerGrid Corporation of India and RITES Limited. It is also in the vicinity of Essel Towers and Westin Hotel, Gurgaon.... |
इन्दिरा गाँधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा |
Future Date | Yellow Line | Elevated |
Expansion Plans
The line is planned to be extended beyond Dwarka Sector 21 to IFFCO ChowkIFFCO Chowk (Delhi Metro)
The IFFCO Chowk Metro Station is located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.The station is located near the headquarters of IFFCO, PowerGrid Corporation of India and RITES Limited. It is also in the vicinity of Essel Towers and Westin Hotel, Gurgaon....
in Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
. The 10km link will have a 1.5km long underground section, while the rest will be elevated.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/igi-metro-to-touch-gurgaon-at-iffco-chowk/880225/0
Commuters will be able to travel between Gurgaon and Shivaji Stadium in 30 minutes.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/igi-metro-to-touch-gurgaon-at-iffco-chowk/880225/0
New Stations:http://www.indianexpress.com/news/igi-metro-to-touch-gurgaon-at-iffco-chowk/880225/0
- Palam Vihar
- Maruti Udyog
- IFFCO Chowk
Infrastructure
Siemens Mobility is providing Signalling, Power Transmission, Baggage Handling System enabling passenger to check-in with baggage at the New Delhi Railway Station and Shivaji Stadium, with check -in 1200 passenger per hour capacity. The €34 million was expected to be completed by 2010 in time for the Commonwealth gamesCommonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
but could not manage to meet the deadline. Alcatel
Alcatel
Alcatel Mobile Phones is a brand of mobile handsets. It was established in 2004 as a joint venture between Alcatel-Lucent of France and TCL Communication of China....
is supplying the communications systems. Indra Sistemas is providing the ticket machines. Faiveley is providing the platform screen doors. BLUESTAR / Honeywell is the Control & Automation Provider for Station Management System (SMS).Bluestar is the main BEMS system provider.
The line will be the first line in the country to be mapped on Geographic Information System
Geographic Information System
A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data...
to enhance safety, maintenance and traffic regulation and will help in mobilising emergency services in case of an accident.
Rolling stock
Eight 6-car trains supplied by CAF Beasain of SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
were imported. CAF holds 5% equity in the DAME project, Reliance Infrastructure holds the remaining 95%. The trains on this line are entirely different from the existing ones and have in-built noise reduction features for a noise-free ride with padded fabric seats. The coaches are equipped with LCD screens for entertainment of the passengers and also provide flight information for convenience of air travellers. The trains are fitted with an event recorder which can withstand high levels of temperature and impact and the wheels have flange lubrication system for less noise and better riding comfort.
Tracks
To ensure safety the tracks are fitted with RHEDA-2000 signalling technology, which theoretically allows trains to travel at up to 350 km/h (nearly three times the actual maximum speed of current trains). The entire 22.7 km route is ballast-less track, which costs 40–50% more than normal train tracks, but does not take longer to lay than traditional tracks. The rails rest on rubber pads on the concrete sleepers.The 7 km elevated section from Buddha Jayanti Park to Mahipalpur has been built with 25m long girders for the first time in India. The 504 girders weigh 120 tons each and are being cast in Mahipalpur and transported on 35m long trailers with 64 tyres.
Check-in Facility
The line has the first check in facility outside an airport in South Asia.Passsengers flying with Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines which use T3 terminal as base of operations can now check in at the New Delhi Metro Station. Check can be done anytime before 6 hours to 2 and half hours before departure time.