The Urban Development ministry on Wednesday said there was no question of inquiry into implementation of Airport Express metro line at this stage as it had not received any final recommendation in the audit report. ...
05:56 PM, Mar 06, 2013
The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Tuesday began a two-day mandatory safety inspection of the high-speed Airport Metro Express Corridor. The 23-km corridor connecting the city's business centre of Connaught Place with Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport was shut down temporarily in July last year after cracks were found in the civil structure. ...
06:15 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Delhi's showcase Airport Metro Express Corridor will undergo a two-day mandatory safety inspection by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) beginning on Tuesday. ...
07:38 PM, Jan 14, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro on Saturday said it has rejected an offer by Reliance Infrastructure to quit the showcase Airport Metro Express citing financial non-viability and asserted that the corridor would soon be thrown open to public after due repairs are completed. Delhi Metro Managing Director Mangu Singh admitted that Reliance Infrastructure-led Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL) had sent a notice for terminating the Concession Agreement signed...
02:40 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: For the Delhi Metro's Airport Express line, it is the end of a dream run. India's first public-private Metro Rail partnership, the Reliance Infra-Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Airport Express has been suspended, just a year after it was started with much aplomb. Dr Sudhir Krishna, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, said, "Reliance has reported there are some defects in the structure. Repairs need to be done below...
03:06 PM, Jul 08, 2012
The Delhi Airport Express link will be suspended from Sunday because of technical snags. ...
09:54 PM, Jul 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Airport Express, which will suspend operations Saturday night after major construction defects were detected, is likely to re-start only in late August, much to the discomfort of commuters. The Airport Metro, which ferries over 15,000 people daily on the 23-km network, covers the distance between the New Delhi railway station and the Indira Gandhi International Airport in 18 minutes. "We have to stop the service...
06:45 PM, Jul 07, 2012
New Delhi: The services of the Airport Express Metro line will be suspended from Sunday onwards. Interestingly, both the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Reliance Infra have cited repair work as the prime reason for stopping the service, and not financial losses. In fact, representatives of both the DMRC and the Reliance Infra say that safety concerns was the only reason for the temporary suspension of the Airport...
02:52 PM, Jul 07, 2012
New Delhi: After getting delayed for more than three months, the baggage check-in facility at the Delhi Airport Metro Express line finally started on Friday. If you are boarding a flight from the T3 terminal of the Delhi airport you won't really have to go all the way to the airport to check in. You can simply walk up to the New Delhi or Shivaji airport metro stations, get your...
08:37 AM, Jun 11, 2011
New Delhi: After getting delayed for more than three months, the baggage check-in facility at the Delhi Airport Metro Express line finally started on Friday. If you are boarding a flight from the T3 terminal of the Delhi airport you won't really have to go all the way to the airport to check in. You can simply walk up to the New Delhi or Shivaji airport metro stations, get your...
08:37 AM, Jun 11, 2011
After missing several deadlines the Delhi Airport Metro Express line is finally open to the public. ...
09:30 PM, Feb 23, 2011
New Delhi: The Capital will join a select few cities in the world to have a high-speed link to the airport with Delhi Metro's most sensitive line likely to start commercial operations from Wednesday, finally bringing the IGI airport closer to the city. If all goes well and CISF completes its deployment process by tomorrow, the 23-km Airport Metro Express that connects the city's shopping hub of Connaught Place with...
05:30 PM, Feb 20, 2011
New Delhi: High-speed Airport Express Line was to be commissioned this week, has been delayed over the security concerns ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Trials on the entire 23-km route from New Delhi to IGI Airport were to be conducted this week. Full trial runs on the high-speed Airport Express Line was scheduled to begin this week, as Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan, on September 14, allayed apprehensions over the...
09:10 PM, Sep 22, 2010
