Gurgaon will soon get its own Airport Metro line

Gurgaon: After Delhi, Gurgaon could be the next city in India to get a high-speed Metro connectivity to the international airport. The Express Metro will run between IFFCO Chowk and the integrated domestic and international airport in the Capital.
DMRC spokesman Anuj Dayal said that a feasibility study and preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) for this project is underway. "The tentative alignment has already been worked out. The DPR and feasibility study is likely to get completed in next five months. After DPR, things will be clear whether the stretch will be elevated or underground," he added.
The Haryana government had put forward the proposal for the airport Metro connectivity considering the huge traffic flow to the airport. In 2006, DMRC chief E Sreedharan had told industry leaders in Gurgaon that there is a potential for an express Metro link in the future. The proposed corridor will be in the lines of CP-IGI high-speed Metro link. Trains could run at a speed of 130 kmph on this stretch.
07/10/10 Dipak Kumar Dash/Times of India

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Categories: airports Oct 2010