Delhi: Two years after Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) took over operations of the Airport Express Line from the concessionaire, Reliance Infra and CAF, the 22.7 km corridor has seen an operational turnaround, suggests an internal study. The study, which has analysed the high-speed line from the beginning of its operations on February 23, 2011, to its current performance, has found that the operating ratio (total working expenses to earning) of the metro corridor has come down from 2.7 to 1.08 despite a 66.6 per cent slash in fares.
The changes in the running of the Airport Express Line were discussed at a recent board meeting of the Delhi Metro. Officials informed the urban development ministry about the measures taken to revive the line. Apart from efforts to rebuild the “credibility” of the line by stabilising services, Delhi Metro slashed fares from Rs 180 to Rs 60, worked on better facilitation for commuters travelling between the Indira Gandhi International Airport and New Delhi railway station, optimised cost of operations and focused on property development, said sources. -
Officials said the ridership was 10,000 passengers a day, before the DMRC took over the line in July 2013. The ridership touched 32,000 passengers on October 29. “Over the past few months, the average ridership has been 27,000 commuters per day, almost 66.98 per cent increase over the past one year,” said Sharat Sharma, director (operations), DMRC.
01/11/15 Sewta Dutta/Indian Express
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The changes in the running of the Airport Express Line were discussed at a recent board meeting of the Delhi Metro. Officials informed the urban development ministry about the measures taken to revive the line. Apart from efforts to rebuild the “credibility” of the line by stabilising services, Delhi Metro slashed fares from Rs 180 to Rs 60, worked on better facilitation for commuters travelling between the Indira Gandhi International Airport and New Delhi railway station, optimised cost of operations and focused on property development, said sources. -
Officials said the ridership was 10,000 passengers a day, before the DMRC took over the line in July 2013. The ridership touched 32,000 passengers on October 29. “Over the past few months, the average ridership has been 27,000 commuters per day, almost 66.98 per cent increase over the past one year,” said Sharat Sharma, director (operations), DMRC.
01/11/15 Sewta Dutta/Indian Express
