New Delhi:: Transiting between the various terminals of IGI Airport, the world’s 12th busiest hub, will become a
breeze in a few years’ time, with the airport operator finalising the route of an “air train” connecting the terminals as
well as Aerocity, the hotel centre.
The train will have four stations, including one at the cargo terminal, which are also expected to provide seamless seamless connectivity with Metro lines. Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd is currently working on financing the “automated people mover” (APM) project, expected to cost Rs 2,000-2,500 crore.
DIAL did not give a date for the project’s completion but it is likely to be ready in three to four years. This fits in with the timeline given for other ongoing and future phase-wise expansion projects of IGIA. DIAL had first announced the air train project in 2016 and had said it would be in place by 2020. The project was deferred due to the hugely delayed expansion of IGIA.
The current annual passenger handling capacity of T1, T2 and T3 is 2 crore, 1.2 crore and 3.4 crore, respectively. With T1’s capacity of 2 crore on one end and T2 and T3’s combined capacity of 3.6 crore on the other, lakhs of transit travellers even at present rush between these terminal on busy roads. DIAL says the expansion of T1 and T3, along with the fourth runway and elevated taxi track, will be complete by mid-2022. Once this happens, there will be greater transit passenger flow between T1 and T3/2.
27/03/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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The train will have four stations, including one at the cargo terminal, which are also expected to provide seamless seamless connectivity with Metro lines. Delhi International Airport Pvt Ltd is currently working on financing the “automated people mover” (APM) project, expected to cost Rs 2,000-2,500 crore.
DIAL did not give a date for the project’s completion but it is likely to be ready in three to four years. This fits in with the timeline given for other ongoing and future phase-wise expansion projects of IGIA. DIAL had first announced the air train project in 2016 and had said it would be in place by 2020. The project was deferred due to the hugely delayed expansion of IGIA.
The current annual passenger handling capacity of T1, T2 and T3 is 2 crore, 1.2 crore and 3.4 crore, respectively. With T1’s capacity of 2 crore on one end and T2 and T3’s combined capacity of 3.6 crore on the other, lakhs of transit travellers even at present rush between these terminal on busy roads. DIAL says the expansion of T1 and T3, along with the fourth runway and elevated taxi track, will be complete by mid-2022. Once this happens, there will be greater transit passenger flow between T1 and T3/2.
27/03/19 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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