New Delhi: In view of the increase in
passenger load, the Delhi Metro will add two more coaches per
train, which currently has four.
"We will increase the number of coaches to six probably
by the middle of next year as the number of commuters using
the mass transport system has gone up drastically over the
years," Metro spokesperson Anuj Dayal said.
While the daily ridership was over five lakh in 2007, it
has increased to over 8.5 lakhs per day in 2009. "We expect
the passenger load to increase to 25 lakh per day by 2011," he
said.
When asked whether there is any move to increase the
fare, the spokesperson said, "A committee has been appointed
by the government to look into the matter. But we have not yet
received the report and as such we have no information of the
same."
New hi-tech coaches are being introduced in all the three
lines, however, there is a delay in getting such coaches, he
said.
DMRC has started repaying the loan taken from the Japan
Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) for construction of
the first phase, which cost around Rs 10,571 crore, Dayal
added.
Bureau Report
