Travelling from New Delhi Station
to Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal – 3 is much easier and faster. Delhi
Metro has bestowed the people and visitors of Delhi with Delhi Airport Metro
Express (DAME) Train.
The much awaited addition of
Delhi Airport Metro Express to the network of Delhi Metro slashes the
travelling time from one hour to twenty minutes! Sounds good no? Operating at a
top speed of 80 km/h, the train covers 6 stations on the dedicated Orange Line.
Here are the complete insights about the
DAME.
Stations covered by Delhi Airport Metro Express
Delhi Airport Metro Express Line
has been allotted with Orange Color. There are 6 stations from New Delhi to
Dwarka Sector – 21, interlinking the IGI Airport. The six stations are as follows:
- New Delhi
- Shivaji Stadium
- Dhaula Kuan
- Delhi Aerocity
- IGI Airport
- Dwarka Sector – 21
All these stations are called as City
Airport Terminals and are equipped with modern gizmos like huge X-ray baggage
scanners, explosive detectors etc. There is a full time surveillance through
CCTV Cameras. Further, these stations are made disabled friendly to cater the
needs of the people who need a bit of extra care.
Fares of the Delhi Airport Metro Express
In order to tempt as many
passengers as possible, the fares of Delhi Airport Metro Express Train has been
modified many a times. Thus, as of now, the finalized token fares for one side
journey of the train are given below.
New Delhi
|
Shivaji Stadium
|
Dhaula Kuan
|
Delhi Aerocity
|
IGI Airport (T-3)
|
Dwarka Sector - 21
|
|
New Delhi
|
10
|
20
|
40
|
50
|
60
|
60
|
Shivaji Stadium
|
20
|
10
|
20
|
30
|
50
|
60
|
Dhaula Kuan
|
40
|
20
|
10
|
20
|
30
|
50
|
Delhi Aerocity
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
10
|
20
|
30
|
IGI Airport (T-3)
|
60
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
10
|
20
|
Dwarka Sector - 21
|
60
|
60
|
50
|
30
|
20
|
10
|
There are other categories for
fares as well. The minimum token fare for return journey is kept as low as rupees
40 and the maximum fare is rupees 110.
A 30 Trips Fare Card is also available
which allows single way regular commuters to avail a discount for 30 trips in a
month. Again the minimum fare is rupees 350 and the maximum fare is rupees
1600.
To avail 45 trips in a month, one
has to pay rupees 400 as least fare and rupees 2000 as the maximum.
Passengers can choose to use
Stored Value Card where minimum fare is rupees 9 and maximum is rupees 54.
Delhi Airport Metro Express Train Timings
The first train from Dwarka
Sector – 21 and New Delhi starts from 4:45 am. The timings for the last train
is 23:15 from Dwarka Sector – 21 and 23:40 from New Delhi.
The frequency of train during
peak hours is of 10 minutes while in case of non-peak hours it is of 15
minutes.
Note: The train runs at an interval of 15 minutes from Morning to
Evening on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.
City Check – in Facility
Another good news for passengers is
that they can conveniently do their flight check-ins at Metro Station itself. One
can also get boarding pass handy at the check-in counter. Much of the attention
is paid to securely transfer the baggage to airport and that too within time. The
check-in facility can be availed up to 8 hours prior to flight departure. However, keep in mind that the counter closes two
and a half hour before the departure of the flight.
Cloak Room
A Cloak Room facility is also
started keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers. This services can be
benefited at New Delhi Station. The fares for small, medium and large baggage
are rupees 50, 75 and 100 respectively.
Trolley Services
Passengers can use free luggage
trolleys at all the stations of the Orange Line. A porter can also be hired at
a fees of 50 rupees per porter.
Extension of Delhi Airport Metro Express Line
It is proposed to extend the
current Delhi Airport Metro Express Line to Dwarka Sector – 25.
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