To ensure smooth movement of commuters at the new interchange stations on Magenta Line, the Delhi Metro has installed 16 additional Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) gates.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said on Sunday that the 10 extra AFC gates were added at Hauz Khas station and six at Janakpuri West station. The Hauz Khas station now has 22 AFC gates to enter the Magenta Line. The station already had seven AFC gates for the Yellow Line.
DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal said three more trains have been added on the Red Line and Blue Line, increasing the total number of trains to 29 and 64 respectively. Similarly, the total number of trains have increased to 55 from 54 on the Yellow Line, he said.
Mr. Dayal said the frequency of trains between Qutab Minar-HUDA City Centre stations has increase from 4.11 minutes to 2.47 minutes. The frequency of trains on the Red Line has increased from 3.20 minutes to 3.06 minutes, and on the Blue line, it has increased from 2.46 minutes to 2.40 minutes.
Total train trips have increased from 3,650 to 3,735 across the network, including the fully operational Magenta Line.
The entire Magenta Line (37.46 km) spans from Botanical Garden to Janakpuri West stations. The 12.64 km Botanical Garden-Kalakaji Mandir corridor was inaugurated on last December 25.