FOB linking Pink and Airport lines opens
TNN | Feb 10, 2019, 01:18 IST
The FOB has 22 travelators, 11 on each side, with a landing space of about 15 metres between them.NEW DELHI: The capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport came closer to west and east Delhi on Saturday thanks to a 1.2km foot overbridge (FOB) with travelators connecting the Airport Express Line’s Dhaula Kuan station to the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus station of Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar). The FOB was opened to public on Saturday.
The South Campus station became operational in March 2018, but the work on the connecting FOB got delayed due to engineering and traffic challenges.
Though the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus station on Pink Line is about a kilometre away from the Dhaula Kuan station of Airport Express Line, commuters travelling with luggage found the trek arduous. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) managing director Mangu Singh had first suggested that a FOB with travelators be built to connect the two stations.
The FOB connects the platforms of the Durga Bai Deshmukh South Campus Metro station with the concourse level of Dhaula Kuan station. “It will be a crucial link for the passengers of the Pink Line and the Airport Express Line. Passengers travelling to and from the Terminal-3 of IGI can interchange trains with its help,” a DMRC spokesperson said. “DMRC could not have constructed a station closer to the Dhaula Kuan Metro station because of the complex geographical challenges.”
The FOB has 22 travelators, 11 on each side, with a landing space of about 15 metres between them. The width is about 6.1 metres. It is semi-covered by a curved roof on top and aluminium louvre on the sides with glass railings. “It is equipped with safety and security features like CCTV cameras, lighting and PA system etc. The cameras are installed at strategic locations and will be monitored round the clock to ensure security,” the spokesperson said.
DMRC said that construction of the FOB was a major engineering challenge, due to the presence of multiple high tension power lines at almost all pillar locations. “Manual breaking of hard rock around the 220KV high tension line to erect pillars was also time consuming, and required meticulous planning and monitoring,” the spokesperson said.
The South Campus station became operational in March 2018, but the work on the connecting FOB got delayed due to engineering and traffic challenges.
Though the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus station on Pink Line is about a kilometre away from the Dhaula Kuan station of Airport Express Line, commuters travelling with luggage found the trek arduous. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) managing director Mangu Singh had first suggested that a FOB with travelators be built to connect the two stations.
The FOB connects the platforms of the Durga Bai Deshmukh South Campus Metro station with the concourse level of Dhaula Kuan station. “It will be a crucial link for the passengers of the Pink Line and the Airport Express Line. Passengers travelling to and from the Terminal-3 of IGI can interchange trains with its help,” a DMRC spokesperson said. “DMRC could not have constructed a station closer to the Dhaula Kuan Metro station because of the complex geographical challenges.”
The FOB has 22 travelators, 11 on each side, with a landing space of about 15 metres between them. The width is about 6.1 metres. It is semi-covered by a curved roof on top and aluminium louvre on the sides with glass railings. “It is equipped with safety and security features like CCTV cameras, lighting and PA system etc. The cameras are installed at strategic locations and will be monitored round the clock to ensure security,” the spokesperson said.
DMRC said that construction of the FOB was a major engineering challenge, due to the presence of multiple high tension power lines at almost all pillar locations. “Manual breaking of hard rock around the 220KV high tension line to erect pillars was also time consuming, and required meticulous planning and monitoring,” the spokesperson said.
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