Current speed is 50 kmph; may be increased soon
after inspection of line
The speed of trains on the Delhi Airport Metro Express corridor may be
increased in a day or two after inspections by the Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation. “A DMRC team has been inspecting the corridor for the past two
days,” said a senior DMRC official, adding that the exterior of the corridor
was inspected on Monday and found to be satisfactory.
The underground portion of the Airport Line was expected to be inspected
on Monday night after the end of services for the day, said sources. “If found
to be satisfactory, the speed may be increased as early as Tuesday or the day
after.”
Ten days ago, the Airport Line received the mandatory green signal from
the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety and operations resumed on January 22 with
trains operating at a speed of 50 kmph. The DMRC had, however, applied to run
trains at a speed of 80 kmph.
The Airport Metro corridor was shut down in July last year after the
private concessionaire Reliance-Infra detected “technical faults” on “civil
structures”.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/airport-express-may-run-faster/article4355809.ece
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