In the last hearing on October 10, DMRC told the High Court that if Delhi Metro were to raise loans to pay the arbitration award to DAMEPL, it would fall into a 'debt trap'
The last metro train service on all DMRC corridors will start at 10 PM from terminal stations on account of the Diwali festival, officials said on Friday. The routine time for that on regular days is 11 PM. "On account of the Diwali festival, the last metro train service on October 24 (Monday), will start at 10 (2200 Hrs) from terminal stations of all metro lines," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said in a statement. Metro train services will run as usual for rest of the day on Diwali from routine commencement timings on all the lines, it said.
Estimated to cost Rs 24,000 crore, the phase looks to connect several gaps in the city's transport infrastructure
With an aim to facilitate the spectators during the third ODI between India and South Africa scheduled for today, the DMRC has revised the timings of the Metro trains
The court has now given the Delhi Metro two weeks to work out the modalities for payment of the arbitration award to DAMEPL. The case will now be heard on October 31.
Delhi Metro will perform extra train trips by extending its last timing by about 30 to 45 minutes on all lines, barring the Airport Express line, to facilitate spectators reach the Ferozshah Kotla Ground for a ODI match on Tuesday. The stadium is adjacent to Delhi Gate and ITO metro stations on the Violet line that connects Kashmere Gate and Raja Nahar Singh stations. "To facilitate spectators during the one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and South Africa on October 11, the Delhi Metro has made minor changes in its last train timings on all lines (except Airport Express Line)," the DMRC said in a statement. "In anticipation of the sudden rush expected at these nearby metro stations after the match is over, the Delhi Metro will be performing extra train trips (around 48) by extending its last train timings by about 30-45 minutes on all lines," the statement said. It will enable spectators to reach their destinations smoothly by using the Metro, it added.
The Delhi High Court granted time till October 31 to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to formulate a plan for the payment of the arbitral award amount to the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd
The DMRC has sought a sum of Rs 3,500 crore from the Government of India in the form of grant/equity interest free subordinate debt to comply with High Court directions in the DAMEPL case
Services have been affected on the Delhi Metro's Blue line on Wednesday due to a technical snag, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials said. "Blue Line Update: Delay in services from Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida Electronic City/Vaishali. Normal service on all other lines," the DMRC tweeted around 7.15 am to alert commuters. The metro services on the line have been affected due to a technical glitch, sources at DMRC said. The Blue line of the Delhi Metro connects Dwarka Sector 21 in Delhi with Noida Electronic City, and also branches off to Vaishali from Yamuna Bank station.
Delhi Metro operations on the Blue Line will be curtailed during the first half on October 2 due to planned maintenance work on a section of the corridor, officials said on Friday. The busy line connects Dwarka Sector 21 in Delhi with Noida Electronic City, and also branches off to Vaishali from Yamuna Bank station. "To undertake the scheduled track maintenance work between Yamuna Bank and Akshardham section on the Blue Line i.e. Line-3/4 (Dwarka Sec-21 to Noida Electronic City (NEC)/Vaishali), train services on the morning of 2nd October 2022 (Sunday) will be regulated," the DMRC said in a statement. There will not be any direct train service from Noida Electronic City station to Dwarka or Dwarka Sec-21 stations from the start of revenue services till 2 PM, officials said. "During this period, train services from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka/Dwarka Sec-21 will be operated in two loops -- regular services from Dwarka Sec-21 to Yamuna Bank stations in one loop, and from Yamuna Ba
The Delhi High Court has granted four weeks to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to make the outstanding payment of an arbitral award passed in favour of the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL). The court said it will be "constrained" to call for appearance of the DMRC managing director if the transporter failed to comply. "I deem it appropriate to direct that the balance payment in terms of the award shall be made within a period of four weeks. It is made clear that if the amount is not paid within four weeks, the court shall be constrained to call the appearance of the managing director of the DMRC before this court," Justice V Kameswar Rao said. The court listed the matter for further hearing on October 10. The DAMEPL moved the high court stating that the DMRC paid it only Rs 166.44 crore on March 14 and sought directions for balance payment of Rs 4,427.41 crore. It said interest will apply till the date of actual payment by the DMRC. The court was informed that
Soon after a few minutes, another update was shared by DMRC on Twitter that the service has been resumed normally
DMRC chief Vikas Kumar hoisted the tricolour at the site of INA metro station in presence of the general public, passengers and other senior officials and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Along with the restrictions imposed by DMRC, Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday also issued an advisory related to the routes that will remain close on Independence Day
The main objective of the survey is to collect feedback from the commuters on various components of metro services and facilities, said officials.
"The cable theft has resulted in track circuit drop (signalling issue) in this section restricting the trains to move in manual mode with limited speed of up to 25 KMPH only," the DMRC said in a tweet
Services on a section of the Delhi Metro's Blue Line were delayed on Tuesday due to some technical issues, officials said
DMRC is working on the Patna Metro project, which is aimed at decongesting the city using a mass rapid transit network for the first time.
The decision has also been taken as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is finding running of its feeder buses "less viable" due to "under utilisation", they said.
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