Delhi Metro services on Independence Day: From train timings to parking details, here’s all you need to know
DMRC services on Independence Day: Delhi Metro will run as per normal schedule on 15 August across the entire network.
Delhi Metro services on Independence Day: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will run as per normal schedule today i.e. on 15 August across the entire network. To facilitate passengers to attend the Independence Day ceremony today, Delhi Metro train services on all Lines will start from 5am from all terminal stations. After 6 am, the trains will run trains as per normal timetable.
Citing security reasons, DMRC further stated that parking facilities will not be available at stations from 6 am on 14 August to 2 pm on 15 August.
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In a tweet on X, DMRC wrote, “To facilitate passengers to attend the Independence Day ceremony on 15th August 2023 (Tuesday), Delhi Metro train services on all Lines will start from 5AM from all terminal stations. The trains will run with a frequency of 30 minutes on all the Lines till 6AM.”
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“Parking facilities will NOT BE AVAILABLE at stations from 6AM on 14/08/2023 till 2PM on 15/08/2023 in view of security measures adopted on the occasion. However, train services will continue per normal schedule,” it said in a tweet on X.
The Delhi Traffic police also have issued an advisory in view of Independence Day Celebrations on August 15. The traffic police have advised commuters to take alternate routes at the mentioned timings.
According to the advisory, all following roads will be closed for traffic from 4 am to 11 am on 15 August. The eights roads to avoid are Netaji Subhash Marg from Delhi Gate to Chatta Rail, Lothian Road from GPO Delhi to Chatta Rail, S.P. Mukherjee Marg from H.C. Sen Mark to Yamuna Bazar Chowk, Nishad Raj Marg from Ring Road to Netaji Subhash Marg, Esplanade Road and its Link Road to Netaji Subhash Marg, Ring Road from Rajghat to ISBT, Outer Ring Road from ISBT to IP Flyover. As per the traffic police, only labeled vehicles will be permitted to use the roads.
Moreover, the vehicles which do not have parking labels for Independence Day celebration may avoid C-Hexagon India Gate, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, Sikandra Road, W Point, A point Tilak Marg, Mathura Road, BSZ Marg, Subash Marg, J.L Nehru Marg, Ring Road between Nizamuddin Khatta and ISBT Kashmere Gate, Outer Ring Road from Nizamuddin Khatta and ISBT Kashmere Gate via Salimgarh bypass, the advisory states.
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First Published:12 Aug 2023, 02:51 PM IST
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