DMRC opens Skywalk linking New Delhi railway station to metro station
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Officials claim a dedicated skywalk will be opened to the public to provide seamless connectivity between the New Delhi train station and the metro station nearby. They added on Friday that the 242-meter-long facility will also help to improve traffic flow on the Ajmeri Gate side of the railway station."The dedicated skywalk, constructed by the DMRC in collaboration with Northern Railway, for providing seamless connectivity between the Ajmeri Gate side and the adjacent New Delhi Metro stations on the Yellow Line and the Airport Express Line will be opened for passenger use from 10 AM onwards tomorrow," Delhi Metro said in a statement. The skywalk has been provided with escalators along with facilities such as CCTV surveillance cameras"The structure had to be built above a functional underground metro station just three metres below, with major traffic movement on Bhavbhuti Marg. Also, the bridge had to be connected to two pre-existing building structures at the far ends ensuring minimum inconvenience to the people, infrastructure and other buildings nearby," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said.New Delhi metro station is located on the Yellow Line of the network with an interchange station facility for the Airport Export Line.