Travelling by Delhi Metro on Diwali? Check DMRC's new timings before heading out
NEW DELHI: Planning to travel by Delhi Metro on Diwali? The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ( DMRC ) has announced changes to train timings for Sunday, with services starting an hour earlier on three lines and the last train departing an hour earlier across all lines.
The changes come as Delhi-NCR prepares for Diwali amid worsening air quality, with the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoking Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the region.
Here is what commuters and residents need to know ahead of the festival.
Delhi Metro timings on DiwaliMetro services on the Pink, Magenta and Grey lines, which normally begin at 7am on Sundays, will start an hour earlier at 6am from their respective terminal stations on Diwali.
The early services will be available on:
GRAP-3 invoked across Delhi-NCR ahead of DiwaliThe CAQM on Friday invoked Stage 3 measures under GRAP across Delhi-NCR as a precautionary step amid worsening air quality ahead of Diwali.
Under GRAP-3, dust-generating and air-pollution-causing construction and demolition activities are restricted across the National Capital Region.
The Delhi and NCR state governments have also been asked to decide whether public, municipal and private offices should operate at 50% strength, with the remaining employees working from home.
The move followed forecasts that Delhi's air quality could deteriorate further. In its daily bulletin, IITM-Pune said air quality was likely to remain in the 'very poor' category on Friday and slip into the 'severe' category from Saturday to Monday.
The outlook for the following six days was for air quality to fluctuate between the 'severe' and 'very poor' categories.
How bad is Delhi's air qualityDelhi's average AQI stood at 389 in the 'very poor' category at 8am on Friday, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. Several monitoring stations, however, recorded pollution levels in the 'severe' category.
IIT Delhi and Rohini reported an AQI of 474 each, followed by Punjabi Bagh at 465, RK Puram at 443, ITO at 422, Firoz Shah Road at 420 and India Gate at 403.
Other locations also recorded high pollution levels. The AQI was 359 at both Anand Vihar and Akshardham, 385 at IGI Airport Terminal 3, 393 at Aya Nagar and 391 at Chandni Chowk.
Municipal authorities deployed truck-mounted water sprinklers around India Gate as part of dust-control measures.
On Thursday, Delhi's AQI stood at 382 in the 'very poor' category at 4pm, according to the CAQM.
(With agency inputs)
The changes come as Delhi-NCR prepares for Diwali amid worsening air quality, with the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoking Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the region.
Here is what commuters and residents need to know ahead of the festival.
Delhi Metro timings on DiwaliMetro services on the Pink, Magenta and Grey lines, which normally begin at 7am on Sundays, will start an hour earlier at 6am from their respective terminal stations on Diwali.
The early services will be available on:
- Pink Line: Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar
- Magenta Line: Botanical Garden-Krishna Park Extension and Majlis Park-Deepali Chowk
- Grey Line: Dwarka-Kakrola-Dhansa Bus Stand
GRAP-3 invoked across Delhi-NCR ahead of DiwaliThe CAQM on Friday invoked Stage 3 measures under GRAP across Delhi-NCR as a precautionary step amid worsening air quality ahead of Diwali.
Under GRAP-3, dust-generating and air-pollution-causing construction and demolition activities are restricted across the National Capital Region.
The Delhi and NCR state governments have also been asked to decide whether public, municipal and private offices should operate at 50% strength, with the remaining employees working from home.
The move followed forecasts that Delhi's air quality could deteriorate further. In its daily bulletin, IITM-Pune said air quality was likely to remain in the 'very poor' category on Friday and slip into the 'severe' category from Saturday to Monday.
The outlook for the following six days was for air quality to fluctuate between the 'severe' and 'very poor' categories.
How bad is Delhi's air qualityDelhi's average AQI stood at 389 in the 'very poor' category at 8am on Friday, according to Central Pollution Control Board data. Several monitoring stations, however, recorded pollution levels in the 'severe' category.
IIT Delhi and Rohini reported an AQI of 474 each, followed by Punjabi Bagh at 465, RK Puram at 443, ITO at 422, Firoz Shah Road at 420 and India Gate at 403.
Other locations also recorded high pollution levels. The AQI was 359 at both Anand Vihar and Akshardham, 385 at IGI Airport Terminal 3, 393 at Aya Nagar and 391 at Chandni Chowk.
Municipal authorities deployed truck-mounted water sprinklers around India Gate as part of dust-control measures.
On Thursday, Delhi's AQI stood at 382 in the 'very poor' category at 4pm, according to the CAQM.
(With agency inputs)
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