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Flight check-in at 3 Metro stations in Delhi

Last Updated 04 October 2009, 17:12 IST

In order to provide added convenience to the users of the Aiport Express Line, scheduled to be opened to the public by September next year, check-in facilities will be introduced at the Dhaula Kuan station here.

With this, the number of city airport terminals(CAT) of the hi-speed line from where Metro commuters can check-in will be three. The other two proposed stations where passengers can check-in are New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium.

“Introduction of the facilities at the Dhaula Kuan station is likely to benefit thousands of commuters as it is located at a major traffic intersection serving West, South, South-West and Central Delhi,” Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

The 22.7 km Airport Express Line connecting New Delhi with Indira Gandhi International Airport will be operational by September 2010, a month before the Commonwealth Games.
Trains will run at a speed of 135 kmph on the corridor and cover the distance from New Delhi to Airport in 18 minutes.

Passengers can get boarding passes at the Dhaula Kuan station but will not be able to check-in luggage as there will be no baggage handling facilities. ‘However, they could carry small briefcases or bags which are meant as cabin baggage. This will be useful for business travellers and other professionals who make day trips with little luggage,” Dayal said.

Thus, three of the six stations on the Airport Express Line will now serve as CATs.
Luggage check-in will be available along with boarding passes at New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium stations.

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(Published 04 October 2009, 17:12 IST)

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