The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is building its first-ever underground integrated parking facility at an upcoming metro station on the Grey Line, which will allow commuters to park their vehicles and then proceed to the concourse of the station directly using lifts and escalators.
The Dhansa Bus Stand metro station, being built on the extension of the Grey Line, is expected to open in July, a senior DMRC official said.
“The station has been designed as a four-level underground structure where there will be the platform at the bottom followed by the concourse and then an entire floor for parking above it,” he said.
The official further said that the parking lot is equipped with facilities such as the entry and exit ramps, lifts, staircases, escalators etc.
“The facility will have a parking space for about 110 cars and 185 two-wheelers. There will be two staircases and two escalators each which will connect the facility directly with the unpaid area of the concourse below,” the DMRC said in a statement.
“The parking facility will be of great benefit to the local residents as the adjoining areas are extremely congested with very limited space for parking of vehicles. The parking space will have ramps on two sides for entry and exit of vehicles. The Delhi Metro currently operates parking lots in about 100 Metro stations across the network,” it said.
The work on the 1.8 kilometre-long Najafgarh–Dhansa Bus Stand section is now almost complete. With the completion of this section, the Dwarka-Dhansa Bus Stand Grey Line corridor will become 6.1 kilometres-long with four stations.
This extension of the Grey Line will immensely benefit the residents of the interior areas around Najafgarh. All efforts are being made to open the Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand section sometime later this month after complying with all statutory requirements, the officials said.
The DMRC has 10 lines spanning 242 stations, and 264 stations including the Rapid Metro in Gurugram.