In another innovative step to deal with challenges of space constraints, the Delhi Metro would be setting up elevated depot facilities at two sites to cater to the requirements of the corridors coming up as part of Phase 3. The two upcoming Metro depots — at Kalindi Kunj and Vinod Nagar — would have many of their major components constructed on elevated decks for better space management, said a release issued by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
A Metro train depot generally requires approximately 2.5 lakh square metre space for setting up of stabling lines, inspection bays, workshops, washing plants etc. However, with inadequate space being available for both the depots, DMRC has decided to construct their vital components on elevated decks for better utilisation of space. For the Kalindi Kunj depot, a 1.3 kilometre-long and 30-40 metre-wide deck for stabling lines is being constructed at Jasola Vihar near Kalindi Kunj on an elevated deck about 13 to 14 metres from the ground, where the trains operating on this section would be stabled.
The depot at Vinod Nagar for the Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor has a drain and a road in between the allotted area and the site is fragmented into two parts. One side of the site is at the ground level and can accommodate 11 stabling lines without any roofing. The other side comprises a double-deck structure to cater to 20 stabling lines. Out of the 20 lines, nine lines would be at ground level and 11 lines would be on the deck.
Both depots would have depot control centres, effluent treatment plants (ETPs), sewage treatment plants (STPs), inspection bays, workshops, auto train washing plants etc. The construction work for both the depots has been started. Delhi Metro is constructing new depots at Kalindi Kunj, Mukundpur, Vinod Nagar Badli, Ghaziabad and Faridabad in the present phase of construction to meet the requirements of the new trains, which are under procurement. At present, DMRC has eight depots for its existing corridors at Shastri Park, Khyber Pass, Najafgarh (Phase 1), Yamuna Bank, Mundka, Sarita Vihar, Sultanpur and Dwarka Sector 21 (Phase 2).