The Automated People Mover (APM), which is a Metro train without a driver would help travelers commute around the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport by 2020. The driverless Metro will help travelers transit from one terminal to another at the busiest airport of India. As per the recommendation of Master Plan of 2016, the APM is expected to be made available by 2020, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said in a written reply in the lok Sabha on Thursday.
The Minister said that the design, project cost and other details of the APM have been finalised. Delhi International Airport limited, the GMR-led joint venture consortium which manages IGI, has already taken steps to explore all technical possibilities with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
“The total length of the proposed APM alignment is 5.5 km out of which 1.5 km is underground and 4 km is elevated,” said Sinha. This service will bring IGI on a par with some of the swankiest airports across the world, such as Hong Kong, Changi Paris, Munich and london, which also provide this facility.