Photo: MintNew Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) has no plans to operate overnight services as maintenance of trains is carried out during night hours, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said. “Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) has informed that they have no plan to operate metro rail during night as the maintenance of the trains is carried out during that time,” the Housing and Urban Affairs minister said in a written reply. However, it was not clear whether the minister was speaking specifically about the Airport Express Line or for all trains running on the DMRC’s various routes. In July last year, DMRC chief Mangu Singh had said there was no plan at that time to operate overnight trains on its airport line, a proposal for which was floated in 2016. “We do not plan to operate trains overnight at this point.

Source: Mint April 07, 2018 09:45 UTC