CMRS Inspects Delhi Metro’s Dhansa Bus Stand Extension
On Wednesday, Delhi Metro Grey Line’s new 1.218 km Najafgarh – Dhansa Bus Stand extension was inspected by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) from the Indian Railways’ Northern Circle.
The CMRS’ team visually inspected its underground twin tunnels, tracks, tunnel ventilation system, and all features of Dhansa Bus Stand Station such as its PA system, signage, escalators, elevators, safety features, drinking water facilities, station access and control room.
This small underground section of the Phase 3 project’s Package CC-126 was originally awarded to Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. – SUCG Infrastructure India Pvt Ltd (STEC – SUCG IN JV) in October 2017, and tunneling breakthroughs were recorded using one tunnel boring machine (TBM) in January and October 2019.
In October 2020, Paras Railtech was onboarded by the DMRC to complete a 289.65 meter cut and cover tunnel that had collapsed due to heavy rainfall and ingress of water.
The 18 meter deep Dhansa Bus Stand Station will be Delhi Metro and India’s first underground metro station to have an entire underground floor dedicated for parking vehicles – 110 cars and 185 two wheelers. Its design looks like this:
- Basement Level 1: Parking
- Basement Level 2: Concourse
- Basement Level 3: Platform
Here are some snaps shot over the past month when finishing works and system inspections were underway by DMRC and its contractors. I’ll add shots of the CMRS’ inspection when available.
DMRC is hoping to start operations to Dhansa Bus Stand Station later this month. That of course depends on a couple of variables such as completion of pending work, remediation of items identified by CMRS, and availability of local ministers for its inauguration event.
When that happens, Delhi’s shortest line will become 5.5 km long with 4 stations at Dwarka, Nangli, Najafgarh and Dhansa Bus Stand, and the core network will become roughly 348 km large.
For more updates, check out the Delhi section or my Home Page!
– TMRG
so, this 1.2km section & ‘pink line missing link’ are expected to be commissioned this month..
no post on the “STATE OF THE ART LAUNCHER WITH TRANSPORTER”..??
https://www.facebook.com/officialdmrc/posts/3076561615955470
Wrote about it during testing in February: https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/02/16/kec-tests-new-u-girder-launcher-for-delhi-metros-phase-4/
Not the first launch for the package, so skipped its commissioning.
cool!
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check what?
Operational Routes = 697.40 km (your quick snapshot page)
Najafgarh – Dhansa Bus Stand = 1.218 km (this post)
Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 to Trilokpuri-Sanjay Lake = 1.38km (your Delhi metro information page)
697.40 + 1.218 +1.38 = 699.998!!…2m short of 700km mark!!
..will have to wait for Bangalore Metro’s Kengeri Extension opening to see 700km mark being breached. Any update on that? CMRS inspection done?
Testing was completed on June 4, ISA certification also done in mid-June. Waiting to hear about CMRS dates now…
Bro.. its Nangli, not Nangloi. Error in the map too.
Thanks – oh yes, Nangloi’s on the Green Line. Have updated the text. Will update map later.
Thank god finally completed!
After this only Pink Line Mayur Vihar-Trilokpuri Section and Airport Line’s Dwarka Sector 21-Dwarka ECC Centre is left.
Then entire phase 3 will be completed
There was also a small section planned from samaypur badli to sirsapur as part of phase 3 only. Dont know what happened to it.
Hey TMRG, any news on Bangalore Metro Kengeri extension’s CMRS inspection? Are they coming to inspect this month?
Waiting for dates to be announced. I believe it will happen in July-end. Will post when confirmed 🙂
That would be great!!
Pink Line’s Mayur Vihar-Trilokpuri missing link was supposed to be commissioned by June End so what is the Current Status ?
Opened Aug 6 as you likely know: https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/08/07/delhi-metros-trilokpuri-section-inaugurated-to-complete-pink-line/
what is the future extension after dhansa bus stand in najafgarh?? And is there any future planning of connecting nangloi to najafgarh directly??
I don’t see Grey Line getting extended for the next 10 years unless DDA develops that south-west corner of Delhi towards Badli and Jhajjar.
Haven’t see any plans on establishing a Nangloi-Najafgarh connection. Again – don’t see this being developed for the next 10 years.