Delhi plans transport integration by 2010
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05/08/2008
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Times Of India (New Delhi)
Year 2010 could be a landmark for city transport. With the state transport department having drawn up an elaborate makeover plan to improve the Capital's public transport system, you may be tempted to dump your car and hop on to a train, bus or cab. And, if the plan on paper is anything to go by, all this will be comfortable, accessible, reliable and easy on your pocket too.
Getting to airport from say Jungpura will be no sweat as a direct Delhi Metro train will take you to Connaught Place, from where a 20-minute ride on the Airport Express Metro will take you right inside the terminal building. To make life simpler, you would have checked in for the flight at the Metro station itself, where a boarding ticket would have been issued and the baggage checked in.
Getting to work, or perhaps a shopping trip, will be equally convenient as a Light Rail Transit (LRT) train or Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)'s new AC bus will provide you a direct link.
The Capital already has over 51 lakh vehicles running on its limited road network. Since about 950 more vehicles are being added to this daily, the jams are only getting worse. The rise in petrol and diesel prices is adding to commuter woes. So, the only sound alternative will predictably be public transport. That's if the government can deliver on its promises.
As per the grand plan, the network includes various modes of travel