Ahead of India’s 75th Independence day, the Delhi Metro closed four stations due to dress rehearsal for the big day. The Delhi Metro had shut gates at ITO, Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, and Delhi Gate stations. However, now the Metro officials have opened the gates.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had tweeted, ” Security Update Due to Independence Day dress rehearsal, the following gates are closed till 1100 hrs – At ITO gate no 1, 2 & 3 are closed – At Lalquila gate no 4 is closed – At Jama Masjid gate no 3 & 4 are closed – At Delhi Gate gate no 1, 4 & 5 are closed”. All stations are open and other gates can be used for entry/exit,” it said later.
The DMRC had also informed commuters that additional time might be needed because of enhanced security and frisking measures ahead of Independence Day. Besides, the Delhi Metro has also informed that there will be no parking facilities at any station from Sunday morning till Monday afternoon in view of security measures adopted for India’s 75th Independence Day.
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However, the metro services will continue to run as per the schedule. At present, DMRC is handling operations and maintenance of the over 390 km network, comprising 286 metro stations, including Rapid Metro in Gurugram and Aqua Line in Greater Noida.
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