IND vs SA: Today i.e. on October 11, India vs South Africa match is going to be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium. DMRC has taken a big decision regarding this. The timing of the last metro has been extended so that passengers do not face any difficulty in going back to their homes after watching the match.
New Delhi. Today i.e. on October 11, India vs South Africa match is going to be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium. DMRC has taken a big decision regarding this. The timing of the last metro has been extended so that passengers do not face any difficulty in going back to their homes after watching the match. According to ANI, Delhi Metro has extended the timing of its last train for the convenience of spectators during the One Day International cricket match between India and South Africa to be held at Arun Jaitley Stadium today. At the same time, yesterday Delhi Traffic Police had also issued an advisory regarding this.
According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), now the metro service will be available on all lines (except the Airport Express line) from 12 midnight to 1.45 pm. So that all the spectators who come to watch the match can comfortably take the metro to their home. At the same time, DMRC has sent information about the changes made in the timetable of trains at all stations. Accordingly, instructions have been given to the staff to impose duties and make other arrangements for the employees.
Delhi Metro extends its last train timings to facilitate spectators during the One-Day International Cricket match between India & South Africa scheduled for today at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Ferozshah Kotla Ground, New Delhi.: DMRC pic.twitter.com/dPWrDgPy3z
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2022
It is worth noting that the match will end late in the night and a huge crowd of spectators will reach the stations near the stadium to go home after the match is over. In view of this, DMRC has taken this decision. In view of the crowd, DMRC has made adequate arrangements at the stations near the stadium. At the same time, while changing the timetable of the metro service, the time of the last train has been fixed at 12 o’clock in the night and at some stations till one o’clock in the night.
At the same time, according to the traffic police, there will be traffic diversion for half an hour before the match and half an hour after the match. Also, heavy vehicles and buses will not be allowed on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. Along with this, traffic will remain on Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Daryaganj to Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg and Guru Nanak Chowk to Asaf Ali Road. Delhi Traffic Police has requested people to avoid using these roads from 11:30 am to 11 pm due to the match. Because spectators will come to the stadium for the match and there is a possibility of overcrowding here. In which the maximum R/A traffic can be from Kamala Market to Rajghat, from Turkman Gate to Delhi Gate and on Asaf Ali Road.
