Platform screen doors not possible at all stations, HC told

NEW DELHI:Platform Screen Doors PSDs have been put on the Pink and Magenta lines of Delhi Metro due to technical requirement and their installation at all the stations would increase the cost of operation the DMRC has told the Delhi High Court

Updated At : 12:51 PM Oct 08, 2019 IST

New Delhi, October 7

Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) have been put on the Pink and Magenta lines of Delhi Metro due to technical requirement and their installation at all the stations would increase the cost of operation, the DMRC has told the Delhi High Court.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) told a Bench comprising Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar that 69 out of 250 railway stations have PSDs.

"DMRC is currently operating a network of 343.785 km. It may be noted that out of the total 250 stations, the answering respondent has installed PSDs at 69 Metro stations and all are operational presently. — PTI