DMRC to run 23 more trains during IITF

Trade Fair spells big business for Delhi Metro as well. DMRC will run 23 additional trains to manage the heavy crowd visiting Pragati Maidan during the India International Trade Fair (IITF), officials said Wednesday.



The Delhi Metro will run trains with peak hour frequency from 8am to 9pm from November 19-27, when the trade fair will be open to common people. It is open to business delegates from November 14-18.

"An additional 23 trains, which are normally withdrawn during off peak hours, will be put into service and will perform over 100 extra train trips every day during the fair," said a Delhi Metro official.

Meanwhile, sale of tickets at Metro stations has already picked up. While 1,387 IITF business visitor tickets were sold from the Metro stations Monday, another 1,110 business tickets were sold Sunday.