Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Ltd plans sleek stations

GURGAON: The country’s first private Metro has decided to build sleek stations in Gurgaon. For one thing, land prices have skyrocketed. For another, there is a paucity of space. The Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Ltd (RMGL) has released models of three stations that will be constructed between Sikanderpur and Gateway Tower.

The Rapid Metro Rail Corridor (RMRC) will have six stations — Sikanderpur , DLF Phase-II , Belvedere Tower, Gateway Tower, Mall of India and DLF phase-III .

An RMGL official said the stations will be sleek and oval-shaped and will be similar to state-of-theart elevated Metro stations across the world.

Company spokesperson Sarvesh K Tiwari said, “Instead of using galvanized sheets for the roofs, we make use of fire and weather-resistant roofing. Furthermore, the membrane in these roofs will filter ultraviolet and infra-red rays and will allow cool light to come in, which will help in reducing temperatures in summer.”

Tiwari said the areas on the periphery of the stations would be open throughout the day for use by pedestrians . “The stations will be designed to appeal to young people as the RMRC passes through Cyber City, the hub of IT and ITeS companies ,” he said.

The spokesperson said the DLFII station will have platforms on both the sides.
The concourse level will accommodate facilities like ticketing, exitentry gates, power distribution room, signal and telecommunication room, station control/station master’s room, etc. “This has been done to minimize the need for land,” he said.

The Rapid Metro project was hanging fire for a couple of years due to a delay in the obtaining of clearances from the Union and Haryana governments. The new deadline for starting operations is 2013.