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Delhi Metro Airport Express Train Guide - All that you need to know

Travelling from New Delhi Station to Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal – 3 is much easier and faster. Delhi Metro has bestowed the people and visitors of Delhi with Delhi Airport Metro Express (DAME) Train.


The much awaited addition of Delhi Airport Metro Express to the network of Delhi Metro slashes the travelling time from one hour to twenty minutes! Sounds good no? Operating at a top speed of 80 km/h, the train covers 6 stations on the dedicated Orange Line.  Here are the complete insights about the DAME.

Stations covered by Delhi Airport Metro Express

Delhi Airport Metro Express Line has been allotted with Orange Color. There are 6 stations from New Delhi to Dwarka Sector – 21, interlinking the IGI Airport. The six stations are as follows:
  •          New Delhi
  •          Shivaji Stadium
  •          Dhaula Kuan
  •          Delhi Aerocity
  •          IGI Airport
  •          Dwarka Sector – 21

All these stations are called as City Airport Terminals and are equipped with modern gizmos like huge X-ray baggage scanners, explosive detectors etc. There is a full time surveillance through CCTV Cameras. Further, these stations are made disabled friendly to cater the needs of the people who need a bit of extra care.

Fares of the Delhi Airport Metro Express

In order to tempt as many passengers as possible, the fares of Delhi Airport Metro Express Train has been modified many a times. Thus, as of now, the finalized token fares for one side journey of the train are given below.


New Delhi
Shivaji Stadium
Dhaula Kuan
Delhi Aerocity
IGI Airport (T-3)
Dwarka Sector - 21
New Delhi
10
20
40
50
60
60
Shivaji Stadium
20
10
20
30
50
60
Dhaula Kuan
40
20
10
20
30
50
Delhi Aerocity
50
30
20
10
20
30
IGI Airport (T-3)
60
50
30
20
10
20
Dwarka Sector - 21
60
60
50
30
20
10

There are other categories for fares as well. The minimum token fare for return journey is kept as low as rupees 40 and the maximum fare is rupees 110.

A 30 Trips Fare Card is also available which allows single way regular commuters to avail a discount for 30 trips in a month. Again the minimum fare is rupees 350 and the maximum fare is rupees 1600.
To avail 45 trips in a month, one has to pay rupees 400 as least fare and rupees 2000 as the maximum.
Passengers can choose to use Stored Value Card where minimum fare is rupees 9 and maximum is rupees 54.

Delhi Airport Metro Express Train Timings

The first train from Dwarka Sector – 21 and New Delhi starts from 4:45 am. The timings for the last train is 23:15 from Dwarka Sector – 21 and 23:40 from New Delhi.

The frequency of train during peak hours is of 10 minutes while in case of non-peak hours it is of 15 minutes.

Note: The train runs at an interval of 15 minutes from Morning to Evening on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.

City Check – in Facility

Another good news for passengers is that they can conveniently do their flight check-ins at Metro Station itself. One can also get boarding pass handy at the check-in counter. Much of the attention is paid to securely transfer the baggage to airport and that too within time. The check-in facility can be availed up to 8 hours prior to flight departure.  However, keep in mind that the counter closes two and a half hour before the departure of the flight.

Cloak Room

A Cloak Room facility is also started keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers. This services can be benefited at New Delhi Station. The fares for small, medium and large baggage are rupees 50, 75 and 100 respectively.

Trolley Services

Passengers can use free luggage trolleys at all the stations of the Orange Line. A porter can also be hired at a fees of 50 rupees per porter.

Extension of Delhi Airport Metro Express Line

It is proposed to extend the current Delhi Airport Metro Express Line to Dwarka Sector – 25.

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