The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is building its first-ever underground integrated parking facility at an upcoming Metro station on the Grey Line, which will allow commuters to park their vehicles and move to the concourse area directly.
The Dhansa Bus Stand Metro Station, being built on the extension of the Grey Line, is expected to open in July 2021.
Work on 1.8 km long Najafgarh–Dhansa Bus Stand section is almost complete, and with the completion of this section, the corridor will become 6.1 km long with four stations.
The Dhansa Bus Stand Metro Station on the Dwarka-Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand corridor will be the first-ever underground Metro station of the Delhi Metro network to have an entire underground floor dedicated for parking of vehicles.
The parking facility will be integrated with the main station area, and vehicle users will be able to park their cars and two-wheelers and then proceed to the concourse of the station directly using lifts and escalators.
The station has been designed as a four-level underground structure where the platforms will be at the bottom at an approximate depth of 18 mtr, followed by the concourse and then an entire floor for parking above it with the roof level at the top or the ground level.
The parking lot is equipped with facilities, such as the entry and exit ramps, lifts, staircases and escalators. The facility will have a parking space for around 110 cars and 185 two-wheelers. There would be provision for property development activities at the ground level in future.
There will be one lift at the centre of the parking lot for passengers. Moreover, there will be two staircases and two escalators each, which will connect the facility directly with the area of the concourse below.
At present, the Hindon River Metro station on the Dilshad Garden-ShaheedSthal (new bus adda) corridor has a basement parking facility though it is an elevated station.
The New Delhi station of the Airport Line has a multilevel parking lot above the station.
The parking facility will be of great benefit to local residents as the adjoining areas are extremely congested with very limited space for parking of vehicles. The parking space will have ramps on two sides for entry and exit of vehicles.
This extension of the Grey Line will benefit the residents of the interior areas around Najafgarh. All efforts are being made to open the Najafgarh-Dhansa Bus Stand Section sometime later in July 2021 after complying with all statutory requirements.