The upcoming Sector 5 metro station is ready to emerge as a serious transit hub, connecting Gurugram railway station with the Bhondsi and Southern Peripheral Street (SPR) corridors, officers stated. The mission, at the moment below planning and design, goals to make sure seamless connectivity between two metro strains, one elevated and the opposite at a decrease degree, each anticipated to share a standard platform for simple transfers.
Earlier, PR had reported that the metro authorities deliberate to hyperlink the Sector 5 station to the railway station via a skywalk with escalators, however the state authorities determined in November final yr to interchange it with a devoted spur line for improved integration.
A senior Haryana Mass Speedy Transport Company (HMRTC) official stated the price of setting up the Sector 5 station was “barely on the upper facet”, necessitating sanction from the Centre. The official, requesting anonymity, added {that a} supplementary Detailed Undertaking Report (DPR) was being ready as a part of the approval course of.
A Gurugram Metro Rail Restricted (GMRL) official stated that within the first section, civil work is underway on the stretch from Millennium Metropolis Centre to Sector 9. Within the second section, structural designs are being finalised for metro stations alongside the route from Sector 9 to Cyber Metropolis.
The Sector 5 station, the official stated, took the longest time to finalise attributable to its technical complexities. “The situation posed a number of challenges, primarily due to slender roads and the station’s distinctive design as a junction for 2 metro strains. These elements required cautious planning to make sure easy execution and future operations,” the HMRTC official stated.
She added that development can start solely after the implementing company for the Railway Station–Bhondsi hall is finalised. “A number of companies have submitted bids for the mission, and the choice course of is predicted to take one other six to seven months,” the official stated.
