Now, book coaches in Delhi Metro for Rs 30,000

Tourists, foreign travellers and government or private school children and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) running schools for differently-abled children can book coaches for metro tours at a cost that ranges between Rs 30,000 and Rs 50,000.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), under its Policy on Reservation of Car(s)/Train, allows booking of cars or trains from any station of the metro network, including the Airport Express line.

The booking rate consists of the fare for the number of passengers and charges towards offering special facilities to the group, consisting 45-150 passengers.

The booking facility is available only on trains with eight coaches.

DMRC does not charge facilitation charges from government schools and NGOs running special schools.

These facilitation charges, in addition to the applicable fares, consist of Rs 50,000 for each coach on Line 1, 2, 3/4, Rs 30,000 for Line 5 and Rs 40,000 for the Airport Express line.

These fares will be escalated at the rate of 10 per cent on April 1 of each financial year.

However, if the originating and terminating stations are on different lines, the booking on multiple lines will be treated as multiple car booking.

Some special facilities offered by the DMRC are viewing the Metro Museum, textiles, handicraft exhibition at nominal charges, free parking facilities at the station for the group, welcome message or special announcement for the group, besides presenting mementos to travellers. A DMRC will also guide them through the journey.