Problem Addressed by the Project

Air travel in India increased rapidly in the last decade. As a result, roads leading toairports in the large cities in India became heavily congested. Delhi experiencedparticularly rapid growth in air traffic.

The only public transport services toDelhi’s airport were a few of ordinary city bus lines that stopped at the airport onroute to and from other destinations.

Delhi was awarded the 2010 CommonWealth Games, a major sport event that would welcome a large influx of athletes, spectators and media to the city, most ofwhom would arrive through the airport.

Recognizing the increasing traffic to theairport, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) proposed to build a dedicated and express railway line to the airport.The line would reduce the travel timebetween New Delhi Railway Station andthe airport to 18 minutes. This journey could otherwise take few hours by the congested road.

Services Provided

As the JV Lead, OC Global provided thefollowing range of services:

Review, revalidate and supplement preliminary designs

Design and documentation for civil contracts and concessionaire contract

Tender Assistance for construction for 6 civil (1 elevated and 5 underground) and 1 concessionaire (electrical and mechanical, rolling stock, operation and maintenance)

Review and proof checked designs submitted by contractors for the design-build based contracts and the concessionaire

Project management and construction supervision under FIDIC contract

System Testing & Commissioning Prepare construction manuals, and

review/approval of operation andmaintenance manuals prepared by the Concessionaire

Monitor arrangements and providing training to the personnel of the Concessionaire in operation, maintenance and repair of various equipment, plants and the system

Actual Project Works

Commercial operation opened on 23 February 2011.

Delhi Airport Line (India) 

This airport line covers the distance of 22.7 km that runs from the Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport to the New Delhi Railway Station 

Sector Railways

Project Type Airport Rail Link

Project Title Consulting Services for Delhi Mass Rapid Transport System Project -Airport Line

Location India, Delhi

Client Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

Project Period

December 2006 – June 2011