Nine Metro stations will be closed for six hours and services partially curtailed on three lines on Republic Day.
Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central Secret-ariat, Udyog Bhavan, Race Course, Khan Market, Barakhamba Road, Mandi House and Pragati Maidan Metro Stations will be closed from 6 am to 12.30 pm on Thursday as part of security arrangements for the Republic Day.
These metro stations either fall on the Republic Day parade route or close to it.
“Metro schedules of Line 2 (HUDA City Centre–Jahangirpuri), Line 3 (Noida City Centre–Dwarka Sector 21) and Line 6 (Central Secretariat-Badarpur) have been partially modified,” a Delhi Metro spokesman said.
However, passengers will be allowed to use the inter-change facility at Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat stations. He said trains will be run in three short loops on these corridors from Noida City Centre to Indraprastha, Vaishali to Yamuna Bank and Dwarka Sector 21 to Rajiv Chowk.
Normal train services will resume from 12.30 pm when the Republic Day Parade gets over.
Similarly, on January 29, on the occasion of Beating Retreat, metro services on Line 2 and Line 6 will be curtailed from 3 pm to 6.30 pm. On Line 2, the Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhavan stations will remain closed during this period. However, interchange of passengers from Line 2 to Line 6 and vice versa will be allowed, the spokesperson said, adding that on Line 6, Khan Market station will be closed.
The spokesperson also said that Metro parking will remain closed from 2 pm on Wednesday to 2 pm on Thursday due to security reasons.