To boost revenue, airport Metro to carry cargo

After slashing fares to bring in more commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is trying other ways of increasing revenue on the Airport line. From March 1, DMRC will start cargo services on the Airport Express line on an experimental basis. The cargo, said Metro officials, will be carried in the area earmarked for luggage. Currently, this space is kept for commuters who may be travelling with luggage. ´The agency will utilise the Airport Express line for transporting cargo between the New Delhi and IGI airport Metro stations on a trial basis for three months,´ said a Delhi Metro spokesman. This, Delhi Metro says, will be the first time that a Metro system in India is to be used for cargo. ´Based on this, a tender for long-term arrangement shall be floated,´ added the official.