The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to operate the Airport Express Line at a massive speed of 120 kilometres per hour (KMPH) from Sunday, an official statement said on Saturday.

From tomorrow, the 17t of September 2023 onwards, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to operate the  Line at a massive speed of 120 kilometres per hour (KMPH). “This historic increase in speed of India’s fastest Metro corridor gradually from 90 KMPH to 120 KMPH has been made possible by meticulous planning and time-bound implementation by DMRC’s engineers in consultation with a number of other government agencies and domain experts,” DMRC said in a statement.

 facilitate the movement of the trains at such a high speed, over 2.6 lakh tension clamps were replaced on the entire corridor. The bulk of the work was carried out in the night time from 11 PM till 7 AM to ensure minimal hindrance to the smooth operation of services. Over 100 workers were deployed at a time for this work.