Title - No parking lots near metro stations in Chandigarh

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has ruled out the construction of any parking lots at its metro stations in Chandigarh. The underground metro within the sectoral grid of Chandigarh will connect Chandigarh with the satellite townships of Mohali and Panchkula and it has been proposed to construct only two parking facilities at the metro stations—one at the first station and the other in the last metro stop in the periphery. The 37.69-km metro project will have 12 underground stations (within the grid) and 18 elevated stations (outside the grid).As per the DPR submitted by the DMRC to the UT Administration, it has been stated that there will be no parking facility as the proposed stations will be within walking distance of sectors nearby. The underground stations would have no parking facility as it would not be possible to allocate parking space for every metro station in the city. Instead, a parking facility would be provided at the first station (Sector 21 of Panchkula) and the last stop (Mullanpur) in the periphery in the east-west corridor and in the north-south corridor, parking would be provided at Gurdwara Shahidan at Mohali, the last and as there was no residential area at the Capitol Complex, parking was not required at the station in the city.Metro corridors would have stations at an average distance of 1.5 km. In Chandigarh, stations would be within walking distance from various sectors and hence, there was no need to construct parking facilities for underground stations, DMRC stated.

DMRC has recommended an integrated transport system to make the ambitious project viable and effective in the tricity.