Delhi Metro to Alert Passengers on Approaching Trains

To avoid last minute scramble for trains at Delhi Metro's busiest stations, passengers will soon get to know from the platform screens if an incoming train has four or six coaches.

Delhi Metro said the information will now flash on screens already existing on platforms to avoid chaos and confusion. The system will come up at Rajiv Chowk and Kashmere Gate stations within three months.

The footfall at Rajiv Chowk station has gone up from 3 lakh a day in 2008 to about 4.5 lakh in 2012. This stands at 2.5 lakh a day at Kashmere Gate.

For now, Delhi Metro makes announcements over loudhailers at Rajiv Chowk and Kashmere Gate about four-coach and six-coach trains.