Delhi to get flying Metro Station

Delhi to get flying Metro Station
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In a move to address space constraint, Delhi Metro\'s upcoming Mayur Vihar Phase I interchange station will stand on a row of specially designed pillars along the middle of a narrow stretch of road, giving it a flying- like impression.

New Delhi: In a move to address space constraint, Delhi Metro's upcoming Mayur Vihar Phase I interchange station will stand on a row of specially designed pillars along the middle of a narrow stretch of road, giving it a flying- like impression.

The decision to use cantilever technology-- where the station will stand on single piers along the centre of the road, as opposed to the standard construction procedure where two more piers stand on either ends of the road--was taken by DMRC as Khudiram Bose Marg, on which the station is coming up, has a width of 22 metres only.

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