Phase 2 of the Metro will help ease access to the nearest metro stations for IT employees.
What’s it about? Once phase 2 of the Metro commences operations, IT employees will be able to access the nearest metro stations through skywalks and foot overbridges. The goal is twofold; to make commutes easier and increase ridership and revenue. Offices may have to pay a special fee for executive access.
- The idea is similar to the Bengaluru Metro, which introduced a corporate package that includes direct access to stations from office campuses. The package is ₹10 crore for 30 years and includes prefixing the company’s name with a station’s.
- The reasons why some stations have low patronage are lack of easy access and last-mile connectivity. The hope is that after a long workday, people will choose the Metro instead of driving in heavy traffic.