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The high-speed rail link between New Delhi’s upgraded and enlarged Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and the city center was forecast to ferry 40,000 passengers each day, on average. The proposed “Aerocity,” the city-side development at the airport, was vitally important to drive passenger volumes. Retail businesses at stations and advertisements on trains, platforms, etc., were to garner significant portions of projected revenues. Retail and promotion-related revenues, in turn, depended on passenger numbers which averaged about 25–30 % of original estimates.
Unlike the government, private firms have to depend on high cost finance
—Mamuni Das
The Hindu Business Line, 29 July 2013.
All parties involved in the project should have done more due diligence at all levels
—Sudhir Krishna
Chairman Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.
The Hindu Business Line, 29 July 2013.
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http://www.delhiairportexpress.com/home/index.html, last accessed August 19, 2013.
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Vision and Mission of the Delhi Airport Metro Express.
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Sunderasan, S. (2015). Delhi Airport Metro Line: Aborted Takeoff?. In: Cleaner-Energy Investments. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2062-6_7
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