Jaipur Metro Stations to get a makeover

Jaipur Metro Stations to get a makeover with parking area to be utilized for Shopping Arcade in accord with Delhi Metro

Multistory Shopping Malls to be developed at 8 Metro stations- 

Soon the city will witness the development of multistory shopping malls at the 8 stations of Jaipur Metro including Mansarovar Metro depot. However Shyam Nagar and Sindhi Camp station are not included in this plan. According to sources the parking area at the metro station would be utilized to develop into a multistory mall with many amenities.

Keeping in with Delhi Metro theme Mall, Foodcourt, shopping centre and entertainment arcade will be developed at the Jaipur metro stations where some malls and shopping centers would be above on the level of the station and some would be under it, utilizing the parking areas and nearby places.

The areas near the vicinity of the station would be developed-

Jmrc is planning to develop the area near the stations in accordance to passengers and tourists. Apart from tourists the plans are to develop the nearby area of station for passengers’ relatives and families with food zone, shopping market, coffee shops and bookshops in mind. According to metro authorities this project could commence by the end of 2015 with the main theme and the idea behind the development is to cater to the niche of women and children being at ease at night and towards the comfort of tourists and easy access to the market.

N.C Goyal CMD Metro says, “Jaipur’s seven stations, including Mansrovar depot would be developed with multi storey shopping malls, especially in the parking areas so as to provide comfort and easy accessibility to the passengers and tourists”.

E – Rickshaws to be made available for public near the metro station areas-

Metro is planning to make E- Rickshaws and vehicles like Tata magic available easily for the public to be used to and fro to station in the vicinity of 6-7 kms around Mansarovar station depot, which would include areas like Shyam Nagar, Gujar ki Thadi, Sodala, Devi Nagar, Ram Nagar etc. Around 9 stations of metro would have the facility of E-Rickshaws. Around 17-20 e-Rickshaws have already been made available for Mansarovar station and license procedures of drivers are in progress now.

Tour Packages for Metro-

For local and international tourists visiting Jaipur, Metro Travel has been included in special tour packages. According to Tour operator Bahadur Singh Rajawat, “Morning and evening Tour packages for Metro have been included in Tourist itinerary wherein the guides and tour operators present the beauty of Jaipur city and point various photographic locations to the tourists. The tourists visiting Jaipur are excited about this offer and are opting to see Jaipur in this new comfortable way instead of going through road traffic and narrow alleys”.

Tour operator Sanjay Kaushik says, “This is a new and better option. It is proving to be a safe way of city tour of Jaipur. As it is just the start of this now, we expect that this will be a great exciting feature for tourists in the coming season”.