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Shuttle Bus service from Metro Stations to Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya

Posted On: 03 NOV 2023 6:34PM by PIB Delhi

Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya is continuously exploring the modality of convenience for the visitors. It was noticed that visitors were experiencing issues of connectivity between metro stations and Sangrahalaya located at Teen Murti. On the request of management, the Department of Transport, Govt. of NCT has agreed to run dedicated bus services in a loop connecting metro stations near Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan to Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya. Soon depending on responses metro at Lok Kalyan Marg will also be connected. The visitors to Sangrahalaya thus can come and return to their respective places by this shuttle bus service. The ticketed bus service will run every hour from Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya. It is also being examined if the ticket to Sangrahalaya may be made available while boarding the bus. The bus service has started operating from November 1, 2023.

Inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 14 April 2022, it has become an important destination for children, students, senior researchers and tourists both domestic and foreign. The Sangrahalaya is clocking about 2000 visitors on a daily basis. Every visitor takes away the unique message of India’s journey in a parliamentary democracy along with its developmental success. The Sangrahalaya will soon have the distinction of 7 lakh visitors since the inaugural.

Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya also has a popular Light and Sound Show which presents the remarkable journey of India’s space programme since Independence in which Chandrayaan is the latest success. The second Light and Sound Show on Women Warriors (Veeranganas) of India is also set to be launched in November.

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