Republic Day 2019: Red Fort to remain shut from Jan 22-31; Know diverted roads, flights, metro time

In wake of Republic Day celebrations and Bharat Parv 2019, Red Fort in national capital will remain close for the public and general visitors from the morning of January 22 till January 31, 2019.

As per directions of Archaeological Survey of India under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, the 17th century monument will re-open on January 31.

On January 23, there will be a full dress rehearsal and will have the same route as that of the parade on Republic Day. The rehearsal will start at 9:50 AM from Vijay Chowk and will head to the Red Fort. Elaborate security arrangements have already been made for the big event and thirty face-recognition cameras will be installed at the venue of Republic Day celebrations in Delhi that will help officers identify terrorists and criminal elements.

Due to celebrations, Parade rehearsals and security reasons, transportation is hampered in the capital. In order to facilitate smooth passage of the Parade, movement of traffic on certain roads leading to the route of the Parade will be restricted.

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Here is a brief compilation of transportation advisory issued by various Delhi Traffic Police officials and other transportation authorities

Roads:

Routes between Vijay Chowk, India Gate, Red Fort Rajpath, India Gate, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Netaji Shubash Marg and Red Fort should be avoided. It is expected that these routes will be shut from 9 am to 12 noon.

Recommended Routs:

North-South corridor

• Ring Road – Ashram Chowk – Sarai Kale Khan – I.P. Flyover – Rajghat –  Ring Road
• From Madarsa – Lodhi Road ‘T’ point – Aurobindo Marg – AIIMS Chowk -Ring Road – Dhaula Kuan – Vande Matram Marg – Shankar Road – Park Street or Mandir Marg.

East-West corridor

• Ring Road – Bhairon Road – Mathura Road – Lodhi Road  – Aurobindo Marg – AIIMS Chowk – Ring Road – Dhaula Kuan – Vande Matram Marg – Shankar Road – Park Street or Mandir Marg.
• Ring Road- Boulevard Road- Barf Khana Chowk – Rani Jhansi Flyover- Faiz Road – Vande Matram Marg – R/A Shankar Road.
• Ring Road – ISBT – Chnadgi Ram Akhara – I.P College – Mall Road – Azadpur – Punjabi Bagh.

For New Delhi railway station

• From South Delhi:- Dhaula Kuan – Vande Matram Marg – Panchkuian Road -Outer Circle Connaught Place – Chelmsford Road for Paharganj side or Minto Road- Bhavbhuti Marg for Ajmeri Gate side.
• From East Delhi:- Boulevard Road via ISBT Bridge – Rani Jhansi Flyover – R/A Jhandewalan – D.B. Gupta Road- Sheela Cinema Road- Paharganj Bridge and reach New Delhi Rly Station.

For Old Delhi railway station

• From South Delhi:- Ring Road – Ashram Chowk – Sarai Kale Khan – Ring Road – Rajghat – Ring Road – Chowk Yamuna Bazar – S.P. Mukherjee Marg – Chhatta Rail – Kauria Bridge and reach Old Delhi Rly. Station.

City Bus Services will be curtailed at the following points

• Park Street/Udyan Marg
• Aram Bagh Road (Pahar Ganj )
• R/A Kamla Market.
• Delhi Sachivalaya (IG Stadium)
• Pragati Maidan (Bhairon Road)
• Hanuman Mandir (Yamuna Bazar)
• Mori Gate
• ISBT Kashmiri Gate
• ISBT Sarai Kale Khan
• Tis Hazari Court

Inter-state buses

• Buses from Ghaziabad bound for Shivaji Stadium shall take NH-24, Ring Road and terminate at Bhairon Road.
• Buses coming from NH-24 shall take right turn on Road No. 56 and terminate at ISBT Anand Vihar.
• Buses coming from Ghaziabad side will be diverted at Mohan Nagar towards Bhopra Chungi for Wazirabad Bridge.

All Inter State buses coming from Dhaula Kuan side shall terminate at Dhaula Kuan.

Metro

Metro Rail Service shall remain available for commuters at all Metro Stations during the Full Dress Rehearsal Ceremony on 23rd January, 2019. However, Boarding/De-boarding at Kendriya Sachivalaya and Udyog Bhawan station will not be permitted as per schedule given from 5 AM till 12 noon on January 23.

Flights

Go Air has released a notification, saying Due to Republic Day celebrations airspace over Delhi will remain closed. Flights operating to and from Delhi have been cancelled / schedule revised. So, flights with a departure time starting from 11 am to 1 pm to Indira Gandhi International Airport are cancelled.