DMRC has started surveying possible routes and stations to connect Gurgaon's HUDA City Centre metro station with the airport, Gulf News announced. According to the official statement, once the project is completed, the airport will be reachable from Gurgaon in less than 15 minutes.

Gurgaon is home to a large number of multi-national corporations and call centres. Although it is connected with Delhi by two roads, including an expressway, and the metro connects HUDA City Centre with Delhi, commuting to the airport through the congested expressway, particularly during peak traffic hours, is a big problem.

"The HUDA (Haryana Urban Development Authority) will forward the report to the state government for approval," HUDA administrator Nitin Kumar Yadav said, adding that upon approval, work can start without much loss of time.

A high-speed metro link between New Delhi Railway Station and the Indira Gandhi International Airport which missed the October Commonwealth Games deadline is ready to be inaugurated next month, according the project officials.

The proposed Gurgaon-IGI link would be connected to this corridor at Dwarka Sector 21 metro station instead of going directly to the newly constructed Terminal 3 of the IGI due to security concerns, Gulf News said.

It would mean those headed for airport from Gurgaon would have to change trains at Dwarka Sector 21.

The proposed metro link will have very few stations and run through Old Gurgaon before reaching Dwarka. Trains on this proposed 15 km elevated route are expected to run at 100 km per hour.

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