Attention Delhiites! The Delhi Traffic Police has released an advisory for travelers in the city and the National Capital Region (NCR) regarding the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on
Attention Delhiites! The Delhi Traffic Police has released an advisory for travelers in the city and the National Capital Region (NCR) regarding the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on January 23. The Parade rehearsal will start at 10:30 am on Thursday, from Vijay Chowk and will proceed to Red Fort. There would be elaborate traffic arrangements and restrictions in place for the smooth conduct of the parade along the route.
The parade will follow this route: Vijay Chowk, Kartavyapath, ‘C’ Hexagon Roundabout, Statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Tilak Marg, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Netaji Subhash Marg, and conclude at the Red Fort.
According to police, given the upcoming Republic Day parade, traffic restrictions will be also to take place from Jan 22-23. Kartavyapath will be closed to traffic from Vijay Chowk to India Gate from 6 pm on Jan 22 till the parade is over, with no cross traffic allowed at Rafi Marg, Janpath, and Man Singh Road from 11 pm.
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS
In order to facilitate smooth passage of the parade, movement of traffic on certain roads leading to the route of the Parade will be restisted as under.
- (1). No traffic on Kartavyapath from Vijay Chowk to India Gate from 1800 hours on 22.01.2025 till parade is over.
- (2). No cross traffic on Kartavyapath from 2300 hours on 22.01.2025 at Rafi Marg, Janpath, Man Singh Road till parade is over.
- (3). ‘C’-Hexagon-India Gate will be closed for traffic from 0915 hours on 23.01.2025 till parade crosses Tilak Marg.
- (4). From 1030 hours on 23.01.2025 traffic on Tilak Marg, BSZ Marg and Subhash Marg will not be allowed on both directions. Cross traffic will only be allowed depending upon the movement of the parade.
- Road users are requested to plan their journey in advance accordingly and avoid the route of parade, from 0930 hours to 1300 hours, for their own convenience.
SUGGESTED ROUTES
However, if the journey is unavoidable, the road users are advised to take following routes:
NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR
- Ring Road Ashram Chowk-Saral Kale Khan-IP. 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-Chandgi Ram Akhara-LP College-Mall Road-Azadpur-Punjabi Bagh.
FOR NEW DELHI RAILWAY STATION
- From South Delhi: Dhaula Kuan Vande Matram Marg-Panchkulan Road-Outer Circle Connaught Place-Chelmsford Road for Paharganj side or Minto Road-Bhavbhuli 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 Railway Station
To ensure the safe completion of the parade, elaborate Law & Order and Traffic arrangements have been made. Therefore, all types of commercial vehicles (light/medium/heavy) will not be allowed to enter Delhi from 10 pm on January 22 to 1:30 pm on January 23.
Additionally, the ‘C’-Hexagon-India Gate will be closed from 9:15 am on Jan 23, and Tilak Marg, BSZ Marg, and Subhash Marg will have restricted traffic from 1030 hrs. Commuters are advised to plan their journey and avoid the parade route from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Metro Rail Service shall remain available for commuters at all Metro Stations during the Full Dress Rehearsal Ceremony on 23 January.
The Delhi City Bus Services to be curtailed at several locations, including Park Street/UdyanMarg, Aram Bagh Road, R/A Kamla Market, Pragati Maidan, Mori Gate, Delhi Sachivalaya, Hanuman Mandir, ISBT Kashmiri Gate, ISBT Sarai Kale Khan, and Tis Hazari Court.
Additionally, inter-state buses will be diverted, with buses from Ghaziabad bound for Shivaji Stadium terminating at Bhairon Road, and those coming from NH-24 terminating at ISBT Anand Vihar. Buses from Ghaziabad will be diverted at Mohan Nagar towards Bhopra Chungi for Wazirabad Bridge, while inter-state buses from Dhaula Kuan’s side will terminate at Dhaula Kuan.
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