New Delhi, July 26 - There's good news for those who commute by the Delhi Metro. They will be able to travel to the Metro stations in air-conditioned feeder buses by January next year.

'The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has placed an order to purchase 300 air-conditioned CNG buses to act as feeder buses that will provide comfortable connectivity to metro stations,' DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal said in a statement.

While the first lot of the 75 buses will be available in six months, 75 more buses will roll out every month so that all 300 buses are ready in nine months. Each bus will cost the DMRC over Rs.1.9 million.

'The bus will have powerful air-conditioners to achieve a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius within 10 minutes of the engine starting even in extreme summer conditions.

'The buses will also have pneumatic air suspension, as available in state-run low-floor buses, for greater comfort, wide doors between 800 to 1,000 mm, power-operated by driver and semi-low floor design,' Dayal said explaining the features of the buses.