NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro has a gift for the capital this New Year. The much-awaited Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 section of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line is all set to open on December 31.
The 9.7km Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 section of the Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) used to be inspected via the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Monday and on Thursday, the CMRS accorded the necessary approval for the commencement of passenger operations on the section.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) used to be waiting for the nod from CMRS to open the section.
This extension of the Pink Line can be officially flagged off via the Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi’s deputy leader minister Manish Sisodia on December 31 at 11am from DMRC headquarters at Metro Bhawan. “Passenger products and services will commence on this section on the identical day from 4pm,” mentioned Anuj Dayal, govt director (corporate communications), DMRC.
The opening of this section would just about whole the 59km Pink Line, aside from for a 1.4km lacking hyperlink between Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 and Trilokpuri. The section would bring south Delhi’s in style markets reminiscent of Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, South Extension and INA closer to east Delhi. It would take you 10-12 minutes to reach Mayur Vihar from Lajpat Nagar and vice versa.
This line would also supply some much-needed connectivity to the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, the third busiest within the town. Commuters, alternatively, would have to stroll for greater than 150 metres via a chaotic boulevard and heavy site visitors to reach the railway station from the metro station’s go out level. Due to paucity of land, DMRC couldn’t construct a devoted pathway connecting the railway station with the metro station.
This section would even have interchange facilities at Mayur Vihar 1 station, between Pink Line and Blue Line (Dwarka-Vaishali/Noida City Centre).
The 9.7km Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 section of the Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) used to be inspected via the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Monday and on Thursday, the CMRS accorded the necessary approval for the commencement of passenger operations on the section.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) used to be waiting for the nod from CMRS to open the section.
This extension of the Pink Line can be officially flagged off via the Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi’s deputy leader minister Manish Sisodia on December 31 at 11am from DMRC headquarters at Metro Bhawan. “Passenger products and services will commence on this section on the identical day from 4pm,” mentioned Anuj Dayal, govt director (corporate communications), DMRC.
The opening of this section would just about whole the 59km Pink Line, aside from for a 1.4km lacking hyperlink between Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 and Trilokpuri. The section would bring south Delhi’s in style markets reminiscent of Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, South Extension and INA closer to east Delhi. It would take you 10-12 minutes to reach Mayur Vihar from Lajpat Nagar and vice versa.
This line would also supply some much-needed connectivity to the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station, the third busiest within the town. Commuters, alternatively, would have to stroll for greater than 150 metres via a chaotic boulevard and heavy site visitors to reach the railway station from the metro station’s go out level. Due to paucity of land, DMRC couldn’t construct a devoted pathway connecting the railway station with the metro station.
This section would even have interchange facilities at Mayur Vihar 1 station, between Pink Line and Blue Line (Dwarka-Vaishali/Noida City Centre).
From Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar in 12 minutes
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December 28, 2018
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