New Delhi: In the main push for Metro Delhi, a small segment of the pink line in Trilokpuri, which has proven obstacles to DMR authorities for a long time, inaugurated on Friday, making it the longest network operational corridor.
With this, the Corridor 59-km-Long Majlis-Shiv Vihar Corridor or a pink line, which stretches 38 stations, has been completely linked to the first time.
With this important connection opening, a long pink line 59 km into the longest line of Delhi Metro …
https://t.co/J1PI11WZLS- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation I कृपया मास्क पहनें😷 (@OfficialDMRC) 1628231981000 Minister of Housing and Urban Urban HardeeP Singh Puri and Chief Minister Delhi Arvind Kejriwal together inaugurated the portion of around 289 meters between Vihar Pocket 1 Mayor and Sanjay Trilokpuri Lake Station, through video conferencing.
The pink line opened in several phases in 2018.
However, a small portion in the East Delhi Trilokpuri area has become a barrier, because the lines are edited there.
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https://t.co/O2PUQ7EWG3- Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardEepspuri) 1628234540000Now, with a missing link installed after many delays, pink lines Delhi Metro has become the longest operational corridor.
And, it will also connect important city landmarks, such as Anand Vihar Train Station, Anand Vihar Istbt, Nizamuddin Railway Station, Market in South Extension, Ina and Lajpat Nagar, officials said.
Linking to the end of the pink line will also be very useful for the population of East Delhi or the people traveling to the region, because the gap in the trilokpuri causes the corridor to be operated in two separate segments.
The gap in the line is expected to be plugged into September 2020, but delayed due to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sources said early October.
Bottleneck near the trilokpuri station has increased due to many problems, including land acquisition, produces a portion of the Metro segment, then about a few kilometers, remains incomplete, making the Sanjay Lake Station trilokpuri a terminus.
Passenger services on the line are scheduled from 3pm and so on on Friday.
The DMRC authorities say this smooth connectivity, commuters will also save time and money.