The longest section of the Delhi metro’s magenta line from Janakpuri West to Kalkaji Mandir was formally flagged off today. This 25.6 kilometres long section was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge), Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
This new section, called the Magenta Line, will cut the travel time from Noida to Gurgaon by 30 minutes.
Passenger services will begin from Tuesday (May 29) from 6 AM, from the Kalkaji Mandir and Janakpuri West stations simultaneously.
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The Janakpuri West – Kalkaji Mandir section, comprising of 16 stations, will be the longest opened so far in Delhi Metro’s Phase 3, as per the release.
With the opening of this stretch, the entire 38.2 kilometre long Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden Magenta corridor covering the city’s arterial Outer Ring Road will become operational.
Main highlights:
- Two new interchange facilities that at Janakpuri West (with the Dwarka – NOIDA/ Vaishali Blue Line) and Hauz Khas (with the HUDA City Centre – Samaypur Badli Yellow line).
- Domestic terminals of the Indira Gandhi International Airport will also get directly connected by the Metro.
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- Commuters travelling from Gurugram will be able to change trains at Hauz Khas to reach south Delhi and NOIDA.
- Residents of NOIDA will also get direct connectivity to the domestic terminal of the airport
- The stations on this corridor are: Janakpuri West, Dabri Mor, Dashrathpuri, Palam, Sadar Bazar, Terminal 1 – IGI Airport, Shankar Vihar, Vasant Vihar, Munirka, RK Puram, Hauz Khas, IIT, Panchsheel Park, Chirag Delhi, GK Enclave, Nehru Enclave.
With the magenta line the entire Delhi Metro corridor will expand to 278 kilometres with 202 stations. After the opening of this section, 88 kilometres of Phase 3 corridors have been completed and another 72 kilometres are in the final stages of completion.