Nod for Lajpat Nagar, South Campus section of Delhi Metro

The exact date of opening of this corridor will be intimated ...After the opening of this section, the Majlis ParkLajpat Nagar section will become a 29.6kilometre corridor

DMRC

NEWDELHI: The commissioner for metro rail safety (CMRS) on Thursday gave the nod to begin passenger operations on the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus-lajpat Nagar section of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line.

The opening of the line is subject to the ‘fulfilment of certain conditions and stipulation’, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement.

“The exact date of opening of this corridor will be intimated after compliance of the same by DMRC,” it said.

This 8.1-kilometre section connecting Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus and Lajpat Nagar has six stations, including two interchange stations at INA and Lajpat Nagar.

Once this section is thrown open for public, INA will become the interchange station for the Yellow Line (Samaypur BadliHuda City Centre) and Lajpat Nagar Station will be the interchange station for the Violet Line (Kashmere Gate-escorts Mujesar).

“After the opening of this section, the Majlis Park-lajpat Nagar section will become a 29.6-kilometre corridor,” a DMRC spokesperson said.

The first section from Majlis Park to South Campus was opened in March this year. The entire 59-km stretch is likely to be inaugurated by September this year, sources said.

The remaining section between Lajpat Nagar and Shiv Vihar will open in two phases. The Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar stretch (15 km) is likely to be opened in the next two months.

The 59-km Pink Line (Majlis Park-shiv Vihar) is Delhi Metro’s longest corridor, running along Ring Road. The first corridor of the Pink Line, from Majlis Park to South Campus, was opened on March 14, connecting north and south campuses of the Delhi University on the DMRC network for the first time.

After the opening of the Majlis Park to Lajpat Nagar section, the total length of DMRC’S network will become 296 kilometres.