Metro Pink Line’s first stretch to open on March 14

A part of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line — envisaged to connect Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar — will open to the public from March 14 onwards, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ( DMRC) announced on Friday.

The 21.56- km Majlis Park- Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus corridor would be formally flagged off by Union minister for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 14 at 4.00 pm from the Metro Bhawan, a DMRC press statement stated.

“Passenger services on the stretch will begin from 6.00 pm the same day and simultaneously from the Majlis Park and Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus stations,” it added.

Earlier, the length of the Metro stretch was conveyed to be 20.6 km by the DMRC, which it later corrected to 21.56 km, after also taking into account the sidetracks.

The segment constitutes more than a third of the entire 58- km stretch and has 12 stations, including three interchange stations at Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place and Rajouri Garden.

The three interchange stations will connect commuters with the Yellow Line ( Huda City CentreSamaypur Badli) at Azadpur, Red Line ( Rithala- Dilshad Garden) at Netaji Subhash Place and with Blue Line ( Dwarka Sector 21- Noida City Centre) at Rajouri Garden.

Encircling almost the entire Ring Road, the Pink Line, once complete, will benefit a large number of commuters — especially those living in various localities such as Punjabi Bagh, Wazirabad and Shalimar Bagh, which are so far unconnected with any direct Metro service going towards south Delhi.