Kejriwal to open new Pink Line stretch on Aug. 6

Delhi Metro’s Lajpat Nagar to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section will be inaugurated by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union minister of state ( independent charge) for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on August 6.

With this section, the total length of Delhi Metro that is operational will increase to 296 km.

The new section of the Pink Line service will be started at 11.30 am via remote from the Metro Bhawan. Passengers will be able to board metros on this route from 1: 00 pm onwards.

An official said that there will be 23 trains deployed at a frequency of five minutes 12 seconds during peak hours and five minutes 45 seconds during non- peak hours.

The new stretch that is part of the Majlis ParkShiv Vihar corridor has six stations in all — Sir Vishweshariah Moti Bagh, Bhikaji Cama Place, Sarojini Nagar, INA, South Extension and Lajpat Nagar, with INA and Lajpat Nagar also operating as inter- change stations for the Yellow Line and the Violet Line, respectively.

The new stretch is expected to take a lot of the heavy traffic away from Delhi’s arterial roads. Sarojini Nagar that has a multi- level New Delhi Municipal Council ( NDMC) parking lot is notorious for its traffic snarls.

INA will function as an inter- change station an help in easing up travel from people commuting to North Delhi and Gurgaon.

The Lajpat Nagar road and South Extension that saw crippling traffic due to metro construction will experience relief from traffic woes.

The highlight of this new stretch is it is going to be a boon for shoppers as it connects four of Delhi's popular markets — INA, Sarojini Nagar, South Extension and Lajpat Nagar.