Dwarka-Najafgarh Metro line may open next week
The 4.2 km-long Grey Line of the Delhi Metro, which will connect the urban village area of Najafgarh to the rapid transit network, is likely to open early next week, the DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) officials said on Saturday.
The Dwarka-Najafgarh corridor consists of three stations—Dwarka (interchange with Blue Line), Nangli, and Najafgarh.
With the opening of this section, the Delhi Metro network will expand to 377 km with 274 stations, including the NoidaGreater Noida Aqua Line, the executive director of the corporate communication of the DMRC, Anuj Dayal, said.
“This corridor, called the Grey Line, is a standardgauge section and out of the 4.295 km, 2.57 km is elevated while 1.5 km is underground. With the opening of this section, the Dwarka Metro station is all set to emerge as an interchange facility, which will connect the sub-city with the locality of Najafgarh,” he told reporters.
When asked about the
date of opening of the cor- ridor for the public, he
said, “The new Grey Line is likely to open next week.”
The commissioner of the Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), Janak Kumar Garg, had accorded the mandatory approval for starting passenger operations after inspecting the corridor for safety on Wednesday.
Mr Dayal said that this section was not sanctioned as part of the Phase-3 project and work started on the Grey Line in 2015.
Senior DMRC officials said that the 288 metrelong Najafgarh station will become the longest stand-alone underground station in the network.