Dwarka-Najafgarh Metro to begin today
New Delhi, Oct. 3: 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 for the first time, will be opened for services on Friday, officials said.
The corridor consists of three stations — Dwarka (interchange with Blue Line), Nangli, and Najafgarh.
“The Dwarka-Najafgarh corridor of the Delhi Metro will be formally flagged off on October 4 by minister of state (Independent) for housing & urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal,” a senior DMRC official said.
The flagging-off ceremony is slated to take place at the Metro Bhavan at 12.15 pm and passenger services on the section shall commence from 5.00 pm, said Anuj Dayal, the executive director (corporate communication) of DMRC.
With the opening of this section, the Delhi Metro network will expand to 377 km with 274 stations, including the Noida-Greater Noida Aqua Line.
“The Grey Line is a standard-gauge 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 that will connect the sub-city with the locality of Najafgarh,”
With the opening of this section, the Delhi Metro network will expand to 377 km with 274 stations, including the Noida-Greater Noida Aqua Line
Mr Dayal said.
Mr Dayal said a peak hour frequency of 7 minutes and 30 seconds shall be maintained on this stretch. The total travel time on this section shall be 6 minutes and 20 seconds.
Trial runs on the section began in July. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had earlier said that the corridor is being extended by another 1.18 km till the Dhansa Stand, which is slated for completion by December 2020.
An 80-metre passageway connects the old Dwarka station of the Dwarka Sector 21-Noida Electronic City/Vaishali corridor or the Blue Line with the new station on the Grey Line, which has come up as part of the extension to Najafgarh. There will be concourse to concourse connectivity through the paid area.
After the Dwarka Sector 21 station, now Dwarka will become the second interchange facility in the Dwarka sub-city. Overall, the Metro will have 28 interchange facilities after its opening, Mr Dayal said.