Barring the 21.56-km Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section, which will be inaugurated on Wednesday, the remaining stretch on the 59-km-long Pink Line or the Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor will be made operational by June this year, a Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) official said on Monday.
“The line is expected to be opened in stages by June this year, except the stretch between Trilokpuri and Mayur Vihar Phase-I due to land acquisition issues at Trilokpuri,” added the official.
The Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor is part of phase-III project.
Commute in 40 minutes
The 21.56-km Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus stretch will connect North and South Campuses of Delhi University with a travel time of about 40 minutes, the official said.
“The two DU campuses are now connected on the metro network for the first time. It will help in cutting travel time for commuters and will hugely benefit students, who took the road till now,” added the official.
“This line will be Delhi Metro’s second corridor to be operated using Communication-Based Train Control [CBTC] signalling technology, which facilitates movement of trains with a frequency of 90 seconds to 100 seconds. Later, it will be Driverless,” said Anuj Dayal, executive director, corporate communications, DMRC.
This stretch will have 12 stations, including four interchange stations at Rajouri Garden (with Blue Line), Azadpur (with Yellow Line), Netaji Subhash Place (with Red Line) and at Dhaula Kuan, where the Pink Line will connect with the Airport Line metro.
The new line also boasts travelators at Rajouri Garden and Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro stations to facilitate easier interchange between the lines. The interchange to Airport Line metro at Dhaula Kuan will have a foot over bridge connecting the two stations and is set to be operational by June, added the official.
Crossing the Dhaula Kuan metro station at a height of 23.6 metres, the Pink Line at this juncture boasts the highest spot in the Delhi Metro network — as high as a seven-storey building.
With eight of 12 stations at an elevated level, Pink Line will be to public from 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
