The over 20-km-long Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line will open next week, a top official of the Urban Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.
Safety inspection
The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) inspected the stretch from February 26-28. Testing on the segment, part of the phase-III project of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), was successfully completed recently.
“The Majlis Park-South Campus section of the Pink Line of the Metro network will be opened next week,” Urban Affairs Secretary D. S. Mishra said on the sidelines of an event at Metro Bhawan here.
Pressed for the exact date, the Urban Affairs Secretary said, “All I can say is that it will happen next week.”
Trial runs
The 59-km Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor (Line 7) of the Metro network, also known as the Pink Line, is part of the phase-III project. Starting last year, trial runs on its other stretches have also been conducted. The entire corridor is expected to open by June 2018.
The Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section has 12 stations, including three interchange stations at Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place and Rajouri Garden.
