Delhi Metro Pink Line: Durgabai Deshmukh-Lajpat Nagar section opens; check out beautiful pictures
The newly inaugurated section is 8.10 km long in total and is a part of Delhi Metro Phase 3’s Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor project. With the inauguration of this section, the metro network in the capital city has expanded to 296 Km, covering 214 metro stations in total.
Delhi Metro Pink Line: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri along with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off the much-awaited section of Delhi Metro Pink Line connecting Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus to Lajpat Nagar. The newly inaugurated section is 8.10 km long in total and is a part of Delhi Metro Phase 3's Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor project. With the inauguration of this section, the metro network in the capital city has expanded to 296 Km, covering 214 metro stations in total. The section will not only be a boon to shopping lovers but will also help metro commuters to save time. Here are 10 interesting facts about the new section:
The section covers six new metro stations- Sir Vishweshwaraih Moti Bagh station, Bhikaji Cama Place station, Sarojini Nagar station, INA station, South Extension station and Lajpat Nagar station. Out of these six, only Sir Vishwesaraiya Moti Bagh station is elevated while rest of them are all underground stations. All the six metro stations of this section are platinum rated by Green Building Council of India. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
The INA metro station and the Lajpat Nagar metro station will act as interchange stations for Yellow Line and Violet Line respectively. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
The Sarojini Nagar metro station has pillars, which have been designed on the concept of glow gardens, while the Bhikaji Cama Place metro station has a five-storey office complex of its own. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
As stated above, the new Delhi Metro Pink Line section will be a boon to shopaholics as it will provide connectivity to four major markets of the capital city- Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, INA and South Extension. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
The new section will also help commuters from Gurugram to easily access the Sarojini Nagar and South-Extension markets by interchanging at INA metro station. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
Delhi University students especially those who commute from North Delhi will also find it easier to visit the market places by interchanging at INA metro station. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
The metro stations have been beautifully decorated with various forms of artwork such as traditional artwork, abstract artwork and artwork conveying the message of environment preservation. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
The Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus-Lajpat Nagar section will help metro commuters to save time as it will reduce travel time between many locations significantly. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
As many as 23 metro trains will be put into service between Majlis Park metro station and Lajpat Nagar metro station. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
During peak time, the frequency of the metro service will be of 5 minutes 12 seconds and during non-peak time, the frequency will be of 5 minutes 45 seconds. (Image by Devanjana Nag)
