Good news for south Delhi residents, Delhi metro began trail run on badarpur line between Central Secretariat and Lajpat Nagar stations. By next month, the Metro trials will be extended to Okhla and then Badarpur. Total length of this route is 20.16KM and it covers 16 stations in between.
Metro will traverse underground through Central Secretariat, Khan market, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, jangpura and elevated Lajpat nagar, Moolchand, Kailash Colony, Nehru Place, Kalkaji Mandir, Govindpuri, Okhla, Jasola, Sarita Vihar, Mohan Estate, Tughlaqabad and Badarpur.
The line, which connects important Commonwealth Games venues, including Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, is expected to open for public use by September — cutting down travel time from Central Secretariat to Badarpur to just 40 minutes.
The construction of the line has been completed till Lajpat Nagar station where trial runs have started to test all the systems and installations. ‘‘The construction has been paced up and rest of the line will be completed by August. There are currently four launchers working between Sarita Vihar and Badarpur, while the problem stretch at Zamrudpur has been completed,’’ said Kumar Keshav, Director (Projects), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City-Delhi/C-Sec-Lajpat-Nagar-trial-begins/articleshow/6207807.cms
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