This Article is From Jun 24, 2018

PM Modi Inaugurates Metro Section Linking Delhi To "Gateway To Haryana"

Fully elevated Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor of the Delhi Metro's Green Line was inaugurated by PM Modi

PM Modi inaugurated the Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor of Delhi Metro via video link

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 11-km-long fully elevated Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor of the Delhi Metro's Green Line on Sunday.

The Mundka-Bahadurgarh stretch, with seven stations, is an extension of the existing Green Line from Inderlok to Mundka. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the facility using remote control from his office.  

Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar attended the function in Bahadurgarh. The services on the new corridor will begin from 4 pm on June 24. The metro rail safety body has already given approval for starting passenger services. After the opening of this corridor, the entire Inderlok-Bahadurgarh section would become 26-km long. With the opening of this section, the Delhi Metro network will expand to 288 km with 208 stations. This section will be the metro's third line of connectivity to Haryana.

Mundka, which has industrial units, will benefit from the new corridor as it will help people employed there said a senior metro rail official. "According to the time table for the entire Inderlok-Kirti Nagar-City Park section, as many as 20 trains will be put into service," the official said.

The total running time between Inderlok and Bahadurgarh will be about 50 minutes. 

Metro services are already operational in Gurgaon and Faridabad. "This entirely elevated section will not only connect the capital city with Bahadurgarh, but also provide connectivity to many suburban areas of Ghevra and Tikri Kalan," the metro authorities had earlier said. 

In Delhi, the stations will be Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevra, Tikri Kalan and Tikri Border, while in Haryana, it will be Modern Industrial Estate, Bus Stand and City Park.

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