Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir corridor gets approval to start Metro services
16 May 2018 5:24 AM IST
New Delhi: The Commissioner for Metro rail safety has given the mandatory approval to start passenger services on the 25.6-km long section between Janakpuri West and Kalkaji Mandir, which will soon be opened for public service, an official of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said. "The commissioner for Metro rail safety has given the mandatory approval for the start of passenger operations for Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions and stipulations," a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation official added. "The exact date of opening of this corridor will be intimated after compliance of the same by DMRC," the official added.
The Magenta Line section has 16 stations, including two inter-change stations at Hauz Khas (with Yellow Line) and Janakpuri West (with Blue Line). Interestingly, for the first time, the domestic terminal of the IGI Airport will also get a Metro connectivity. Apart from Yellow Line, the Hauz Khas Metro station will also provide inter-connectivity for Magenta Line.
Similarly, Blue Line's Janakpuri West station will become an interchange station and it will also provide access from West Delhi to areas in south Delhi and Noida. The first station of the new Phase 3 corridor will become an interchange station and will connect the Blue Line with Terminal 1 of IGIA, Munirka, Hauz Khas, Nehru Place and Botanical Garden.
According to the official, the Magenta Line will also act as a feeder for the Blue Line as its two metro stations, namely Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden are important stations. "The West Delhi residents have to go all the way to Rajiv Chowk to change trains in order to visit other parts of Delhi-NCR, so with the new corridor, they will get connected to areas such as Palam, Dabri, Mahavir Enclave, Sagarpur and Dashrathpur," the official added.
Now, with so many interchange points, the domestic terminal of the IGI Airport can be reached from most parts of Delhi-NCR. Now, it will just take 20 minutes for passengers from South Delhi to reach the airport. However, from other parts of NCR, it will take 35 minutes to 50 minutes to reach the airport. With the opening of the new section and with a station at Munirka, the Metro will come closer to JNU. IIT is getting a Metro station right next to the campus.
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