PM Modi to flag off Delhi metro’s Escorts Mujesar-Ballabgarh section tomorrow

  • | Sunday | 18th November, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 3.2 km-long Escorts Mujesar-Ballabgarh section of Delhi Metro's Violet Line tomorrow through remote control. A total of 40 trains will be operational on the entire Kashmere Gate Raja Nahar Singh corridor, it said. All trains running on this section are manufactured in India," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement. ALSO READ | Another Kashmiri youth abducted by militants, seventh in four daysAll trains, which till now were operating till Escorts Mujesar, will go up to Raja Nahar Singh. "The Escorts Mujesar Raja Nahar Sigh (Ballabhgarh) section will be extremely crucial from the point of view of connectivity for the city of Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, South-East Delhi and Central Delhi areas,” DMRC said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 3.2 km-long Escorts Mujesar-Ballabgarh section of Delhi Metro's Violet Line tomorrow through remote control. The line is now ready for passenger operations, the DMRC said Sunday. After Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh, Ballabhgarh will become the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity. This extension makes the Violet line 46.6 km-long. ALSO READ | Amritsar: Three killed, scores injured in suspected terror attack at Nirankari Bhawan "Currently, 25.8 km of metro lines are operational across Haryana. After the opening of this section, the total length of metro kilometres in Haryana will become 29 km. All trains running on this section are manufactured in India," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement. "The Escorts Mujesar Raja Nahar Sigh (Ballabhgarh) section will be extremely crucial from the point of view of connectivity for the city of Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, South-East Delhi and Central Delhi areas,” DMRC said. "Ballabhgarh is an upcoming urban settlement which is an industrial city. Large numbers of people travel every day for their professional requirements from Ballabhgarh to Delhi and vice-versa," the DMRC added. The Raja Nahar Singh Metro station of this section will be integrated with the Ballabhgarh Railway station and the interstate bus terminal of Ballabhgarh directly with a foot over-bridge, which is currently under construction. "A peak hour frequency of six minutes and 48 seconds will be maintained on this section between Badarpur and Raja Nahar Singh on weekdays," the DMRC said. ALSO READ | Another Kashmiri youth abducted by militants, seventh in four days All trains, which till now were operating till Escorts Mujesar, will go up to Raja Nahar Singh. A total of 40 trains will be operational on the entire Kashmere Gate Raja Nahar Singh corridor, it said.

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