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Delhi Metro | Heavy water flood in tunnel hits metro services in magenta line

New Delhi: On 14 July by late evening large number of commuters awaited and trapped as Delhi metro between Janakpuri West- Botanical Garden (Magenta Line) was delay by 2 hour 30 minutes due to technical snag. This was time when most of commuters were returning from work place faced hard to reach to their home. there was water logged in most of surrounding area. This the second incident occur in this month in same line , it was 25 December 2017 when first services was started from Botanical Garden to Kalkaji  Mandir and on 28 May 2018 second phase services was started from Kalkaji Mandir to Janakpuri West. It is hardly one month completed and within short period two incidents occur which could largely affect the life of commuters. Now the main issue is that who is responsible for this, the main focused of Metro was to provide affordable and safe services to Delhiites but after the sudden fare hike it has neither affordable nor safe for commuters. If government cannot provide safe ...

Delhi Metro | PM Modi inaugurates new metro link between Noida and Delhi

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Noida: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today inaugurated a new metro link between Noida and Delhi. He unveiled a plaque at Botanical Garden Metro Station, to mark the inauguration of a portion of the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro, connecting Botanical Garden in Noida with Kalkaji Mandir in South Delhi. He also travelled briefly on the metro train, before arriving at the venue for the public meeting. PM Naredra Modi unveiling a plaque at Botanical Garden Metro Station to mark the inauguration of a portion of the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister conveyed greetings on the occasion of Christmas. He also noted that the day marks the birthdays of two Bharat Ratnas – Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, and Former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He said that it is due to the people of Uttar Pradesh that the nation has got a strong and stable Government. He added that he would always remain grateful to the people of Uttar Pradesh for ...

Delhi Metro | First driverless train of DMRC"s Magenta line derails, crashes into wall even before inauguration

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New Delhi: In an unfortunate turn of events, a trial run of a driverless metro train on the DMRC’s Magenta line (Line-8) went off the rails, crashed into and broken the wall of workshop area of Kalindi Kunj depot. A driver less train (UTO) train derailed and crashed in to wall in DMRC’s Kalindi Kunj depot of Magenta Line. The Kalkaji Mandir-Botanical Garden line of the Delhi Metro, which is claimed to be reduced the travel time between Noida and south Delhi, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi  on December 25. RRM (train puller) got damaged and rolled down from the boundary wall of Kalindi Kunj depot. Sources said the incident took place around 5.00 pm during trial run of train in the depot. Click here to see on portal https://goo.gl/6RMJEg

Delhi Metro | PM Modi to flag off first run of UTO train in Magenta Line

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New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has finally announced inauguration of long awaited section between  Botanical Garden and Kalkaji Mandir (line-8) of Phase-III project.  The people who travel daily between Noida and South part of Delhi will now feel happy to find new route of Metro. The stretch of 12.64 km is part of the Botanical Garden-Janakpuri West corridor of 38.23 km under the Phase III of the Metro expansion plans, and will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the eve of this Christmas Day i.e. December 25. Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flags off the trial run of India’s first Unattended Train Operation (UTO). [Photo Credit: PTI] December 25 has been a significant date for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as its first line, the Red Line from Dilshad Garden to Rithala, was started for the public on Christmas day of 2002. The line was marked by then Shri Atal Bihari V...

Delhi Metro | DMRC"s Kalkaji-Botanical Garden Magenta Line ready for commissioning

New Delhi: The trials and testing on the 12.64 kilometre long Kalkaji Mandir – Botanical Garden section of Phase 3 has been successfully completed and most of the mandatory clearances required for inviting the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) to inspect including Fire Safety Clearance,... Click here to see more https://goo.gl/jTiHX6