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New Delhi:   On 6 August Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) inaugurated the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus to Lajpat Nagar section on the Pink Line. The Executive Director of Corporate Communications, DMRC, Anuj Daya said that 8.10-km long route will be flagged off by  The Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Delighted to flag off the 8.1 km stretch of DMRC Pink Line from Moti Bagh to Lajpat Nagar with Delhi CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal & Shri @AnanthKumar_BJP today. This stretch will connect 4 major markets of Delhi & will be a boon for shoppers & traders. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/8PKcjd9oRo — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) August 6, 2018 The service on Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus -Lajpat Nagar section of Delhi Metro"s Pink line was today flagged off by Union Minister Hardeep Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwa. Delhi Metro"s new service will link...

New Delhi : Delhi Metro’s intricate network – the Lajpat Nagar to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section – would soon be open to public. The Pink Line netwrok is scheduled to be operational from August 6. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Kejriwal will be joined by Minister of State (Independent Charge), Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri. The inauguration will take place from Metro Bhawan via remote control. Passengers can board the train from 1:00 am onwards in the afternoon. The total length of Delhi Metro that is operational will increase to 296 km once the stretch becomes operational. In the new Pink Line stretch there will be 23 trains, running every 5 minutes 12 seconds in peak hours. During non-peak hours the frequency will be 5 minutes 45 seconds. The new Pink Line stretch is part of Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor. It will have six stations in all - Sir Vishweshariah Moti Bagh, Bhikaji Cama Place, Sarojini Nagar, INA, South Extension and Lajpat Nagar....

New Delhi: Days before full-fledged trials begin on the upcoming Pink Line, a Delhi Metro train crossed the highest point on the network -- at Dhaula Kuan at 23.6 metres, the transporter said on Wednesday. "The Metro train crossed Dhaula Kuan at a height of 23.6 metres (as high as a seven storey building) to reach South Campus from Mayapuri, covering a distance of 6.8 km. The full-fledged trials on this section will commence in a few days," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said. "During this journey, various functional aspects of the new rolling stock (trains) were tested prior to the beginning of signalling trials," it added. The trial run between Shakurpur and Mayapuri had been going on for a month. The Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) will cover a major part of the Ring Road with 10 interchange stations, including the Airport Express Line. "The construction of this section was a major engineering challenge since the viaduct had to pass above the air...