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New Delhi: There is a good news on Monday for people waiting for the opening of the Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West section on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). This section will be opened for the general public from May 29 next week. According to information received from DMRC, this section will be now inaugurated on 28th May instead of 24th May and the passengers will be able to take metro ride on this section on the next day i.e. 29th May, 2018. According to earlier information received from DMRC, the section was scheduled to open on 25th May for the general public and the inauguration date was scheduled on 24th May. The latest update said that this section will be inaugurated on 28th May and will be opened to the public on May 29 at 6 am onward. With the launch of this line, people of Noida (UP) and Gururgram-Faridabad (Haryana) along with Delhi will also be get beneficiated. Before this, the  Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) had issued clear...

New Delhi: There is a good news on Monday for people waiting for the opening of the Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West section on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). This section will be opened for the general public from May 29 next week. According to information received from DMRC, this section will be now inaugurated on 28th May instead of 24th May and the passengers will be able to take metro ride on this section on the next day i.e. 29th May, 2018. According to earlier information received from DMRC, the section was scheduled to open on 25th May for the general public and the inauguration date was scheduled on 24th May. The latest update said that this section will be inaugurated on 28th May and will be opened to the public on May 29 at 6 am onward. With the launch of this line, people of Noida (UP) and Gururgram-Faridabad (Haryana) along with Delhi will also be get beneficiated. Before this, the  Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) had issued cleara...

New Delhi: Those who are eagerly waiting to reach the Bahadurgarh by metro train will have to take some more patience now. Most of the sections of this route have been completed, and trial run is going on since December last year, but due to lack of a 300 meters of land in Haryana, the Metro is not able to reach Bahadurgarh. DMRC officials say that this land is necessary for the regular operation of the Metro trains. Talking to the Haryana Government on this issue, DMRC have made it clear that till the matter is resolved, it will be difficult to start the Metro services to Bahadurgarh. Many old lines are being extended along with two new lines in Phase-III of Delhi Metro project. Under the same, the green line of Delhi Metro between Kirti Nagar and Inderlok to Mundka is to be extended from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. For this, DMRC has created an 11.182 km elevated section, on which 7 new stations have been constructed ahead of Mundka. Out of these, 4 stations (Mundka Industrial...

New Delhi: Those who are eagerly waiting to reach the Bahadurgarh by metro train will have to take some more patience now. Most of the sections of this route have been completed, and trial run is going on since December last year, but due to lack of a 300 meters of land in Haryana, the Metro is not able to reach Bahadurgarh. DMRC officials say that this land is necessary for the regular operation of the Metro trains. Talking to the Haryana Government on this issue, DMRC have made it clear that till the matter is resolved, it will be difficult to start the Metro services to Bahadurgarh. Many old lines are being extended along with two new lines in Phase-III of Delhi Metro project. Under the same, the green line of Delhi Metro between Kirti Nagar and Inderlok to Mundka is to be extended from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. For this, DMRC has created an 11.182 km elevated section, on which 7 new stations have been constructed ahead of Mundka. Out of these, 4 stations (Mundka Industrial...

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has installed largest escalator ever on at Janakpuri West metro station under its Phase III metro project . The Janakpuri West Metro station will be the interchange station on blue line soon. This new Underground Station will be special in many ways. Traveling on this will be a different experience. There is much more special in this new Interchange Metro station. Largest Escalator at Kashimiri Gate Metro Station under working The biggest attraction of this station will be a Joint Escalator. In terms of length and height, it will be the largest escalator of Delhi Metro network so far. In front of it, the escalators on the Kashmiri Gate will also look small. According to the DMRC, the eight-piece Joint Escalator will directly connect the elevated station of Janakpuri West to the Underground Station. The height is 15.650 meters and the length is 35.303 meters. Simply put, the height of the 5-storey house will be its height. The esca...

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has installed largest escalator ever on at Janakpuri West metro station under its Phase III metro project . The Janakpuri West Metro station will be the interchange station on blue line soon. This new Underground Station will be special in many ways. Traveling on this will be a different experience. There is much more special in this new Interchange Metro station. Largest Escalator at Kashimiri Gate Metro Station under working The biggest attraction of this station will be a Joint Escalator. In terms of length and height, it will be the largest escalator of Delhi Metro network so far. In front of it, the escalators on the Kashmiri Gate will also look small. According to the DMRC, the eight-piece Joint Escalator will directly connect the elevated station of Janakpuri West to the Underground Station. The height is 15.650 meters and the length is 35.303 meters. Simply put, the height of the 5-storey house will be its height. The esca...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has ordered Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and 25 other construction sites to “stop work” for failing to implement mandatory dust mitigation measures meant to check air pollution in the national capital. The work of construction sites will be allowed to start again after complying with dust control norms as prescribed by the Ministry. Delhi Metro Phase III Construction Work Site The construction projects include three sites of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, four of the National Highway Authority of India, seven under the Delhi Public Works Department, two Delhi Development Authority sites and one each under the Delhi Jal Board and MTNL. Three under BSES and two projects of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited were also suspended. The MoEF sent notices under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, to all the projects. In the National Capital Region (NCR), dust is the second highest source of...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has ordered Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and 25 other construction sites to “stop work” for failing to implement mandatory dust mitigation measures meant to check air pollution in the national capital. The work of construction sites will be allowed to start again after complying with dust control norms as prescribed by the Ministry. Delhi Metro Phase III Construction Work Site The construction projects include three sites of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, four of the National Highway Authority of India, seven under the Delhi Public Works Department, two Delhi Development Authority sites and one each under the Delhi Jal Board and MTNL. Three under BSES and two projects of Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited were also suspended. The MoEF sent notices under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, to all the projects. In the National Capital Region (NCR), dust is the second highest source of...

New Delhi: According to inputs received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs the 20 km Majlis Park-Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus section of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will open next week. In last week of February month, the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) inspected the stretch . The DMRC has successfully completed testing on the said stretch, a part of the Phase-III project. “The Majlis Park-South Campus section of the Pink Line of the metro network will be opened next week,” Urban Affairs Secretary DS Mishra said on the sidelines of an event at the Metro Bhawan in Delhi. The 59-km Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor (Line 7) of the metro network, also known as the Pink Line, is part of the Phase-III project. Starting last year, trial runs on its other stretches have also been conducted. The entire corridor will open by June 2018 . The Majlis Park-Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus section has 12 stations, including three interchange stations at Azadpu...

New Delhi: According to inputs received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs the 20 km Majlis Park-Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus section of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will open next week. In last week of February month, the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) inspected the stretch . The DMRC has successfully completed testing on the said stretch, a part of the Phase-III project. “The Majlis Park-South Campus section of the Pink Line of the metro network will be opened next week,” Urban Affairs Secretary DS Mishra said on the sidelines of an event at the Metro Bhawan in Delhi. The 59-km Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor (Line 7) of the metro network, also known as the Pink Line, is part of the Phase-III project. Starting last year, trial runs on its other stretches have also been conducted. The entire corridor will open by June 2018 . The Majlis Park-Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus section has 12 stations, including three interchange stations at Azadpu...

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) completed the trials and testing of the 20.6 kilometre long Majlis Park- Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus section of its Pink Line (Phase 3) on Monday. The route has also received most of the important and mandatory clearance required for the next step of inviting the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) to inspect the section, including fire safety, license for working lifts, preliminary Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) reports for signalling and platform screen doors, from the department of telecommunications. According to press release, “The papers for scrutiny and detailed examination by CMRS are under submission to his office and after these are cross checked, examined and scrutinised in depth by the office of CMRS, further action is expected. In addition, since the application involves voluminous data of civil, electrical, signalling and track, DMRC may also have to supply any additional information further sought by...

New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) completed the trials and testing of the 20.6 kilometre long Majlis Park- Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus section of its Pink Line (Phase 3) on Monday. The route has also received most of the important and mandatory clearance required for the next step of inviting the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) to inspect the section, including fire safety, license for working lifts, preliminary Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) reports for signalling and platform screen doors, from the department of telecommunications. According to press release, “The papers for scrutiny and detailed examination by CMRS are under submission to his office and after these are cross checked, examined and scrutinised in depth by the office of CMRS, further action is expected. In addition, since the application involves voluminous data of civil, electrical, signalling and track, DMRC may also have to supply any additional information further sought by...

New Delhi: It is good news for Delhities that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to open 20km long section between Majlis Park and South Campus for public. This section is part of Phase-III project in Pink Line (Line-7). Delhi Metro Trial Run on Pink Line Trial is going on different parts of this line from June last year which is now in the final stages. Proposal for safety clearance and inspection of this section will be sent to Metro Rail Safety Commissioner (CMRS) soon by DMRC. With the opening of the section, Metro Train will run first time on the highest of 23.6 meters height near Dhaula Kuan. This height is equal to about seven story building. This will be the second line on which the driverless Metro will start operations. There will be a total of 12 stations on this section namely Majlis Park, Azadpur, Shalimar Bagh, Netaji Subhash Place, Shakurpur, Punjabi Bagh West, ESI Hospital, Rajauri Garden, Mayapuri, Naraina Vihar, Delhi Cantt, and Durgabai Deshmukh South Camp...