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New Delhi: With the completion of Phase III of the Delhi Metro , the city will have as many as 27 interchanging stations, three times the existing number of 9. The new Pink line, which is expected to be fully operational by March 2018, will also increase the total distance covered by the Metro to 348 km. The Pink Line , that will run from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar and cover 38 stations, will have Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place, and South Campus as interchanging stations. Commuters on the Orange Line (Airport Express) travelling from New Delhi Railway Station to Dwarka 21 will be able to interchange at INA and Lajpat Nagar. Similarly, for the Magenta Line between Janakpuri (West) and Botancial Garden, apart from these two terminating points, Hauz Khas and Kalkaji Mandir will also facilitate changing of trains for different lines. Mayur Vihar, Phase 1, Anand Vihar, Karkardooma and Welcome will serve as interchanging stations for the Violet Line. The total number of stations after Phase II...

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...