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New Delhi: The Hazrat Nizamuddin Metro station on the Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar Pink corridor of Delhi Metro’s Phase 3 will be one of the Metro network’s major transit hubs as the station would provide direct connectivity with the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station as well as the Sarai Kale Khan Inter State Bus Terminus. The station will have dedicated entry/exit points connecting to the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station and the ISBT at Sarai Kale Khan. One of the entry/exit points will be within a vicinity of 50 metres from the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT. Another entry/exit will be near the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station approximately at a distance of 150 metres. This station will be a major boost from the point of view of connectivity as both the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station and the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT do not have any Metro connectivity presently. The nearest Metro stations are at least 3 to 4 kilometres away. The station will also be equipped with broad staircases...

New Delhi:  It is good news to commuters of Delhi Metro and DTC buses that now they can use a common smart card to travel on Metro as well as buses in Delhi NCR. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), Integrated Multimodal Transport System of Delhi (DIMTS) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) jointly launched the common mobility card on monday as a pilot project. This facility will currently be available in 250 – 200 DTCs and 50 cluster buses, the government expects to cover the entire network by April 2018. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) jointly launched the common mobility card on monday Launching the pilot project, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said public transport users could travel smoothly between the Delhi subway and the buses. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh, DTC President and CEO Sandeep Kumar and Delhi General Secretary Anshu Prakash were also present at the event. The 250 buses – 50 cluster buses of the Bahadur ...