Delhi metro | Remaining part of Magenta line to be operational soon
New Delhi: Chirag Dilli is set to become a major exchange center for Delhi metro travelers in South Delhi, as the long-awaited remaining 25.6 km section between Kalkaji Mandir and Janakpuri West is expected to open in mid-April. Near the busy intersection of Chirag Dilli is a Metro station that will serve areas such as Panchsheel Enclave, Masjid Moth, Sheikh Sarai, Villa Chirag Dilli, DDA Colony, Krishi Vihar, etc. In fact, the Chirag Delhi metro station is going to be an exchange station for Lajpat Nagar’s proposal for the Saket G-Block corridor of Phase IV of the Delhi Metro. Meanwhile, the proposed corridor would connect the Magenta line to the next pink line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar). Officials at the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said that although the Delhi metro stations are generally located a kilometer away, the Chirag Delhi station is only 500 meters away from the next Greater Kailash Metro station. “The distance between the stations is unusually short, a station in ...