Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mundka-Bahadurgarh metro line on June 24.
This section will be Delhi Metro’s third connectivity to Haryana, adding to the operational services to Gurugram and Faridabad.
Mr. Modi will inaugurate the metro link from North Avenue in New Delhi through videoconference in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister O.P. Dhankar.
This line is an extension of the Inderlok-Mundka corridor on the Delhi Metro’s Green Line. With the opening of this corridor, the entire stretch will now cover over 26 km. With a little over 11 km, the Mundka-City Park stretch will have seven stations. Four of these stations are in Delhi, while the remaining three in Haryana’s Bahadurgarh.
“Commercial services are likely to commence on the Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor from 4 p.m. on June 24,” said a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official.
Earlier this month, the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety had given the mandatory approval for the start of passenger operations on this line.
Meanwhile, preparations for the inauguration of the metro line are in full swing. Deputy Commissioner Sonal Goel and Superintendent of Police Pankaj Nain, along with officers of the DMRC, on Friday visited the inauguration site and the newly-constructed metro station and took stock of the preparations.
Bahadurgarh, which is 2 km from Delhi’s Tikri border, is also one of the major cities of the National Capital Region. Consequently, traffic congestion, accident rates, fuel cost and pollution have increased in the city, affecting the quality of life adversely. With the metro, commuters are expected to get relief from traffic woes, and a safe, reliable and punctual mode of travel.