Trilokpuri - Shiv Vihar section of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line to open on Oct 31
Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake-Shiv Vihar Metro section of the Pink Line will be opened on October 31 for public, the Delhi Metro on Friday said. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will flag off the nearly 18-km section at 9.30 am via remote from Metro Bhawan.
The elevated section has 15 stations: Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake, East Vinod Nagar (Mayur Vihar-II), West Vinod Nagar (Mandawali), I.P. Extension, Anand Vihar ISBT, Karkardooma, Karkardooma Court, Krishna Nagar, East Azad Nagar, Welcome, Jaffrabad, Maujpur (Babarpur), Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar.
Anand Vihar (Blue Line), Karkardooma (Blue Line) and Welcome (Red Line) will be the three interchange stations on the stretch.
The 59-km line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) will be the longest on the network after it becomes fully operational.
After the opening of this particular section, Delhi Metro network will encompass a 314 km lap.
The stretch connecting Majlis park in north Delhi to Lajpat Nagar in south was opened earlier in the year in two phases.
