New Delhi: Operations will soon begin on the 11.2-km-long fully elevated section between Mundka and Bahadurgarh of the Delhi Metro’s Green Line as the commissioner for metro rail safety (CMRS) has given approval for starting passenger services.
However, the mandatory nod from the CMRS was given subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions and stipulation, the Delhi Metro said on Friday.
Mundka-Bahadurgarh stretch, with seven stations, would be an extension of the existing Green Line (standard-gauge tracks) from Inderlok to Mundka, and after the completion of this corridor, the entire Inderlok-Bahadurgarh section would become 26.33 km.
“The CMRS has given approval for starting passenger operations on the 11.2-km-long fully-elevated section between Mundka and Bahadurgarh, subject to fulfillment of certain conditions,” a DMRC official said.
The CMRS approval will pave the way for operationalisation of this section, and passengers services will thus begin soon. The exact date of opening of this corridor will be intimated after compliance of the same by the DMRC,” he said.
With the opening of this section, the Delhi Metro network will expand to 288 km with 208 metro stations. This section will be metro’s third line of connectivity to the neighbouring state of Haryana. Metro services are already operational in Gurgaon and Faridabad.
Meanwhile, services were suspended between Shahdara and Dilshad Garden stations on Friday for nearly two-and-a-half-hours after the overhead electrification (OHE) segment broke down at two sites on the Red Line leaving scores of passengers stranded, officials said.
The breakdown took place around 7pm and restored later. The incident also led to delay in services on both sides of the corridor, with many passengers deboarding the Metro and taking cabs to reach their destination.
"The OHE breakdown were noticed at two locations on the Red Line, near Welcome and Dilshad Garden stations since 7 pm,” DMRC officials said.
