Extension of the Violet Line from Escorts Mujesar to Ballabhgarh was finally thrown open to the public by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi via remote control on Monday. With the opening of this two elevated station Sant Surdas (Sihi) and Raja Nahar Singh, the Delhi Metro network has now become 317 kilometres long with 231 stations.

The passenger services commenced for the passengers from 5 pm on wards. Now, the entire Violet Corridor will connect till Raja Nahar Singh from Kashmiri Gate. The DMRC estimates that around 2.14 lakh of people residing in the Central, south east, Faridabad and other nearby parts will be benefitted with operational of these two stations.

"All trains, which till now were operating till Escorts Mujesar, will go up to Raja Nahar Singh. A total of 40 trains will be operational on the entire Kashmiri Gate — Raja Nahar Singh corridor," said a Delhi Metro rail Corporation (DMRC) official.

The official further added that the Delhi metro also made another foray into the National Capital Region (NCR). Ballabhgarh will become the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity after Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh.

As per the DMRC, now the Line-6 will become 46.6 km. currently, the 25.8 km of metro lines are operational across Haryana. After the opening of this section, the total length of the network in the state has become 29 km. All trains running on this section have been manufactured in India, according to the DMRC.

The Raja Nahar Singh Metro station of this section will be integrated with the Ballabhgarh Railway station and the interstate bus terminal of Ballabhgarh directly with a foot over-bridge, which is currently under-construction.

"A peak hour frequency of six minutes and 48 seconds will be maintained on this section between Badarpur and Raja Nahar Singh on weekdays," the DMRC said.