The much awaited corridor of Delhi Metro on Pink Line is soon going to be opened for the public as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have started the trial runs on the 9.7 km stretch between Lajpat Nagar and Mayur Vihar Pocket-1. The stretch is the extension of the already running 59 km long Majlis Park - Shiv Vihar corridor (Line 7) of Phase-III.
Pink Line has proved to be a major boon for the commuters as well as the business persons. Opening of this stretch, will be very helpful to the commuters of the areas such as Ashram and Mayur Vihar. It will help the passengers to reach the railway station and the Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) as the Hazrat Nizamuddin Metro station on this stretch will connect the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station as well as the Inter State Bus Terminal at Sarai Kale Khan.
Earlier, people had to walk a long distance after deboarding the metro train and city buses to reach Sarai Kale Khan railway station or to reach the ISBT.
“During these test runs, the interface of the metro train will be checked to ensure that there is no physical infringement with civil infrastructure during the movement of the train on the track and also testing of various subsystems of coaches shall be done. Further, the new signaling technology known as Communication Based Train Control (CBTC), which is being used on the Pink and Magenta Lines, will also undergo rigorous testing in stages,” said Anuj Dayal, Edecutive Director (Corporate Communications), DMRC.
The extension of the Pink Line will run from Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 with consisting five stations namely Vinoba Puri, Ashram, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Mayur Vihar-1 and Mayur Vihar Pocket-1. Out of this five stations, Mayur Vihar-1 and Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 are the elevated station and rest three stations are underground.
“The response of the train at different speeds, braking of the train and the interconnection with the Operations Control Centre (OCC) will also be monitored during the trials. The behavior of the track system and the Over Head Electrification (OHE) will be checked repeatedly,” Dayal added further.
Moreover, the official said once the entire section will open, Pink Line will become the longest Line of Delhi Metro. The new line which is expected to start by end of the September has five station with two interchange station at Mayur Vihar-I to provide connectivity to the Blue Line( Dwarka Sector-21 to Noida City Centre/ Vaishali. Also, DMRC has constructed a 63 metre long Foot Over Bridge (FOB) at the interchange Mayur Vihar-I station.