In a major boost for Delhi Metro, a small segment of its Pink Line at Trilokpuri, which had proved a bottleneck for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) authorities for a long time, has been inaugurated, making it the longest operational corridor of the network.
With this, the 59 km long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor or the Pink Line, which spans 38 stations, has been fully linked for the first time.
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal jointly inaugurated the section of about 289 mtr between MayurVihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations.
The Pink Line was opened in multiple phases in 2018. However, a small portion in East Delhi's Trilokpuri area had become a bottleneck, due to which the line remained disjointed there.
Now, with the missing link plugged, Delhi Metro's Pink Line has become its longest operational corridor.
The route will also connect important landmarks of the city, such as AnandVihar Railway station, AnandVihar ISBT, Nizamuddin Railway station, markets in South Extension, INA and Lajpat Nagar.
The end-to-end linking of the Pink Line will also benefit residents of East Delhi or people travelling to that region, as the gap at Trilokpuri was causing the corridor to be operated in two separate segments.
The gap in the line was expected to be plugged by September 2020, but it was delayed due to repercussions of COVID-19.