The 242-metre long modern facility will also help in streamlining the traffic flow on the Ajmeri Gate side of the railway station, DMRC officials said.
The new circular line will have four metro stations and it will be built separately from the existing metro corridors -- Yellow Line and Violet Line -- passing through the area.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Thursday had decided to lift weekend curfew and the odd-even system of opening non-essential shops in the city besides allowing restaurants, bars, cinema halls and theatres to reopen with 50 per cent capacity, given the improving Covid situation.
As part of the ongoing #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav celebrating 75 years of India’s Independence’ (AKAM), a specially decorated Metro train was launched in the presence of Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, and other senior officials at Yamuna Bank Metro Station.
Driverless train operations on 59-km Pink Line was started on Nov 25, putting mass rapid transit system on 4th position globally among networks which operate this cutting-edge technology.
Delhi Government has now made the use of ASGs mandatory for all construction agencies in the national capital as a tool to combat pollution. Detailed guidelines regarding the use of water droplets, nozzles have also been issued in this regard.
The Delhi Metro had begun its commercial operations on December 25, 2002, a day after then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had inaugurated DMRC's first stretch, spanning 8.2 kilometre from Shahdara to Tis Hazari, with just six stations.
Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot flagged off Driverless Train Operations on Pink Line of Delhi Metro (Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar) via video conferencing.
Yellow Line connects Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.
Metro train services will run as usual for the rest of the day on Diwali from routine commencement timings on all the lines
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation tweeted about the incident to alert passengers.
DMRC MD Mangu Singh received award from Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at the 14th Urban Mobility India Conference 2021 in Delhi.
The Delhi Metro said that to ensure connectivity between the Vishwavidyalaya and the Model Town stations during the unavailability period, free feeder bus service will remain available.
The Delhi Metro network's current span is nearly 392 km with 286 stations. It includes Noida-Greater Noida Metro Corridor and Rapid Metro in Gurgaon.
As per DMRC, the training duration of courses will vary from 24 days to 156 days, as per the job profile of all the participants.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) also tweeted about the delay in services to alert passengers
In 2008, DAMEPL had entered into a contract with DMRC for running the airport metro line till 2038.
The disruption in services caused the passengers at Yamuna Bank and Rajiv Chowk station to wait for forty minutes before the trains were back in action. The drives refused to disclose the details of the glitch and were unwilling to talk to the passengers.
Currently, there are 347 such separate dedicated toilets (in addition to the regular toilets for other passengers) at metro stations spread across the network.
The DMRC has already covered 75 per cent of the drive in recent months by installing around one lakh LED lights at these locations by replacing the conventional lights, a senior official said.
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