25 trains to ply on Metro’s Central Secretariat-Badarpur route
May 27th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A total of 25 trains consisting of four coaches each will be put in service on the Delhi Metro’s forthcoming 20-km long Central Secretariat-Badarpur corridor, which opens to public by September, an official said Thursday.
Of the 25, six standard gauge trains have already arrived at the Sarita Vihar depot, a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official said, adding that the trains will be tested on various technical parameters.
“Initially 25 trains consisting of four coaches will ply on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur corridor, which will cater to 3.6 lakh passengers per day by 2011,” the official said.
The Delhi metro has ordered 46 standard gauge trains for Phase II of its project, of which 11 are already running on the Inderlok-Mundka stretch.
The corridor will have 16 metro stations including at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Lajpat Nagar, Nehru Place, Kalkaji temple and Badarpur.
The new metro line will connect three Commonwealth Games venues - the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the National Stadium and the Karni Singh Shooting Range.
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- Now, Metro from Central Secretariat to Sarita Vihar too - Oct 03, 2010
- Delhi Metro's Sarita Vihar-Badarpur line opens - Jan 14, 2011
- Delhi Metro's Sarita Vihar-Badarpur line opens Friday - Jan 14, 2011
- Metro reaches Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Sunday - Oct 02, 2010
- New Metro line opening likely to be delayed - Sep 30, 2010
- Metro to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium rolls out today - Oct 03, 2010
- Delhi to usher in Games with new metro line, virtual shutdown (Lead) - Oct 02, 2010
- Delhi Metro begins trial runs on new standard gauge line - Jul 29, 2009
- Faridabad to come on Delhi Metro line - Mar 25, 2012
- Metro upgrades cooling in coaches as Delhi sizzles - May 16, 2010
- Delhi Metro to open Inderlok-Mundka line in March - Feb 21, 2010
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