New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Delhi Metro will open its services from Laxmi Nagar in east Delhi up to Anand Vihar, close to Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Jan 7, officials said Monday.
Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will inaugurate the new 6.25 km line Jan 6 and it will be thrown open to the public the following day.

“The Commissioner for Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) R.K. Kardam today (Monday) inspected the Yamuna Bank-Anand Vihar line of the Delhi Metro and the formal clearance is expected Tuesday,” Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

After the flagging-off, it is planned for the VIPs to travel by the inaugural train up to Anand Vihar, accompanied by officials and media.

This will be the fourth line of the Metro network and has five stations - Laxmi Nagar, Nirman Vihar, Preet Vihar, Karkardooma and Anand Vihar. The last two will have parking facilities. About 100,000 commuters are expected to use it everyday.

Metro authorities said that they will allot three to four trains for this route. Delhi Metro, which began services on a small scale in December 2002, now ferries nearly 900,000 commuters every day.