Delhi: Escorts Mujesar-Raja Nahar Singh Section Ready; Ballabhgarh Becomes Haryana’s Fourth Metro-Connected City

In a relief to commuters in Delhi, the Mujesar-Ballabgarh section of Delhi Metro’s Violet Line which spans 3.2 km is now ready for passenger operations, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said on Sunday (18 November), reports The New Indian Express.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the section on Monday (19 November) through remote control.

Ballabhgarh will be the fourth city in Haryana to have metro connectivity after Faridabad, Bahadurgarh and Gurgaon.

The entire Kashmere Gate – Raja Nahar Singh Metro corridor will become 46.6 km-long after this extension becomes functional.

“Currently, 25.8 km of metro lines are operational across Haryana. After the opening of this section, the total length of metro lines in Haryana will become 29 km. All trains running on this section are manufactured in India,” the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement.

“The Escorts Mujesar–Raja Nahar Sigh (Ballabhgarh) section will be extremely crucial from the point of view of connectivity for the city of Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, South-East Delhi and Central Delhi areas” they added.

“Ballabhgarh is an upcoming urban settlement which is also an industrial city. Large numbers of people travel every day for their professional requirements from Ballabhgarh to Delhi and vice-versa,” said the DMRC.

The Raj Nahar Metro station will be integrated with Ballabhgarh Railway station and the bus terminal of Ballabhgarh with a foot overbridge which is under construction currently.

“A peak hour frequency of six minutes and 48 seconds will be maintained on this section between Badarpur and Raja Nahar Singh on weekdays,” the DMRC said.

An estimated 40 trains are expected to run on the newly extended corridor.