Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) magenta line will cut down the travel time from south Delhi to Noida to just 45 minutes.
At present the metro takes around 52 minutes to commute on the mentioned route.
Magenta line, a mainstay of Delhi Metro's Phase-3, is currently running in a trial phase on the 12.64km section from Kalkaji Mandir-Botanical Garden.
However, with the time, more metro trains will be added to Janakpuri West on this line.
Meanwhile, Botanical Garden metro station, that has been transformed as the first interchange station of the National Capital Region, is ready for operations and awaiting clearance from the Metro Rail Safety Commissioner, the Delhi Metro said on Tuesday.
Currently on the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector 21-Noida City Centre), the station will now perform as a junction between Yellow and the upcoming Magenta Line (Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden).
"This Metro station will connect Noida directly with important locations of south Delhi such as Nehru Place, Kalkaji, etc. Passengers travelling from Noida to Faridabad will now be able to change trains at Kalkaji Mandir and go directly to Faridabad.Since both Botanical Garden and Kalkaji Mandir are interchange stations, there will be significant reduction in travelling time between various destinations, especially those on the Blue and Violet lines," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said in a statement.
According to Delhi Metro, the Botanical Garden station will bear an interchange load of 97,780 passengers per day from the Yellow and Magenta lines, which is projected to increase up to 123,020 by 2021.
The Botanical Garden-Kalkaji section will comprise of nine stations. Apart from Kalkaji Mandir, all other stations will be elevated.
