On Wednesday, the national capital will get one more route chugging on the Metro Line as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will throw open the Majlis Park-Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus Section on Wednesday. The 21.56 km-long line was given security clearance by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) on Thursday, paving the way for it to become commercially operational. The route was undergoing security inspection by the CMRS from February 26 to 28. The complete corridor is likely to be opened by June 2018.
A press statement issued by the DMRC said, "The 21.56 km-long Majlis Park–Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Metro corridor will be formally flagged off by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 14 from Metro Bhawan. Passenger services on the stretch will begin from 6 pm on the same day from the two stations simultaneously." This section is part of the 59 km-long Majlis Park–Shiv Vihar corridor (Pink Line – Line 7) of Metro's Phase 3 that will connect peripheral parts of the city (north, northwest and west) with south Delhi.
The section to open on March 14 will connect Majlis Park in the north with Delhi University's South Campus. It will have 12 stations including three interchange stations at Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place and Rajouri Garden. An interchange facility will also be available at Dhaula Kuan station to catch the Airport Express Line. The other stations en route this section include Majlis Park, Azadpur, Shalimar Bagh, Netaji Subhash Place, Shakurpur, Punjabi Bagh West, ESI Hospital, Rajouri Garden, Maya Puri, Naraina Vihar, Delhi Cantt, and Durgabhai Deshmukh South Campus.
The Pink Line has many firsts to its credit. It is the longest route (59 km) to be covered by any corridor until now. It will be the only line connecting all the existing corridors. It will also achieve the highest point ever by the Metro till now when it passes through Dhaula Kuan at a height of 23.6 metres.
