The extension of the Delhi Airport Metro Express line from Dwarka Sector 21 to a new metro station, “YashoBhoomi Dwarka Sector 25,” was officially opened on Sunday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He rode the Delhi Metro after the opening. Today at 3 p.m., passenger operations on the new extension will start.
In addition, Phase 1 of the Yashobhoomi in Dwarka India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC) will be formally unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Meawnwhile, the nearly 2-kilometre-long ‘Yashobhoomi line’ of the Delhi Metro will connect Dwarka Sector 21 and India International Convention Centre.
Visuals showed PM Modi interacting with the passengers inside the Metro, who also took selfies and wished him a happy birthday.
With the addition of this section, the total length of the Airport Express Line from New Delhi to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector-25 will become 24.9 km,” the DMRC said in a statement.
From today, the Delhi Metro will also reduce travel time by increasing the operating speed of Metro trains on the Airport Express Line from 90 to 120 km/hr. It will take around 21 minutes to get from New Delhi to YashoBhoomi Dwarka Sector 25.
Several vehicle restrictions have also been implemented by the Delhi Traffic Police today in West Delhi, Dwarka, and Gurgaon.
Traffic on the NH-48, in the Punjabi Bagh neighborhood, and in the UER-II, Peeragarhi, and Meera Bagh Road regions would be impacted.
Traffic would be impacted all day long on the stretch from NH-48 to Normal Dham Nala (UER-II), according to the police.