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E Sreedharan inspects India's first standard gauge Metro line

The Delhi Metro managing director reviewed the facilities at the new Inderlok Metro station and its integration plan with the existing Inderlok Metro station of Line-1.

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Delhi Metro managing director E Sreedharan today inspected the country's first standard gauge Metro line on the 15.10 km-long Inderlok-Mundka section to be thrown open to public later this month.
           
He reviewed the facilities at the new Inderlok Metro station and its integration plan with the existing Inderlok Metro station of Line-1 and other Metro stations on the section.
           
He also oversaw the functioning of Station Control Rooms, entrances of the stations and other technical rooms essential for the smooth functioning of the stations.
           
Sreedharan visited the Mundka Depot where all trains running on the line will be kept for maintenance.
           
He expressed satisfaction with the overall progress of the section, a release said.
           
During the inspection, Sreedharan was accompanied by director (Project) Kumar Keshav, director (Operation) Raj Kumar, director (Rolling Stock) HS Anand, chief project manager Ajay Goel and other senior officials of DMRC.
           
All efforts are being made to open this line in this month itself after getting all the necessary statutory safety clearances, it said.
           
Inderlok-Mundka Line will be the fifth Line of Delhi Metro to be made operational. It is also the first standard gauge line of the Delhi Metro and will be known as Green Line.
           
Standard gauge lines have a width of 4 feet x 8.5 inches between the tracks while broad gauge lines have a width of 5 feet x 6 inches between the tracks.
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