Delhi Metro Phase III trial begins

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today began the trial run of the three-kilometre Central Secretariat to Mandi House corridor

It is part of third phase expansion extending upto to Kashmere Gate via ITO and Red Fort

According to a DMRC statement, after the trial run, the Metro line will opened for commuters by the end of March 2014

The opening of this stretch has been advanced by about six months as this stretch will help a lot in decongesting the busy Rajiv Chowk Metro Station as the commuters of the Badarpur- Central Secretariat Line bound for NOIDA and Vaishali will be able to change trains at Mandi House without changing trains twice at Central Secretariat and Rajiv Chowk

The Mandi House station will be the first interchange station of Delhi Metro’s Phase-III

It is currently being expanded to cater to the additional passengers who will use the station after the commissioning of this corridor.