Metro conducts safety audit of Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli stretch.

After two cancellations, safety audit of the 4.49-km Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli stretch of the Delhi Metro has finally been conducted by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS). With this, the line could be open for public as early as the end of this month.

Although relatively small with just three stations, the stretch which is an extension of the Huda City Centre –Jahangirpuri (Yellow line) is bound to make commuting easier for lakhs of people residing in North Delhi areas like Jahangirpuri, Samaypur Badli, Transport Nagar, G.T. Karnal Road and parts of Rohini.

At present, Jahangirpuri is one of the terminal stations on the Yellow line and its commuters have to change multiple trains to get to the heart of the Capital. The average ridership on this section is expected to be around 30,000.

This part of the line has been ready since September, but the CMRS had to postpone the mandatory inspection of the line twice before finally conducting it on November 4 and 5.

Trial runs on the Delhi Metro's Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli corridor began on July 3. Metro officials had then said that the commissioner had not cited any specific reason for the cancellations and rather had just mentioned some 'urgent work' in his communication.

The application inviting the CMRS for the audit was sent by the DMRC on September 9. Once operational, after the trial runs and mandatory approvals, the length of the Yellow line from HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon to Samaypur Badli will be 49 km.

The three elevated stations under this section include Haiderpur, Rohini Sector 18 and Samaypur Badli.

By 2016, the ridership on this route is expected to touch 7,186 at Badli; 11,133 at Rohini Sector-18 and 10,262 at Samaypur Badli.



THE HINDU