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Delhi Metro takes first step towards Noida

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NEW INNINGS: A Delhi Metro train approaches the Akshardham Temple station during its trial run on the upcoming new Yamuna Bank-Noida line on Saturday. The Akshardham temple is visible at right.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Metro railway started trial runs on the upcoming new Yamuna Bank-Noida corridor on Saturday with the first train running up to New Ashok Nagar metro station just short of Delhi’s border with Noida in Uttar Pradesh.

The trial run, which lasted about four hours, had the train running at a speed of 15 km per hour from Yamuna Bank to New Ashok Nagar on the Up line.

The trial runs will take place up to New Ashok Nagar for the first ten days and subsequently the entire section up to Noida City Centre will be covered. “The trials will take place for about ten hours everyday. During the day, the focus will be on checking the performance of the rolling stock with different systems for around six hours, while signalling trials would be conducted at night for about four hours,” said a Delhi Metro spokesperson.

The trial runs will continue for about a month, during which the section will be tested for signalling, tracks, telecommunication, interfacing of train working with different systems and overhead electrical supply.

The interim stations on the section beyond Yamuna Bank are Akshardham, Mayur Vihar Phase I and Mayur Vihar Extension. The section is fully elevated.

“The frequency of trains and operations on Line III from Yamuna Bank to Dwarka Sector-9 will not be affected due to the trial runs. The Yamuna Bank-Noida corridor is scheduled to be opened to the public by the end of August. With the opening of this section, Line III will comprise a total of 42 stations and its length will increase to 47.2 km,” the spokesperson said. This will also become the longest operational section of the Delhi Metro railway. The journey time of the entire stretch would be around 90 minutes.

There are ten stations on the new 13.1-km section, of which four fall within Delhi while six fall in Noida. “This will be the first time that the Delhi Metro will be crossing the borders of Delhi and enter the boundaries of another State. The corridor will be a part of the existing Line III (Blue Line) of the metro system. It will connect Noida City Centre in Sector 32 with Dwarka Sector 9 metro station,” the spokesperson said.

Parking facilities have been provided at all stations up to New Ashok Nagar and in Noida at Botanical Garden and Noida City Centre metro stations.

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