Millennium to Metro city

Travelling to Gurgaon from Delhi no longer a hassle

From September 3, you can travel from Jahangirpuri to Gurgaon in just Rs 29 that too in air-conditioned comfort.

The Metro link between Connaught Place and Gurgaon is going to be completely operational from Friday, DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal said.

He said the Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar line would be inaugurated on Friday by Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at the Udyog Bhavan Metro station. "It will be thrown open for public use from 3 pm the same day.u00a0 Once the Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar corridor is opened and integrated with the existing 14.47 km Qutub Minar-HUDA City Centre line, it would drastically reduce travel time between Delhi and its satellite city of Gurgaon," he said.

It will take less than an hour for commuters to reach the Millennium City of Gurgaon from the capital's shopping hub of Connaught Place once the line becomes operational, as compared to at least 90 minutes by road.
The opening of the line will also allow Delhiites to enjoy a comfort ride from north Delhi to south Delhi and vice-versa as the Central Secretariat-HUDA City Centre (Gurgaon) line will be integrated to the existing Central Secretariat-Jehangirpuri corridor. The entire 42 km from Jehangirpuri to Gurgaon will be covered in less than 90 minutes.

DMRC will run 60 trains on the entire stretch at a frequency of 3 minutes. The Central Secretariat-HUDA City Centre line, built at a total cost of Rs 3,720 crore, is expected to add over 3.4 lakh people to the Metro system by 2011. After the Gurgaon line, DMRC will have only two lines to complete before the Commonwealth Games in October.

Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety R K Kardam, inspected the Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar underground line on Monday and Tuesday and has given final go-ahead.
Senior Metro officials said, he has suggested some changes in passenger amenities, which will be completed in next two days.