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Delhi Metro To ‘Extend’ On 8 March: PM Modi Likely To Inaugurate Blue, Red Line Extensions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@ANI/Twitter)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the 6.6-km Noida City Centre - Noida Electronic City section which is an extension of the Delhi Metro's Blue Line on 8 March (Friday).
The fully elevated Noida City Centre - Noida Electronic City route consists of six stations – Sector 34, Sector 52, Sector 59, Sector 61, Sector 62 and Noida Electronic City. The Prime Minister is also scheduled to inaugurate the 9.4-km-long Dilshad Garden - New Bus Adda section which is an extension of the Red Line on the same day.
As per reports by Business Standard, Modi would be launching civilian flight operations at Hindon airbase and will be inaugurating the Dilshad Garden - New Bus Adda section of the Delhi Metro's Red Line on 8 March.
The PM will land at the airbase from Kanpur around 4 pm and head to the New Bus Adda metro station by road.
The Delhi Metro's current operational span is 327 km with 236 stations. Post the inauguration of the two corridors, it would extend to over 342 km with 250 stations.
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