Delhi Metro's Central Secretariat-Qutab Minar corridor to start on Sep 3

Mr Reddy will flag off the ceremonial train on the occasion from the Udyog Bhavan station at 1 pm on that day. The section will be opened for the public from 3 pm of the same day, when commercial operations will commence.

A press release from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said Mr R K Kardam, the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS), had completed his inspection of the corridor today and a formal clearance was expected shortly.

The 12.53 kilometre long corridor has nine underground stations - Udyog Bhawan, Race Course, Jor Bagh, INA, AIIMS, Green Park, Hauz Khas, Malviya Nagar and Saket - and one elevated station, Qutab Minar.

With the opening of this line, the total length of the Jahangirpuri – Gurgaon HUDA City Centre corridor will become 45 kilometres which will be covered in about one hour and 20 minutes. It will cost Rs. 29 for a passenger to travel from HUDA City Centre to Jahangirpuri.

The total operational Metro network will thus become 138 kilometres with 117 stations from that date, the release added.

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