Dwarka-Najafgarh Metro corridor to open today

New Delhi : The over 4.2 km-long Grey Line of Delhi Metro, which will connect urban village area of Najafgarh to the rapid transit network for the first time, will be opened for services on Friday, officials said.

The corridor consists of three stations -- Dwarka (interchange with Blue Line), Nangli and Najafgarh. "The Dwarka-Najafgarh corridor of Delhi Metro will be formally flagged off on October 4 by Minister of State (Independent) for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal," a senior DMRC official said.

The flagging-off ceremony is slated to take place at Metro Bhavan at 12.15 pm and passenger services on the section shall commence from 5 pm, said Anuj Dayal, executive director (corporate communication) of DMRC.