New Delhi: Travelling from Delhi to Noida is set to become more convenient for the NCR commuters as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Delhi Metro's Magenta Line today.
After inaugurating the 12.64-km section, which connects Botanical Garden in Noida to Kalkaji Mandir in south Delhi, PM Modi will address a public meeting in Noida.
Security arrangements were heightened ahead of the launch. The elite Special Protection Group, which provides security to the prime minister, has taken control of the premises, news agency PTI reported. Provincial Armed Constabulary and paramilitary forces are also a part of the security arrangements.
In a tweet this morning, PM Modi called Delhi-Metro Magenta line an example of "modernising urban transport".
Interestingly, the Botanical Garden Station has been developed as the Metro's first-ever inter-change station outside Delhi.Once the entire corridor from Botanical Garden till Janakpuri West (38.23 km) is opened, commuters from Noida will be able to go to Gurgaon by changing trains at Hauz Khas.
The Aam Admi Party ruling the national capital has criticised the central government after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office said he did not receive the invitation for the inauguration.
"A trial train was moved from the workshop without testing the brake system as a result of which, while the train was moving up the ramp for washing, it rolled back and hit the adjacent boundary wall," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said in a statement and called the crash a "human error".
As Delhi gets the Magenta Line today, Mumbai commuters will also get the AC locals as their Christmas gift.
After inaugurating the 12.64-km section, which connects Botanical Garden in Noida to Kalkaji Mandir in south Delhi, PM Modi will address a public meeting in Noida.
Security arrangements were heightened ahead of the launch. The elite Special Protection Group, which provides security to the prime minister, has taken control of the premises, news agency PTI reported. Provincial Armed Constabulary and paramilitary forces are also a part of the security arrangements.
In a tweet this morning, PM Modi called Delhi-Metro Magenta line an example of "modernising urban transport".
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Interestingly, the Botanical Garden Station has been developed as the Metro's first-ever inter-change station outside Delhi.Once the entire corridor from Botanical Garden till Janakpuri West (38.23 km) is opened, commuters from Noida will be able to go to Gurgaon by changing trains at Hauz Khas.
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The Aam Admi Party ruling the national capital has criticised the central government after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office said he did not receive the invitation for the inauguration.
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"A trial train was moved from the workshop without testing the brake system as a result of which, while the train was moving up the ramp for washing, it rolled back and hit the adjacent boundary wall," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said in a statement and called the crash a "human error".
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As Delhi gets the Magenta Line today, Mumbai commuters will also get the AC locals as their Christmas gift.
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