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The 24.82 km-long Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir stretch of the Delhi Metro's Magenta Line is all set to be inaugurated on May 29.The strech comprises of 16 stations including interchange facilities at Hauz Khas (with the HUDA City CentreSamaypur Badli Yellow line) and Janakpuri West (with the Dwarka-Noida/Vaishali Blue Line)
The Janakpuri West – Kalkaji Mandir section of the Magenta line will be the longest stretch opened so far in Delhi Metro’s Phase 3. With the opening of this stretch, the entire 38.2 km-long Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden Magenta Line corridor, covering the city's arterial Outer Ring Road, will become operational.
The domestic terminals of the Indira Gandhi International airport here will also get connected to the metro network through Terminal 1IGI airport station. Commuters travelling from Gurgaon will now be able to change trains at Hauz Khas station to reach south Delhi and Noida.
Once opened, it will take the total length of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) network to 277 km, with 202 Metro stations after this section opens. It will reduce travel time between Gurgaon and Noida to just 50 minutes.
The new Janakpuri West Metro station has the 15.6 metre long escalator, perhaps the longest in India. Metro officials claim the escalator to be as tall as a five-storey building.