Delhi Metro Pink Line's missing stretch was Mayur Vihar Pocket 1-Trilokpuri Sanjay LakeDelhi Metro authorities completed the civil work on the Pink Line's 'missing' section -between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1-Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake, by installing steel girders, instead of concrete girders, for joining the two ends of the Pink Line corridor, resulting ina single metro stretch between the 58.6-km Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar.
This metro corridor - whichwill be extended from Majlis Park to Maujpur under the Delhi Metro Phase IV project, covering a distance of approximately 70 km, will become thelongest single metro corridor in the country.Metro authority Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) installed atotal of 40 steel girders over 10 spans for the 290 m longMayur Vihar Pocket 1-Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake section, which was earlier missing.
Thisledto metro trains operatingon two separate sections of thePink Line, presently beingMajlis Park- Mayur Vihar I and Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri sections.Delhi Metro Pink Line 'Missing' Link: Why was construction delayed?A senior metro official told TheIndianSubcontinentthat the construction work on the missing link betweenMayur Vihar Pocket 1-Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake got delayed due to landacquisition and rehabilitation issues.Anencumbrance-free land was unavailable in this area, and metro authorities acquired the required land following the due process of law.
The houses and residents affected due to the metro linewere rehabilitated, after which DRMC beganthe construction work.The construction or civil work started on this metro stretch in early 2020, however, the pace was repeatedly hindered due to the COVID-19 induced lockdowns.
The steel girders varying between16 to 38 metres in length were installed and thecasting of the deck slab was completed in April 2021, just before the second wave of the pandemic.Metro authorities used steel girders instead of the conventional concrete girders as the construction of the concrete oneswould have required the establishment of a casting yard.
Setting up a casting yardwould not have been feasiblefor a small stretch in a short period of time.
Due to this reason, steel girders were installed on the section.Delhi Metro Pink Line: By when will it operate as a single corridor?The civil workbetween theMayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stretch iscompleted and track laying and other ancillary works have started.
Theoverhead electrification (OHE) work on the stretchis also under progress.The track laying work is expected to be completed by the end of this month and preliminary trials are then expected to start.The section will be operational for services immediately after receiving the mandatory clearances from concerned authorities.
A DMRC official told TheIndianSubcontinent that the entire process is likely to take around two-three months.Delhi Metro Pink Line: How will it benefit commuters?Once the construction between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1-Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake is completed, itwill connect the two ends of the Pink Line and will provide straightconnectivity to far-flunglocalities in the national capital region (NCR).The important transport hubs such as Anand Vihar ISBT, Nizamuddin railway station,Anand Vihar railway station, Sarai Kale Khan ISBT, Delhi Cantt.
station and markets such asLajpat Nagar,Sarojini Nagar, andDilli Haat - INA will get direct metro connectivity through the Pink Line.Moreover, after the completion of the Delhi Metro Phase IV - which will make the Pink Line the longest operational metro corridor in India,itwill also become the only ring corridor of metro in the country, according to DMRC.