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Diwali 2026: Delhi Metro to commence services at 6 am on select routes; check new timings here
Delhi Metro has announced earlier train services on select lines for Diwali festivities. Trains on the Pink Line, Magenta Line, and Grey Line will begin operations at 6 am. Regular services will continue according to the Sunday timetable after the early start. Last trains from all terminal stations will depart at 10 pm on Sunday. This revised schedule aims to accommodate commuters during the festive occasion.
Delhi Metro revises Diwali schedule; select lines to start at 6 am, last train at 10 pm
Delhi Metro services will begin an hour earlier than usual on Diwali, November 8. The Pink, Magenta, and Grey lines will start operations at 6 am from terminal stations. Additionally, the last trains on all lines will depart at 10 pm instead of the regular 11 pm schedule. Passengers are advised to plan their journeys accordingly for the festive day.
DMRC Pink Line Update: Delhi Metro introduces real-time coach crowding display; check how passengers can find less crowded coaches before boarding
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has launched a cutting-edge real-time display showing coach occupancy on its Pink Line. This innovative system allows passengers to view crowd levels through screens installed on platform stations before boarding. By utilizing load sensors to monitor occupancy, it helps mitigate overcrowding during peak travel periods, thereby enhancing comfort and ensuring a more enjoyable journey for all commuters.
Delhi Metro: Thieves steal 1 km of signalling cable on magenta line just 4 days after opening. What passengers need to know
Delhi Metro: Signalling cable theft disrupted Magenta Line metro services just days after a new stretch opened. Approximately 1,000 meters of cables were stolen, leading to restricted train speeds and overnight restoration efforts. Police arrested one suspect found melting stolen cables, with ongoing raids for others.
Delhi Metro gets two new corridors for the Pink and Magenta lines; Full list of upcoming stations here
Delhi Metro Phase V: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate two critical extensions of the Delhi Metro network—the Majlis Park to Maujpur-Babarpur section (Pink Line) and the Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park corridor (Magenta Line)—on March 8, 2026. These projects, costing over ₹18,300 crore, will introduce India’s first fully operational 'Ring Metro' and include one of the system’s highest elevated sections at 28.36 metres.
Delhi Metro Phase 4 Meganta line to start service today: Check stations, train frequency and future expansions
The Delhi Metro will begin services on the Janakpuri West–Krishna Park Extension section of the Magenta Line from January 5. This section includes a new station, Krishna Park Extension. Trains will run every 16 minutes. Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate this section and lay the foundation for the Rithala-Narela-Kundli Metro corridor.
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Delhi Metro alert: Train movement between Samaypur Badli, Jahangir Puri to be via single line for 4 months
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a post on X, "Train movement between Samaypur Badli and Jahangir Puri on the Yellow Line shall be done via single line from 10 pm till end of revenue services and from start of revenue services till 7 am with effect from Thursday (18.4.2024) for a period of four months for execution of Phase-IV work of the Magenta Line extension."
Services on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line section affected, restoration work planned at night
Replacement of cables is a time taking process that requires full access to the track without any train movement. Passengers are being informed regularly through announcements at stations and inside trains on the Magenta Line, the official said. Updates are also being provided through social media, he said.
DMRC announces interchange hub at RK Ashram Marg metro station
The R K Ashram Marg station on the Blue Line will be connected to the metro station of the same name on the Magenta Line.
Services on Magenta Line section resume after nearly one-hour disruption
Services on a section of the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro were delayed for nearly an hour on Monday due to some signalling issue, officials said. Magenta Line connects Janakpuri West station in Delhi to Botanical Garden station in Noida.
Delhi Metro services on two corridors to start early on Raksha Bandhan
"Service update In order to facilitate those travelling for Rakshabandhan, metro services will begin at 6:30 AM on pink line and 6:00 AM on magenta line on 22 August 2021 (Sunday)," the DMRC tweeted.
PM Narendra Modi to flag off first driverless train on Dec 28; launch NCMC for Airport Line
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be flagging off the country's first ever fully-automated driverless train service on the 37 km-Magenta Line (Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden) and will also be launching the fully operational National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) for travel on the 23-km Airport Express Line (New Delhi to Dwarka Sector 21) on December 28, 2020," the DMRC said in a statement.
Walk from Delhi Metro to Airport Terminal-1 to be a breeze
A dedicated 370m subway constructed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will seamlessly connect the Terminal-1 station of Magenta Line (Botanical Garden-Janakpuri West) with the departure and arrival terminals. Apart from escalators and elevators, the subway will have travelators so that passengers don’t have to walk all the way.
Kalkaji-Janakpuri corridor opens to public; Delhi-NCR metro span to be 380 km by December
The corridor of the Magenta Line, part of Phase-III of the DMRC, was yesterday inaugurated by Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge) Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at Nehru Enclave metro station.
Delhi Metro's 25.6 km Magenta Line stretch set to open
The first 12.6 km long section of the Magenta Line was inaugurated in December. The remaining section will put several south Delhi areas on the Delhi Metro map.
This metro station to get India’s tallest escalator
At an elevation of 15.6 metres, escalators at Janakpuri West metro station will break the 11.6-metre record held by Mumbai airport’s Terminal 2.
IGI’s T1 to get metro link for first time, travel time from Noida to Gurgaon cut to 50 mins
A 12.6-km section of the corridor between Botanical Garden in Noida and Kalkaji Mandir was inaugurated in December last year.
Magenta Line section to open this month
The Kalkaji Mandir to Janakpuri west section has 16 stations, including two interchange stations - Hauz Khas (Yellow Line) and Janakpuri West (Blue Line).
SAIL supplied 55,000 metric tonnes of steel for the Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line
SAIL has supplied TMT, Structurals and Plates for this project, the company said in a statement.
PM Modi inaugurates Botanical Garden-Kalkaji Magenta Line
With the commissioning of the new line, the travel time between south Delhi and Noida would be significantly reduced.
Vajpayee's 2002 metro ride was a historic moment: PM Modi
UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that step (inauguration of Metro's magenta line) will prove to be a milestone towards realizing the dreams of development for Noida & Greater Noida region.
Broad-sized coaches to ply on standard gauge Magenta Line: DMRC
Senior DMRC officials also said all coaches to be introduced under Phase-III of the Delhi Metro rail network would be broad-sized only.
Magenta Line: Platform screen doors, hi-tech signalling among firsts for DMRC
PSDs are glass-made screens installed near the edge of platforms that open only when a train arrives and shut after it departs. They are installed to enhance commuter safety.
Metro to firmly cover West Delhi soon
Apart from the Magenta Line, the upcoming Pink Line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) will also open up more options for west Delhi residents.
First driverless Metro train on Magenta Line to roll from October
Singh said that the safety inspection of the section by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) is slated to begin from the first week of September.
Delhi Metro's driverless trains to start operations from October
Trial runs on two sections of the corridor of phase III, between Kalkaji and Botanical Garden (13 km) and Janakpuri West to Terminal 1 – IGI Airport Metro station (10 km) are in progress.
Delhi Metro Phase III to be almost fully operational by March 2018
Stretches of the Pink and Magenta Lines, which will together measure over 90 km with 61 stations, will be thrown open starting this October and the entire corridors will be functional by next year.
Delhi Metro advances Magenta Line launch deadline to September
Line 8, christened Magenta Line, will connect west Delhi to Noida via IGI Airport's domestic terminal. Stretches of it is likely to be commissioned by April and June respectively.
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