PM Modi inaugurates new Metro stn as Airport Line gets extension

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the extension of Delhi Metro's Airport Express Line from the Dwarka Sector 21 station to a new station - Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 which became operational for the public from 3pm onwards. The speed of trains on the line has also been increased, from the existing 110kmph to 120kmph, officials said.

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The 2.2-km extension of the Airport Express Line will provide connectivity from central Delhi and the Airport to Yashobhoomi, the newly inaugurated state-of-the-art convention centre at Dwarka Sector 25.

Modi travelled by Metro to inaugurate the new station, line extension, and convention centre. He boarded a train from the Dhaula Kuan Metro station and interacted with passengers onboard, and posed for selfies. A woman passenger also wished him on his birthday in Sanskrit. Modi turned 73 on Sunday. This was the twelfth time that Modi travelled on the Metro to inaugurate a facility or reach a venue in Delhi.

The 24.9-km line now has seven stations New Delhi (interchange with Yellow Line), Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Aerocity, Airport (T3), Dwarka Sector 21 (interchange with Blue Line) and Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25.