Once operational, Phase III of the Delhi Metro will prove to be blessing for college-going students.
The
new corridors will connect five major universities in the National
Capital Region (NCR), none of which enjoy metro connectivity at present.
The
38-kilometre long Magenta Line, which will connect West Delhi’s
Janakpuri (West) with Botanical Garden in Noida, will cover as many as
four universities — Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT), Jamia Milia Islamia and Amity University.
“The
route of the new corridors under Phase-III were created with the
intention of covering key institutions. JNU has about 5,500 students,
IIT has around 5,600, and Jamia has approximately 15,000 students, who
constitute a huge chunk of metro commuters. We wanted to provide them
with seamless travel,” said a metro official.
While
IIT will have access to a dedicated station by the same name, Amity
University will have the Okhla Bird Sanctuary station adjacent to its
campus. The Munirka station will come up close to the JNU campus, while
Jamia Milia Islamia station will benefit from a station of the same
name.
Delhi University, too, will not be left behind.
The 58.5-km-long Pink Line, which is the longest metro corridor that
connects Majlis Park with Shiv Vihar, will have a dedicated station for
the South Campus. “For the first time, South Campus will also come under
metro connectivity. A station called Durga Bai Deshmukh South Campus
will come up near the Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma (ARSD) College.
Current status
At
present, the Delhi Metro connects DU’s North Campus through the
Vishwavidyalaya station. It also offers connectivity to other DU
colleges like Lady Shri Ram College (Kailash Colony station), Dyal Singh
College (JLN Stadium station), Deshbandhu College (Nehru Place), and
Indraprastha College For Women (Civil Lines).
The new
campus of Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University in Sector 16,
Dwarka, and the Indian Law University are connected through the Dwarka
Sector 13 and Sector 14 stations of the Blue Line. Also, Netaji Subhas
Institute of Technology (NSIT) is connected through the Dwarka Mod
station of the Blue Line.
The route of the new corridors
under Phase-III were created with the intention of covering key institutions
At present, the metro connects DU’s North Campus through
the Vishwavidyalaya station on Yellow Line
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Source : The Hindu
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