Metro trial run on ITO–Kashmere Gate to begin in July: DMRC.

New Delhi, Apr 6 () The trial run on the ITO Kashmere Gate section of Delhi Metro will begin in July, the DMRC today said.

ITO Kashmere Gate link, part of the Phase-III of the ongoing work, falls on the 'heritage section' of the DMRC that stretches from Central Secretariat-Kashmere Gate on the Violet Line of the network, one of its busiest.

'The construction work of Phase-III is progressing satisfactorily and we should be able to complete the civil construction work and commence signaling trials on most of the stretches within this year. This new phase will have new trains and signaling technology called Communication Based Train Control (CBTC),' a DMRC official said.

The trial run on the ITO Kashmere Gate section of Delhi Metro will begin in July. Despite many hurdles, the tunneling work on this stretch has been completed, the official said.

'In Jantar Mantar area, and in areas adjoining Red Fort and Delhi Gate, Kashmere Gate, we need permissions from ASI. Of course work was stopped for six months at Jama Masjid, but now the work is almost complete,' he said.

Speaking to reporters, DMRC chief Mangu Singh said, 'Out of 56 km-long Majlis Park Shiv Vihar section, construction work on 54 km have been completed. Land has not been made available to DMRC at some pockets in Mayapuri, Naraina and Trilokpuri.'

The Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar (Line 7) is the longest line in the DMRC network and it will have 38 stations.

TOI