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Published 19:36 IST, August 23rd 2024

Delhi Metro Alert: Trains on Ph-3 To Begin At 6am On Sundays. Check Details

The DMRC announced that the metro services on Phase-III sections will be available from 6 am on Sundays for commuters, which used to begin at 8 am.

Reported by: Digital Desk
Delhi Metro train services on Phase-3 to begin at 6 am on Sundays | Image: PTI

New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday announced that the metro services on Phase-III sections will be available from 6 am on Sundays for commuters, which used to begin at 8 am at present. The DMRC officials confirmed the news saying that the new timing of the Delhi Metro on Phase-III sections will benefit all the commuters, including the students or applicants appearing for various competitive exams which generally take place on Sundays. 

Anuj Dayal, the DMRC's principal executive director (corporate communication), said, "Metro train services on Phase-III sections, which usually begin at 8 am on Sundays, will begin at 6 am from August 25.

The Phase-III sections include trains running between Dilshad Garden-Shaheed Sthal, Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City, Mundka-Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Badarpur Border-Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh), Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar, Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden, and Dhansa Bus Stand-Dwarka.

"The revision of service commencement timings on these corridors on Sundays will benefit not only the commuters of these corridors but also a number of students or applicants appearing for various competitive exams which generally take place on Sundays. The extended timings will facilitate them to reach their destination centres across Delhi-NCR in a seamless and convenient manner," Dayal said.

Services on all other corridors of the metro network will continue to run as per regular commencement time of 6 am onwards, he added. 

Updated 19:36 IST, August 23rd 2024

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