Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ceremonially flagged it off from the Metro Bhawan during a function.

The over 20 km-long Maj-lis Park-Durga-bai Deshmukh South Campus section of the much-awaited Delhi Metro’s Pink Line was inaugurated on Wednesday.taking the operational span of the rapid transit network to 252 kms.

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ceremonially flagged it off from the Metro Bhawan during a function.

The end-to-end travel time of the Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus stretch is 34 minutes and will cost Rs 40.

The new corridor has, for the first time, also connected the north and south campuses of the Delhi University, on the metro network, which can be commuted in 40 minutes.

With the opening of the 21.56 km-long section, the Delhi Metro’s operational network will expand to 252 km.