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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hopped on the Delhi Metro’s Airport Express Line on his way to inaugurate the Yashobhoomi convention centre in Dwarka. During his metro ride, he was seen interacting with co-passengers, including children. He travelled on Delhi Metro from Dwarka Sector 21 station to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 station. He inaugurated the new Metro station and had an informal interaction with workers at the station. Take a look at pictures from his metro ride.
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“A memorable Metro journey to Dwarka and back, made even more special by the amazing co-passengers from different walks of life,” PM Modi tweeted after the ride. (Image: PTI)
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PM Modi inaugurated the extension of the Delhi Airport Metro Express line. (Image: PTI)
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The line will now connect Dwarka Sector 21 to a newly established metro station called Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25. (Image: PTI)
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Passenger services for the extension commenced on Sunday. (Image: PTI)
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Delhi Metro will increase the operational speed of Metro trains on the Airport Express Line to 120 kilometres per hour. (Image: PTI)
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The increase in speed will bring the total journey time from New Delhi to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 to approximately 21 minutes. (Image: PTI)
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Following the launch of the new section of Airport Express Line, the Delhi Metro network has become the longest metro route in the country. (Image: PTI)
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The city’s rapid transit network has become 393 kilometres long with 288 stations (including the Noida – Greater Noida Metro Corridor and Rapid Metro, Gurugram). (Image: PTI)
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PM Modi has taken several metro rides this year. (Image: PTI)
