Vaishali Metro (Ghaziabad)- Status
Metro goes to Ghaziabad, trial runs start on new 2.5-km line
Express News Service
Posted: Fri Jun 17 2011, 01:30 hrs New Delhi:
Taking the Metro a step closer to Ghaziabad, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation managing director E Sreedharan on Thursday inspected the Anand Vihar-Vaishali Metro rail corridor. Officials said they were satisfied with the completion of the 2.57-km stretch which will provide Metro connectivity to the area.
The Kaushambi and Vaishali Metro stations are expected to cater to about 40,000 people on a daily basis. After Noida and Gurgaon, Ghaziabad will be the third satellite city in the National Capital Region to figure in the Metro network. At present, residents of Ghaziabad have to come to Anand Vihar to board a Metro.