The residents of Gurgaon were ecstatic on Wednesday after the opening of Delhi Metro’s Magenta line which has significantly reduced the travel time to Noida, west Delhi and south-east Delhi.
Now, the commuters can travel from Gurgaon to Noida in just 50 minutes.
The Gurgaon residents used to travel to Rajiv Chowk or Central Secretariat to change trains. Now, they only need to go to Hauz Khas Metro station in order to travel towards Noida, west Delhi and south-east Delhi.
“I live in Palam and commute to Gurugram every day for work. Earlier, I used to change trains at Rajiv Chowk (for the Yellow line) to go to Huda City Centre Metro station. It used to take me more than two hours to reach my office,” Nikhil Srivastava, who works with a research firm in Sector-44, said.
“With the new Metro extension, my travel time has been cut by half. Today, I started my journey from the new Palam station and changed to the Yellow line at Hauz Khas. It took me about an hour. This new line comes as a great relief. My travel fare has also reduced,” added Srivastava.
“My relatives live in Gurugram and I visit them every other week. Until now, I took the Violet line and changed at the Central Secretariat station for the Yellow line. The new extension will make the commute to Gurugram easier,” Rahul Kumar, a 21-year-old resident of Greater Kailash, said.
“The new Metro line is a blessing for me. It has reduced my travelling time by at least 35-40 minutes. Earlier, I used to change the Metro two times — from Magenta line to Violet to Yellow. Apart from adding to the travel time, switching multiple times used to tire me. Now, I can simply change the Metro at Hauz Khas and reach Gurugram in 45-50 minutes,” Shweta Kishore, a 24-year-old employee of a firm near IFFCO Tower, said.
