LIVE: PM Modi inaugurates Delhi Metro's Magenta Line, Yogi says 'thanks for the gift'

The 12.64-km section connects Botanical Garden in Noida to Kalkaji Mandir in south Delhi.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Monday, December 25, 2017 - 14:09
Pic Courtesy: ANI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday launch Delhi Metro's Magenta Line in Noida. Tight security arrangements are in place for the Prime Minister's visit. The 12.64-km section connects Botanical Garden in Noida to Kalkaji Mandir in south Delhi. PM Modi will also address a public meeting. On Sunday, the PM said that the Magenta Line is an example of modernising urban transport. The new line will make travel between Delhi and Noida faster and convenient, he added.

25 December 2017, 14:07 PM

In 2022, when we mark 75 years of freedom, I dream that we live in an India in which our petrol imports reduce. In order to achieve this, state of the art mass transit systems are the need of the hour, says PM Modi.

25 December 2017, 14:05 PM

I have taken the responsibility of changing the system, says PM Modi.

25 December 2017, 13:59 PM

The root of all the problems around is lack of governance, says PM Modi.

25 December 2017, 13:58 PM

Yogi Adityanath just said that when PM visits any state, it gives happiness, but I have come to my own state, not some other state, says PM Narendra Modi.

25 December 2017, 13:58 PM

Uttar Pradesh played a major role in giving a strong and stable government to the country, says PM Narendra Modi.

25 December 2017, 13:58 PM

In today's world, life comes to a standstill without connectivity, says PM Narendra Modi referring to the Magenta metro line.

25 December 2017, 13:55 PM

In today's world, life comes to a standstill without connectivity, says PM Narendra Modi referring to the Magenta metro line.

25 December 2017, 13:55 PM

Uttar Pradesh played a major role in giving a strong and stable government to the country, says PM Narendra Modi.

25 December 2017, 13:50 PM

Yogi Adityanath just said that when PM visits any state, it gives happiness, but I have come to my own state, not some other state, says PM Narendra Modi.

25 December 2017, 13:47 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses public gathering at Amity University in Noida.

25 December 2017, 13:46 PM

Previous governments indulged in frauds in Uttar Pradesh, says Yogi Adityanath.

25 December 2017, 13:45 PM

Electricity is being provided to all parts of Uttar Pradesh without any discrimination, says Yogi Adityanath.

25 December 2017, 13:42 PM

Kanpur will get new metro in this financial year itself, says Yogi Adityanath.

25 December 2017, 13:41 PM

Only Prime Minister Modi has worked towards the welfare of flat buyers in Noida and Greater Noida, says Yogi Adityanath

25 December 2017, 13:38 PM

UP CM Yogi Adityanath thanks PM Modi for the gift of Magenta line metro to Uttar Pradesh.

25 December 2017, 13:28 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath says PM Modi's arrival in any state is an achievement for that state.

25 December 2017, 13:32 PM

25 December 2017, 13:28 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Amity University in Noida.

25 December 2017, 13:16 PM

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25 December 2017, 13:09 PM

25 December 2017, 13:06 PM

PM Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath board Magenta line metro of DMRC.

25 December 2017, 13:05 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrive to inaugurate Magenta line of Delhi Metro.

25 December 2017, 07:27 AM

"Tomorrow I will address a public meeting in Noida. You can watch it live here," read one of PM Modi's tweets on the new metro line inaugural event.

25 December 2017, 07:26 AM

25 December 2017, 07:24 AM

Modi on Sunday had tweeted:

25 December 2017, 07:01 AM

PM Modi will arrive in Noida at 1 pm. Following the inauguration, he will address a public gathering at Amity University.

25 December 2017, 06:58 AM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also be present in the metro inaugural event.

25 December 2017, 06:51 AM

The Delhi Metro's Magenta Line has platform screen doors (PSDs) on all nine stations, besides a high-tech signalling system that will allow the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to run trains with enhanced frequency. The DMRC authorities said that ten trains would operate on this new line, while two would be kept on reserve, one each at Kalkaji Mandir and Botanical Garden stations.