Delhi Metro Update: Red line services delayed between Shahdara and Dilshad Garden, check details

Delhi Metro Update: Delhi metro rail operations on Red Line were affected on Saturday due to a delay in services between Shahdara and Dilshad Garden. The delay in services on Red Line is likely to cause inconvenience to commuters today.

“Red Line Update: Delay in services between Shahdara and Dilshad Garden. Normal service on all other lines,” said the Delhi Metro in a social media post on X.

DMRC announces new times for Sunday

Dilshad Garden stop, where services have been delayed, is one of the few stations for which the DMRC had revised metro timings, starting from August 25, 2024.

Previously starting at 8 am, routes such as Dilshad Garden to Shaheed Sthal, Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden, were some of the routes that had been outlined for the new timings.

“The regular Metro services on Sundays which used to commence from 8:00 AM onwards on the following Phase-III corridors now stands revised w.e.f this Sunday i.e, 25 August 2024,” DMRC said in a post on X.

According to the Delhi Metro, this change aims to accommodate commuters, including students who have competitive exams often scheduled on Sundays.

“The revision of service commencement timings on these corridors on Sundays will benefit not only the commuters of these corridors but also number of students/applicants appearing for various competitive exams which generally take place on Sundays,” futher added the post.

Here are the revised timings of Delhi Metro's Phase III:

Line 1: Dilshad Garden to Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) - 6:00 AM

Line 3: Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City - 6:00 AM

Line 5: Mundka to Brig Hoshiar Singh - 6:00 AM

Line 6: Badarpur Border to Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) - 6:00 AM

Line 7: Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar - 7:00 AM

Line 8: Botanical Garden to Janakpuri West - 7:00 AM

Line 9: Dhansa Bus Stand to Dwarka - 7:00 AM

The DMRC also said that the extended timings will facilitate all the commuters to reach their destinations across Delhi-NCR timely, and in a convenient manner.