Overview
- The new section connects Sector 10A to Mahatma Mandir and serves the Sachivalaya complex, Akshardham, Old Secretariat, Sector 16 and Sector 24.
- Metro officials describe the inaugurated link as seven stations over 7.8 km, though some reports list five stations over 5.36 km.
- Average daily ridership has climbed to about 1.60 lakh following full integration of Phases I and II, up from roughly 35,000 during Phase I.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the service at Mahatma Mandir, joined by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi.
- Patel and Sanghavi rode the Phase-II route to solicit commuter feedback, as cultural programmes and large crowds marked the Gandhinagar event.