GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 26th Jan. The Delhi Metro has unveiled a train that is exclusively wrapped to celebrate the 75th Republic Day, according to officials.
The special train was inaugurated at the Mandi House Metro Station on the Violet Line by Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Managing Director Vikas Kumar.
In a post on X, the DMRC stated, “A metro train specially wrapped to celebrate the 75th Republic Day was officially put into service today from Mandi House Metro station on the Violet Line in the presence of Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of Law and Justice, and DMRC MD Vikas Kumar.” The minister signed the decorated train and also interacted with specially-abled children who were part of the event.
The Violet Line operates between Kashmere Gate in Delhi and Ballabhgarh in Haryana.
On Wednesday, the DMRC provided a metro ride for 100 people from tribal communities representing every state and Union Territory of India.
“They traveled from INA to Patel Chowk Metro Stations on the Yellow Line to experience the world-class metro system firsthand, followed by a visit to the metro museum at the Patel Chowk station,” the statement said.
Every year, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs invites tribal guests as part of the Republic Day celebrations. The invitees also have the opportunity to meet the president and the prime minister, as well as witness the Republic Day parade in the national capital, the statement added.