Delhi’s satellite city of Ghaziabad is just a step away from getting Metro connectivity with the Delhi Metro launching trial runs on the Anand Vihar- Vaishali corridor ahead of its possible opening next month.

As night trails of trains on the 3-km link began yesterday, Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan inspected the corridor this morning and expressed satisfaction over completion of work on the stretch.

Opening of the corridor, which will be integrated with the existing Dwarka Sec 21-Anand Vihar ISBT line, will benefit thousands of people in Ghaziabad and other neighbouring areas who travel to the national capital for work everyday.

With this, Ghaziabad will be the third satellite city in the National Capital Region (NCR) to get connected with Metro after Noida and Gurgaon. Currently, residents of Ghaziabad have to come to Anand Vihar ISBT to board a Metro station.

Ghaziabad Development Authority officials have said that the Line will be opened to public on July 9, but there is no confirmation in this regard from the Delhi Metro.

During the inspection, Sreedharan travelled on the corridor on a Metro train along with other senior officials and inspected the station structures as well as all other vital sections of the corridor.

“The night trials began last night and from next week the trials may be extended to day hours. It is being done because it is an operational line,” a DMRC spokesman said.

The spokesman said the Delhi Metro is currently in the process of preparing necessary documents for the mandatory inspection by the Commissioner for Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) and they will be sent shortly.