The Sarita Vihar to Badarpur section of the Delhi Metro has been thrown open for the public from today. This five kilometer long stretch comprises three elevated stations including Mohan Estate, Tughlakabad and Badarpur. With the opening of this stretch, the Central Secretariat to Badarpur corridor will now become 20.16 km long having 16 Metro stations. According to Delhi Metro, the opening of the stretch will be of great benefit to the commuters of Delhi as well as the satellite town of Faridabad in Haryana, which is just adjacent to Badarpur. Four additional standard gauge trains with a peak hour frequency of four minutes will be pressed into service, thereby, increasing the total number of trains to 20 for catering to the increased rush on the entire corridor. With this section, the DMRC will now have a total operational Metro network of approximately 161 kilometres with 135 metro stations in the city.