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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull took a Metro ride to reach the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in east Delhi on Monday afternoon.
The two PMs travelled by a metro train from Mandi House to Akshardham station, a distance of about 6.7 kilometres covered in about 15 minutes.
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The two leaders reached the Mandi House station at about 4 pm where an official briefed Turnbull about the expanding Delhi Metro network.
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"They travelled with tokens in a normal train with passengers. Australian PM was briefed about Delhi Metro project at Mandi House station," said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesperson Anuj Dayal.
He added that their trip did not affect metro services.
The movement of commuters was however regulated during their journey. They reached the Akshardham station at around 4.15 pm.
Standing as well as sitting at times, the PMs took selfies during their Metro ride. They also tweeted their comments and pictures about riding Metro train and visiting the Akshardham Temple.
"With @narendramodi on the Delhi Metro Blue Line – 212 kms & 159 stations since 2002," tweeted the Australian PM.
"On board the Delhi Metro with PM @TurnbullMalcolm. We are heading to the Akshardham Temple," Modi tweeted with a picture showing Turnbull taking their selfie. He called their Metro journey "delightful".
The two leaders were welcomed by the Temple's priests with garlands upon their arrival there. They offered flowers at the Temple and posed for joint pictures there.
"Visited the magnificent Akshardham Temple with PM @TurnbullMalcolm," PM Modi tweeted, posting several pictures of their visit there.
They took a tour of the Temple complex on a golf cart. They also sat on the steps of the Temple for a "quiet chat".
Before taking this trip, the two leaders held comprehensive talks on a wide range of issues. PM Turnbull arrived here on Sunday on a four-day State visit to India.
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