PM to open 2 metro corridors, lay foundation for 3 more

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate two Delhi Metro corridors — Majlis Park to Maujpur-Babarpur (pink line) and Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park (magenta line) on March 8. He will also lay the foundation stone for three corridors under Delhi Metro's Phase-V (A) expansion the same day, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday.
The cost of these metro projects exceeds Rs 18,300 crore. "These initiatives will play an important role in transforming the national capital into a truly Viksit Delhi. The expansion of the metro network will improve public transport, make daily travel easier for citizens, reduce the number of vehicles on the roads and help control pollution," Gupta said, adding that the programme will be held at DDA Utsav Sthal-3, in front of Nirankari Mandal. The Majlis Park to Maujpur-Babarpur section is 12.3 kilometres long and includes eight elevated stations. This corridor forms part of the already operational Majlis Park–Shiv Vihar pink line. With the addition of this section, the total length of the line will increase to 71.5 kilometres, making Delhi home to the country's first fully operational Ring Metro. Stations on this corridor will include Majlis Park, Burari, Jharoda Majra, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Soorghat, Nanaksar-Sonia Vihar, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar and Maujpur-Babarpur. The Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park corridor forms part of the magenta line with a length of 9.92 km and seven elevated stations. This corridor is an extension of the already operational Botanical Garden–Krishna Park Extension line. With its addition, the line's total length will increase to about 49 km. Stations on this section will include Deepali Chowk, Madhuban Chowk, Uttar Pitampura-Prashant Vihar, Haiderpur Village, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Bhalswa and Majlis Park. "These metro corridors are also significant achievements from an engineering perspective. A portion of the Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park corridor reaches a height of approximately 28.36 metres, making it one of the highest elevated sections in the Delhi Metro network," the chief minister said. Construction of the Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur corridor required the building of a new bridge over the Yamuna and a double-decker viaduct, integrating both a metro track and a flyover. This bridge will be the fifth Delhi Metro bridge across the river. The three new corridors under Delhi Metro Phase-V (A) include the Central Vista Corridor from Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprastha, the Golden Line extension from Aerocity to Indira Gandhi Airport Terminal-1, and the Golden Line extension from Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj. The 9.91-km underground Central Vista corridor from RK Ashram Marg to Indraprastha will include nine stations and provide metro access to key landmarks such as Kartavya Bhavan, Bharat Mandapam and the Yuge-Yugeen Bharat Museum. The golden line will see two extensions: a 2.26-km underground stretch from Aerocity to IGI Airport T-1, and a 3.9-km elevated corridor from Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj, with stations at Sarita Vihar Depot, Madanpur Khadar and Kalindi Kunj. "These projects will also benefit cities across National Capital Region (NCR). Residents of Faridabad and Ballabhgarh will be able to reach Tughlakabad via the violet line and then travel directly to IGI Airport Terminal-1. Similarly, passengers from Noida will be able to reach Kalindi Kunj through the magenta line and then travel conveniently to the airport and various parts of south Delhi through the golden line," the chief minister said.