Extension of Delhi Metro

The Delhi Metro is a metro system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), a state-owned company with equal equity participation from Government of India and Government of Delhi, built and operates the Delhi Metro.

It began operation on 24 December 2002 (15 years ago) and today it is one of the world's largest and busiest metro systems and it is still growing.

Delhi Metro was planned to be built in phases spread over around 20 years as with each phase having a target of five years and end of one phase marking the beginning of another. Phase I (65 km), Phase II (125 km) were completed in 2006 and 2011, respectively. Phase III lines are expected to be completed in 2018, a delay of 2 years from the originally planned timeline of 2016. Phase IV (with extensions to the existing Red, Green, Pink and Magenta lines as well the addition of a new Moss Green line and Aqua line) will commence in 2018 and will be completed by 2022, respectively. A final 370 kilometres (230 miles) route length of 230 kilometres (140 miles) (Phase I & II) and 140 kilometres (87 miled) (Phase III) will be added at the completion of Phase I, II and III. Phase IV plan approved by the Delhi Government will add another 103 kilometres (64 miles) between 2018 and 2022. This makes the total existing and approved route length at the end of Phase IV, 456 kilometres (283 miles) long.

        CURRENT MAP OF DELHI METRO

Phase IV 

The 103.93 km Phase IV’s routes within Delhi’s borders were finalized in July 2015. The project’s DPR was approved by the state government’s cabinet in January 2017 and is currently awaiting the central government’s approval.

On June 1 2017, Haryana Government’s Cabinet approved a further 4.86 km extension of the Red Line into Kundli (Sonepat District).

MAP OF DELHI METRO AFTER THE COMPLETION OF PHASE IV

NEW LINES

● MOSS GREEN LINE 1 [TUGHLAKABAD TO DELHI AEROCITY]

Route Length: 20.20 Kilometres

Type: Elevated and Underground

Stations: Tughlakabad ➡Tughlakabad Railway Colony ➡ Anandmayee Marg Junction ➡Tigri ➡ Khanpur ➡ Ambedkar Nagar ➡ Saket G Block ➡ Saket ➡ Lado Sarai ➡ Mehrauli ➡ Kishangar ➡ Masoodpur ➡Vasant Kunj (Sec-D) ➡ Mahipalpur ➡ Delhi Aerocity

● MOSS GREEN LINE 2 [SAKET G BLOCK TO LAJPAT NAGAR]

Route Length: 7.96 Kilometres

Type: Elevated and Underground

Stations: Saket G Block ➡ Sheikh Sari ➡ Chirag Delhi ➡ GK-1 ➡ Andrews Ganj ➡ Lajpat Nagar

● AQUA LINE [INDERLOK TO INDRAPRASTHA]

Route Length: 12.58 Kilometres

Type: Underground

Stations: Inderlok ➡ Dayabasti ➡ Sarai Rohilla ➡ Ahmal Khan Park ➡Nabi Karim ➡ New Delhi ➡ LNJP Hospital ➡ Delhi Gate ➡ IG Stadium ➡ Indraprastha

EXTENSIONS OF EXISTING LINES

 ● RED LINE [RITHALA TO NARELA]

Route Length: 21.73 Kilometres

Type: Elevated

Stations: Rithala ➡ Rohini Sector 26 ➡ Rohini Sector 31 ➡ Rohini Sector 32 ➡ Rohini Sector 36 ➡ Rohini Sector 37 ➡ Barwala ➡ Put Khurd ➡ Bawana Industrial Area – 1 ➡ Bawana Industrial Area – 2 ➡ Bawana ➡ Bawana JJ Colony ➡ Sanpath ➡ New Sanath Colony ➡ Anaj Mandi ➡ Narela

● PINK LINE [MUKUNDPUR TO MAUJPUR]

Route Length: 12.54 Kilometres

Type: Elevated

Stations: Mukundpur ➡ Burari Crossing ➡ Jagatpur Village ➡ Surghat ➡ Khajuri Khas ➡ Bhajanpura ➡Yamuna Vihar ➡ Maujpur

● MAGENTA LINE [JANAKPURI WEST TO R.K. ASHRAM]

Route Length: 28.92 Kilometres

Type: Elevated and Underground

Stations: Janakpuri West ➡ Krishna Park Extention ➡ Keshpur ➡ Meera Bagh ➡ Paschim Vihar ➡ Peeragarhi Chowk ➡ Peergarhi ➡ Mangolpuri ➡ West Enclave ➡ Deepali Chowk ➡ Madhuban Chowk ➡ Rohini East ➡ Prashant Vihar ➡ North Pitampura ➡ Haiderpur ➡ Mukarba Chowk ➡ Bhalaswa ➡ Majlis Park, Azadpur ➡ Ashok Vihar ➡ Derawal Nagar ➡ Rajpura ➡ GG Sabji Mandi ➡ Pulbangash ➡ Sadar Bazar ➡ Nabi Karim ➡ R.K. Ashram

Phase IV has a 2022 completion deadline. In June 2016, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Phase IV was approved. In January 2017, the Delhi Government approved the Phase IV plan. In July 2017, the Delhi cabinet granted the final approval to the Rs. 50,000 crore ($6.7 billion) plan in July 2017 on a 50:50 equity basis with the union Government. The Phase IV approved by the Delhi cabinet will add 103 kilometres (64 miles) long route within Delhi in the following proposed corridors: Since DMRC will complete all the Phase III work within this year, their equipment and personnel will be available and the work will commence on the Phase IV within 2018, which will still be completed by 2022 as per the original master plan.

Rithala - Narela: 21.73 Kilometres (13.50 miles)

Inderlok - Indraprastha: 12.58 Kilometres (7.82 miles)

Tughlakabad - Delhi Aerocity: 20.20 Kilometres (12.55 miles)

Saket G Block - Lajpat Nagar: 7.96 Kilometres (4.95 miles)

Janakpuri West - R.K. Ashram: 28.92 Kilometres (17.97 miles)

Mukundpur - Maujpur: 12.54 Kilometres (7.79 miles)

HUDA City Centre - Gurgaon Railway station: 29 Kilometres (18 miles)

IFFCO Chowk - Dwarka Sector 21: 12.5 Kilometres (7.8 miles)

Gurugram Railway Station - Palam Vihar Sector 23: 7 Kilometres (4.3 miles)

CONNECTIONS TO HARYANA  

● SONIPAT METRO - EXTENSION 

In June 2017, the Government of Haryana's cabinet approved the investment of Rs. 968.20 Crore ($150 million), as its share on the 80:20 equity ratio with the union Government, for the 4.86 Kilometres (3.02 miles) extension of Delhi Metro from the existing Rithala metro station to Sonipat via Bawana with three elevated stations at Sector 5 of Narela in Delhi, on Delhi border at Kundli Industrial Area and Nathupur Industrial Area in Sonipat, which are planned to be built starting from April 2018 and to be completed by March 2022 as part of the Phase IV. There are plans to further extend this line deeper into the Sonipat city (via Rajiv Gandhi Education City) and beyond to Murthal (Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology) in the future.

● BAHADURGARH METRO - GREEN LINE EXTENSION 

An extension of Green Line from Mundka along the NH 9 will under construction and on schedule to be completed by 2018 (as of June 2017).

● ROHTAK METRO - GREEN LINE EXTENSION 

An extension of Green Line from Bahadurgarh, proposed only and not yet approved as of July 2017.

● KHARKHODA METRO - RED LINE EXTENSION 

From the existing Rithala metro station to the new stations in Rohini and Bawana industrial area, to Kharkhoda in Haryana, and up to Rohtak via Sisana as the second line to Rohtak. As of July 2017, proposed only and not yet approved.

● JHAJJAR METRO - BLUE LINE EXTENSION 

From existing Blue line to Najafgarh and Kharkari in Delhi to Badli in Haryana on Jhajjar border (not to be confused with Badli Industrial area of Delhi in Sonipat border) and Jhajjar city in Haryana. As of July 2017, proposed only and not yet approved.

● DWARKA - AIIMS BHADSA - FARUKH NAGAR - GURUGRAM - BLUE LINE EXTENSION 

From existing Blue line at Dwarka to AIIMS Jhajjar at Badsha, Farukh Nagar and Gurugram in Haryana. As of July 2017, proposed only and not yet approved.

● DWARKA - GURUGRAM - BLUE AND ORANGE AIRPORT EXPRESS LINE EXTENSION

As second connection via Kapashera and Bijwasan on Haryana border. To complete the metro ring around Gurugram, a proposal was prepared in November 2017 for the two missing routes, (A) for "HUDA City Centre metro station" to Dwarka Sector 21 metro station (via Sector-45, Sector-46, Sector-47, Subhash Chawk, Bahrampur, Hero Honda Cross, Udhyog Vihar-6, Sector-37 Pataudi road, Sector-10 Basai road, Sector-9 Dhankot railway station, Sector-7, HUDA Road, Sector-4/5, Ashok Vihar, Palam Vihar, Palam Vihar Sector-1, Palam Vihar Sector-23, Sector-111, Bijwasan border, Bijwasan railway station and Barthal),
(B) from HUDA City Centre metro station to Gurgaon railway station (via Sector-45, Sector-46, Sector-47, Subhash Chawk, Rajiv Chawk, HUDA road and Sector-4/5).

● GURUGRAM - MANESAR - YELLOW LINE EXTENSION 

An extension of existing yellow line at Gurugram to Manesar Industrial township in the west. In May 2017, a joint study by HUDA and Haryana Town and Planning found the proposal to be technically and financially viable and Detailed Project Report is being prepared for the approval.
Dhaula Kuan - Gurugram- Manesar Personal rapid transit, also called Metrino, was initiated in December 2017 by the Government of India by inviting fresh expression of interest from the providers.

● FARIDABAD - PALWAL - VIOLET LINE EXTENSION 

From existing Faridabad city center to Balramgarh (Ballabhgarh) on the southern outskirts of Faridabad, with future extensions to Palwal district headquarters. As of July 2017, proposed only and not yet approved.

CONNECTIONS TO UTTAR PRADESH 

Further extensions are planned to Noida and Ghaziabad.

● NOIDA - TAJ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JEWAR - BLUE LINE EXTENSION 

In May 2017, Rs. 7,000 crore ($1.05 billion) 35 Kilometres (22 miles) long road-level extension, along the Yamuna Expressway, of the existing Blue line from Noida to Taj International Airport at Jewar (72 Kilometres (45 miles) from Indira Gandhi International Airport) is planned by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), which will be completed by 2022, and will be connected to the under-construction 29.7 Kilometres (18.5 miles) long Noida-Greater Noida Metro scheduled to complete by mid-2018. Along with completion of Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway and Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway in 2018, NHAI is constructing two bridges across the Yamuna to connect Faridabad with Noida.

● MAUJPUR - LONI - PINK LINE EXTENSION 

The approved Janakpuri-Mukundpur-Maujpur (across the Yamuna) Pink line is also proposed to be extended to Loni area of Ghaziabad.

● VAISHALI - MOHAN NAGAR (GHAZIABAD) AND NOIDA SECTION 62 - MOHAN NAGAR (GHAZIABAD) - BLUE LINE EXTENSION 

Ghaziabad Development Authority is planning to extend Delhi Metro lines deeper into Ghaziabad through an extension of the Blue Line from Vaishali to Mohan Nagar via Prahlad Gari, Vasundhara Sector- 14 and Sahibabad.

As of July 2017, the 29.7 Kilometres (18.5 miles) long under-construction Noida-Greater Noida Metro, 4.86 Kilometres (3.02 miles) long approved Narela to Kundli (Sonipat) and the independently operated existing 11.7 Kilometres (7.3 miles) long Rapid Metro Gurgaon opened in November 2013 (interchanges with the Delhi Metro at Sikandarpur station on Yellow line) add another 46.26 Kilometres (28.74 miles) to the network, bringing the total network length in NCR to 512.26 Kilometres (318.30 miles). This figure is likely to go up as more extensions are approved by Delhi Government as part of Phase IV as well with the addition of more metro routes being independently added in NCR by Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Governments.

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