Three new corridors spanning 16 km will be added to the Delhi Metro network under the Phase-V(A) project at a total cost of over ₹12,000 crore, as the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the expansion aimed at strengthening inter-city connectivity.
The expansion will include 13 new stations, 10 underground and three elevated, and is expected to be completed within three years. Once operational, the new corridors are estimated to reduce carbon emissions by nearly 33,000 tonnes annually. With this approval, the Delhi Metro network, which currently spans about 395 km, is set to cross the 400-km milestone.
The longest of the three corridors, costing ₹9,570 crore, will run for 9.9 km between R.K. Ashram Marg and Indraprastha. The other two corridors approved by the Cabinet are the 2.263-km Aerocity-Airport Terminal-1 stretch with an outlay of ₹1,419 crore, and the 3.9-km Tughlakabad-Kalindi Kunj corridor costing ₹1,024 crore.
Will reduce congestion
Reacting to the Cabinet decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the expansion would significantly improve urban mobility in the Capital. “Delhi’s infrastructure gets a major boost! Cabinet’s approval for three new corridors as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase-V(A) project will expand our Capital’s metro network, thus boosting ease of living and reducing congestion,” Mr. Modi said in a post on X.
