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Delhi Metro management has accelerated the process of construction of two more corridors of Metro Phase 4, Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block (Golden Line) and Indraprastha to Indralok (Green Line Extension). Within three months of the project getting approval, the alignment work of both the corridors has been completed. That is, the blueprint of where this corridor will pass, where permission will have to be taken from, has been prepared after the survey. The target of Metro management is to start the construction work of both the corridors by the end of this year.
According to Delhi Metro Managing Director Vikas Kumar, two of the remaining three corridors of Metro Phase 4 were approved in March 2024. After this, work is being done at a fast pace. The work of issuing tenders and preparing contract documents for the construction work is being finalized. He said that now talks are going on with our loan giving company regarding the agreement.
Interchange facility at every second station
According to the Metro, there will be a total of eight new interchange stations on both the 20.76 km long corridors. In this, Indraprastha-Indralok will be the first corridor of Delhi Metro, which will have interchange facility at every second station. There will be a total of 10 stations on this 12 km corridor, out of which five will be interchange stations. It will connect the existing five corridors Blue (Delhi to Noida), Pink (Majlis Park to Maujpur), Magenta (Janakpuri to Botanical Garden), Yellow (Samaypur Badli to Gurugram), Red Line (Rithala to Ghaziabad New Bus Adda). There will be a total of three interchange stations from Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block. It will connect those areas of South Delhi, which come within 2-3 km radius of the existing Metro network, but do not have any direct connectivity.
People of these areas will benefit
Two more corridors in Metro Phase 4 will be very special in many ways. This will not only increase connectivity, but will also connect those areas which are currently three to four kilometers away from the Metro network. With the construction of both the corridors, many important business and administrative offices of Delhi will be connected to the Metro network. Important places with commercial activities like Delhi Secretariat, IGI Stadium, LNJP Hospital, Sarai Rohilla Railway Station, Greater Kailash-1, Saket District Center will be directly connected to the Metro network. Apart from this, many areas of Old Delhi like Nabi Karim, Ballimaran, Ajmal Khan Park and densely populated areas will also be connected to the Metro.
Five out of six corridors approved
A total of six corridors are proposed in Delhi Metro Phase 4. Construction work is already underway on three corridors of the 65.10 km long network – Janakpuri West to RK Ashram, Tughlakabad to Aerocity and Maujpur to Majlis Park. All three corridors are targeted to be completed by March 2026. Two of the remaining three corridors, Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block and Indralok to Indraprastha, have received approval in March 2024. The Narela-Bawana corridor is yet to be approved as it is to be extended till Kundli in Haryana.