Delhi Metro Phase 4 progresses as the Indian Central Government Cabinet approved the extension of the Red Line from Rithala to Nathupur (Kundli) covering 26,463 km at an estimated cost of Rs. 6,230 crore on December 7. Currently, 34.69 km of the Red line between Rithala and Shaheed Sthal New Bus Adda are operational.
Information about the extension of the Red Line from Rithala to Nathupur
Of the 26.463 km Red Line extension, 23.73 km of the line will be in Delhi, of which 22.75 km will be elevated with 19 stations in total. The remaining 2.73 km will be in Haryana with 2 stations. This extension will establish metro connectivity between North West Delhi and Haryana.
Also, DMRC has planned to construct a train maintenance depot between Sanoth and Bhorgarh village.
Stations planned on this extension:
- Rohini Sector 25
- Rohini Sector 26
- Rohini Sector 31
- Rohini Sector 32
- Rohini Sector 36
- Barwala
- Rohini Sector 35
- Rohini Sector 34
- Bawana Industrial Area – 1 Sector 3,4
- Bawana Industrial Area – 1 Sector 1,2
- Colonia Bawana JJ
- Sanot
- New Sanot
- Storage station
- Bhorgarh village
- Anaj Mandi Narela
- Narela DDA Sports Complex
- Narella
- Narela Sector 5
- Kundli
- Nathupur
In 2019, Egis Rail SA – Egis India Consulting Engineers JV was awarded the Detailed Design Consultants (DDC) contract with the DCDD-03 package. With this, the CEG Test House and Research Center conducted the geotechnical investigations for this new corridor.
Additional Information:
With this approval, a total of 112.42 km of metro routes across 6 lines have been approved under Phase 4 of Delhi Metro. Furthermore, the Rithala – Narela – Nathupur (Kundli) corridor will connect Haryana – Delhi – Uttar Pradesh creating the red line of The Delhi Metro will become the first metro line to connect 3 different administrative regions.
DMRC currently operates its trains on a total of 12 metro lines comprising 392 km of network with 288 stations. The Delhi Metro is the largest metro network in India.
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