Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched the construction work of the 12.377-km Inderlok-Indraprastha Metro corridor, a fully underground extension of the Magenta Line. The new corridor will have 10 underground stations and will be completely driverless.
Key Stations and Interchanges
The 10 underground stations are located at Inderlok, Daya Basti, Sarai Rohilla, Ajmal Khan Park, Jhandewalan Temple, Nabi Karim, New Delhi, Delhi Gate, Delhi Sachivalaya-IG Stadium and Indraprastha. The corridor will provide interchange facilities with seven Metro lines: Red and Green at Inderlok, Magenta at Nabi Karim, Yellow and Airport Express (Orange) at New Delhi, Violet at Delhi Gate and Blue at Indraprastha. This makes it one of the most interconnected sections of the Delhi Metro network.
Magenta Line to Become Longest Corridor
Once completed, the Magenta Line will become the longest corridor in the Delhi Metro network, extending nearly 89 km from Botanical Garden to Inderlok. According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the project will improve connectivity to key destinations including Sarai Rohilla railway station, New Delhi railway station, Delhi Sachivalaya, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Jhandewalan Temple, India Gate, Kartavya Path and the Central Vista area. Commuters travelling to Karol Bagh, Desh Bandhu Gupta Road and nearby educational institutions and commercial centres will also benefit.
CM Highlights Benefits
Addressing the event, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta described the Metro as “the foundation of a developed Delhi” and said expanding the public transport network would help reduce traffic congestion, lower pollution and provide faster, safer and more sustainable mobility to commuters. The DMRC stated that the Inderlok-Indraprastha section forms a major part of the ongoing Phase IV expansion of the Delhi Metro.
