NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro began work on the Inderlok-Indraprastha corridor of the Magenta Line extension. The work commenced with the construction of the Diaphragm Wall at the Sarai Rohilla Metro Station site on Thursday (July 10). The Inderlok-Indraprastha corridor will be a 12.377 km long fully underground extension of the Magenta Line (Line 8).
The proposed Sarai Rohilla metro station is a major station located at the center of Delhi improving connectivity with education institutes, markets and other commercial places in the area. Mrs Rekha Gupta, Delhi’s Chief Minister was present at the Sarai Rohilla metro station for the commencement of the work.
Mapping for Interconnectivity
The corridor will have 10 underground stations. These stations will foster interchange across seven other lines of the Delhi Metro. The following stations are planned in this corridor:
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- Inderlok (providing interchange with Red Line and Green Line)
- Daya Basti
- Sarai Rohilla
- Ajmal Khan Park
- Jhandewalan Mandir
- Nabi Karim (providing interchange with Magenta Line’s branch line)
- New Delhi (providing interchange with Yellow Line and Orange Line)
- Delhi Gate (providing interchange with Violet Line)
- Delhi Sachivalya I.G. Stadium
- Indraprastha (providing interchange with Blue Line)
Magenta Line to become Delhi Metro’s Longest Line
Magenta Line is projected to become the longest line in the Delhi Metro with a length of approximately 89 km after the implementation of the proposed extension. Moreover, it will feature 21 interchange stations, the highest number of interchange stations across the network. Currently, it is lagging behind the Pink Line (71.55 km) with 49.12 km length. The construction work on Magenta Line’s Central Vistas corridor and Janakpuri West-R.K Ashram Marg is in progress.
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