Delhi (Metro Rail News): Delhi Metro Phase 4 advances as India’s Central Government’s Cabinet approved the Red Line extension from Rithala to Nathupur (Kundli) spanning 26.463 km at an estimated cost of Rs. 6,230 crore on 7 December. Currently, the 34.69 Km of the Red line between Rithala and Shaheed Sthal New Bus Adda is operational.
About the Red Line Extension From Rithala to Nathupur
Out of 26.463 km of the Red Line extension, 23.73 km of the line will lie in Delhi out of which the 22.75 km will be elevated with 19 stations in total. The remaining 2.73 km will lie in Haryana with 2 stations. This extension will establish metro connectivity between north-west Delhi and Haryana.
Additionally, DMRC has been planning to build 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
- Bawana JJ Colony
- Sanoth
- New Sanoth
- Depot Station
- Bhorgarh village
- Anaj Mandi Narela
- Narela DDA Sports Complex
- Narela
- Narela Sector 5
- Kundli
- Nathupur
In 2019, Egis Rail SA – Egis India Consulting Engineers JV was awarded the contract of Detailed Design Consultants (DDC) under package DCDD-03. With this, the CEG Test House and Research Centre 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 Delhi Metro’s Phase 4. Furthermore, The Rithala – Narela – Nathupur (Kundli) Corridor will connect the Haryana – Delhi – Uttar Pradesh making the Red Line of Delhi Metro to become the first metro line to connect 3 different administrative regions.
Currently, DMRC operates its trains on a total of 12 metro lines which feature 392 km of network with 288 stations. Delhi Metro stands as the largest Metro network in India.
