The expansion of Metro in Delhi is reaching new heights. Recently, in the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approval has been given for the construction of Rithala-Kundli-Nathupur Metro Corridor. This decision will improve the connectivity between Delhi and Haryana and will increase the convenience of commuting.
This corridor will be 26.463 km long and will be completed in four years at a cost of Rs 6230 crore. This route will start from Rithala in Delhi and will reach Nathupur in Kundli, Haryana via Bawana and Narela. The construction of this new corridor will provide great relief to the residents of NCR, as it will provide direct metro service.
Billed as an extension project of the Red Line, this corridor will directly connect the metro network to three states—Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. This corridor will be completely elevated and will have a total of 21 metro stations, out of which 19 will be located in Delhi and 2 in Haryana.
Under the Phase 4 plan, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will construct this corridor. Currently, DMRC is also building three other corridors of 65.202 km length in Phase IV, which include Janakpuri West-RK Ashram Corridor, Maujpur-Majlis Park and Tughlakabad-Aerocity Corridor. There will be a total of 45 metro stations on these three and till now 56 percent of their work has been completed.
Rithala-Kundli-Nathupur metro line is the sixth corridor of phase four. Its 23.737 km portion will be in Delhi and the remaining portion will be in Haryana. The construction of this corridor will especially improve the traffic facilities in Rohini, Bawana and sub-city Narela and will give a new impetus to the development of these areas.
Upon completion of this project, the metro network in NCR will be 504 kilometers long, which will make metro connectivity even more effective. Currently, the metro network in Delhi is 392 km long, consisting of 288 metro stations, and lakhs of people avail the facility every day.
