PM to inaugurate India's 1st ring metro, key Magenta Line stretch in Delhi today
India Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur stretch of the Pink Line and the Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park extension of the Magenta Line. The new Pink Line corridor, once opened, will become India's first operational ring metro network.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will inaugurate the 12.3-km Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur stretch of the Pink Line and the 9.9-km Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park extension of the Magenta Line and lay the foundation stone for three new corridors under Phase V(A) of the Delhi Metro project. The new Pink Line stretch will complete the circular alignment of the corridor, making it the country’s first operational ring metro network.
The Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur section features nine stations, all elevated, and is expected to strengthen connectivity between north and northeast Delhi. The stations are - Majlis Park, Burari, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Soorghat, Sonia Vihar, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar and Maujpur-Babarpur.
The new Pink Line corridor also features key infrastructure elements – a new bridge over the Yamuna and a double-decker viaduct that carries both a metro line and a road flyover.
Alongside this, PM Modi will also inaugurate the Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park corridor, an elevated extension of the Magenta Line that will connect localities such as Madhuban Chowk, Uttar Pitampura–Prashant Vihar, Haiderpur Badli Mor and Bhalaswa. There will be a total of seven stations on this stretch.
Parts of the Magenta Line corridor reach a height of around 28.36 metres, making it one of the highest elevated sections in the Delhi Metro network. With this addition, the line’s total length will expand to nearly 49 km. Currently, the Botanical Garden-Krishna Park Extension stretch of the corridor is operational.
The new Pink and Magenta Line corridors – which are part of development projects worth around Rs 33,500 crore – are expected to significantly improve last-mile connectivity and reduce travel time for thousands of daily commuters across the national capital.
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