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Modi Opens Two Delhi Metro Corridors, Completing City’s First Ring Metro

The expansion strengthens citywide connectivity across Delhi.

Overview

  • The 12.3 km Majlis Park–Maujpur–Babarpur Pink Line section closes the loop to 71.56 km, creating India’s first operational ring route and improving links across north, northeast and northwest Delhi.
  • The new Pink Line stretch includes a bridge over the Yamuna and a double‑decker viaduct that carries the metro above a road flyover, reflecting complex urban engineering.
  • The 9.9 km Deepali ChowkMajlis Park Magenta Line extension adds seven elevated stations, takes the corridor to nearly 49 km, and includes sections rising about 28.36 metres.
  • Foundation stones were laid for three Phase V‑A corridors—Ramakrishna Ashram MargIndraprastha (underground ~9.9 km), Aerocity–IGI Terminal‑1 (underground ~2.26 km) and Tughlakabad–Kalindi Kunj (elevated ~3.9 km)—totalling about 16.1 km.
  • Announcements covered projects worth roughly Rs 33,500 crore, including GPRA redevelopment under which 2,722 flats were inaugurated and foundations for 6,632 more were launched using a self‑financing model.