In Phase IV, Metro will go deeper into Old Delhi

NEW PHASE OF DELHI METRO

year and be completed by 2020.

“We faced a lot of challenges when we constructed underground tunnels as part of the Yellow Line construction in 2007-08. But after the successful construction and operation of the line, the locals now no longer fear about their houses being damaged. This time, we have decided to go even deeper in the Shahjahanabad area. Once construction is over, people won’t need to use personal vehicles to visit Old Delhi,” said a DMRC official.

Delhi Metro plans to have a depot at Ajmal Khan Park, with both the new proposed lines merging at Nabi Karim, providing connectivity to residents of east, north and west Delhi.

The Delhi government has provided an in-principle approval to the phase IV. DMRC is, however, yet to receive a financial approval, only after which can it start the construction work.

After the completion of DMRC’s phase III, Delhi’s Metro network will increase by 140km. Completion of Phase-IV will add another 104 km to the Metro network.

Six lines — Inderlok to Indraprastha, Tughlakabad to Terminal 1, Lajpat Nagar to Saket G-Block, Janakpuri (west) to RK Ashram and Mukundpur to Maujpur have been proposed to be constructed in Phase-IV of Metro expansion. The total cost of the project has been estimated to be around `55,000 crore. INDER LOK RK ASHRAM MARG Proposed Phase 4 metro routes Under-construction Phase 3 routes Existing

HUDA City CentreSamaypur Badli

Rithala-Dilshad Garden

Dwarka Sec 21-Noida City Centre/Vaishali ITO-Escorts Mujesar

Inderlok-Mundka

N.D. Rly StationIGI Airport KASHMERE GATE ND RLY STATION RAJIV CHOWK ITO MAUJPUR INDRAPRASTHA Construction to start in 2017

total network length Projected ridership Estimated cost

Operations expected to start by December 2016

total network length Projected ridership Estimated cost Metro to re-enter the lanes of Old Delhi as part of Phase IV Residents of congested congested Old Delhi areas such as Sadar Bazar, Sarai Rohilla, Nabi Karim and Ajmal Khan Park may be temporarily asked to relocate

Connectivity to Old Delhi to improve after completion of Phase IV DMRC waiting for financial approval to start work