June 24, 2024: The New Delhi Metro station is set to become a triple interchange facility with the expansion of the Green Line from Inderlok to Indraprastha, as per media reports. The 12.37 km long Inderlok – Indraprastha corridor will expand the already operational Brigadier Hoshiar Singh – Inderlok Green Line corridor. On the new extension, the New Delhi station will be expanded as an interchange facility where three lines – Yellow, Orange and Green Line will intersect.
This will enhance connectivity for commuters coming from Bahadurgarh and parts of west Delhi such as Nangloi, Rajdhani Park, Udyog Nagar, etc. will be able to travel directly to the New Delhi railway station, adjacent to the New Delhi Metro station. It will ease accessibility to the New Delhi station and reduce congestion near the station.
Like the existing New Delhi station, the new expansion for the Green Line shall also be underground. At present, Kashmere Gate is the only triple interchange station on the Delhi Metro network where the Yellow, Red and Violet metro lines meet. After Phase 4, three more stations, Lajpat Nagar, Azadpur and New Delhi will also emerge as triple interchange facilities.
Currently, around 86 km of new metro lines are being built as part of the Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 expansion. Construction of three lines – Janakpuri West – RK Ashram Marg, Majlis Park – Maujpur and Aerocity – Tughlakabad is in progress right now and over 50% of civil work has been completed on these sections, the officials said.
Two more metro corridors — Inderlok – Indraprastha and Saket G Block – Lajpat Nagar — have also received approval earlier this year. The DMRC at present, is processing for statutory clearances, including land taking over from DDA, CPWD and PWD and forest clearance requirements, they said.
Moreover, processes regarding planning and tendering for civil works are being done before further proceeding to specialised contracts for track laying, electrical systems, signalling and other technical components.
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