PM Narendra Modi to Open Delhi’s First Full Ring Metro on March 8.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will open several new projects of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on March 8. The event will also mark the start of the country’s first full “Ring Metro” in Delhi. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta shared this information.

These metro works are part of the city’s transport growth plan. The cost of the projects is more than Rs.18,300 crore. The aim is to make daily travel easier for people and cut road traffic in the capital.

India’s First Ring Metro

A key part of the event is the opening of the Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur stretch on the Pink Line. This part is 12.3 km long. After it opens, the Pink Line will run about 71.56 km in a full loop around large parts of the city. This loop system will help people move across many areas without long detours.

The raised track has stations such as Majlis Park, Burari, Jharoda Majra, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Soorghat, Nanaksar-Sonia Vihar, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar and Maujpur-Babarpur. The work also has a bridge across the Yamuna River and a double-deck structure that carries a metro track along with a road flyover.

Magenta Line Extension

PM Modi will also open the Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park part of the Magenta Line. This raised route is 9.92 km long and has seven stations. After this step, the Magenta Line will run close to 49 km in total. Some parts of the track reach a height of about 28.36 metres, among the tallest raised metro tracks in the network.

Plans for More Metro Lines

At the same event, the prime minister will lay the first stone for three new routes under Phase V (A) of the metro plan. One route will link Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprastha in the Central Vista area. Two more routes will extend the Golden Line. One will link Aerocity with Terminal 1 of the airport, and the other will run from Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj.

Officials said these metro works will help travel across Delhi and nearby areas and may also cut traffic jams and air pollution.