Delhi Cabinet Approves 16 km Metro Extension

18 Feb 2026 CW Team

The government said the expansion supports its seven-C Vision for transportation - Common, Connected, Convenient, Congestion-free, Charged, Clean and Cutting-edge mobility. Officials indicated the project is expected to strengthen public transport, aid environmental protection and advance net-zero emission objectives. Authorities described the decision as an investment in the city’s future that will reduce traffic congestion and help curb pollution.

The longest corridor will run from RK Ashram Marg to Indraprastha via Central Vista and will cover nine point nine one three kilometres with nine proposed stations, passing through key administrative, cultural and historic zones. Major locations along the route will include RK Ashram Marg, Shivaji Stadium, Central Secretariat, CCS Buildings, India Gate, War Memorial-High Court, Baroda House, Bharat Mandapam and Indraprastha. The corridor is estimated to cost Rs 95,704.0 mn with a Delhi government contribution of Rs 23,372.4 mn and is expected to benefit 60,000 employees and nearly 0.2 mn daily commuters.

The second corridor will link Aerocity to Indira Gandhi Domestic Airport Terminal-1 over two point two six kilometres with one station and an estimated cost of Rs 14,196.4 mn, with Rs 3,518.6 mn from the Delhi government. The third corridor, from Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj, will span three point nine kilometres with three stations at an estimated cost of Rs 10,248.7 mn and a Delhi government contribution of Rs 2,513.6 mn. Officials stated that 10 stations will be underground and three elevated, enabling seamless interchanges with the existing network and improved connectivity between the airport, commercial centres and residential areas while reducing reliance on private vehicles.

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The Delhi government has approved Phase V(A) of the Delhi Metro project after a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The plan envisages three new corridors spanning 16 kilometres with 13 metro stations and a total estimated cost of Rs 120,149.1 mn, of which the Delhi government will contribute Rs 29,404.6 mn. The expansion forms part of a wider urban transport strategy and is scheduled for completion by 2028. The government said the expansion supports its seven-C Vision for transportation - Common, Connected, Convenient, Congestion-free, Charged, Clean and Cutting-edge mobility. Officials indicated the project is expected to strengthen public transport, aid environmental protection and advance net-zero emission objectives. Authorities described the decision as an investment in the city’s future that will reduce traffic congestion and help curb pollution. The longest corridor will run from RK Ashram Marg to Indraprastha via Central Vista and will cover nine point nine one three kilometres with nine proposed stations, passing through key administrative, cultural and historic zones. Major locations along the route will include RK Ashram Marg, Shivaji Stadium, Central Secretariat, CCS Buildings, India Gate, War Memorial-High Court, Baroda House, Bharat Mandapam and Indraprastha. The corridor is estimated to cost Rs 95,704.0 mn with a Delhi government contribution of Rs 23,372.4 mn and is expected to benefit 60,000 employees and nearly 0.2 mn daily commuters. The second corridor will link Aerocity to Indira Gandhi Domestic Airport Terminal-1 over two point two six kilometres with one station and an estimated cost of Rs 14,196.4 mn, with Rs 3,518.6 mn from the Delhi government. The third corridor, from Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj, will span three point nine kilometres with three stations at an estimated cost of Rs 10,248.7 mn and a Delhi government contribution of Rs 2,513.6 mn. Officials stated that 10 stations will be underground and three elevated, enabling seamless interchanges with the existing network and improved connectivity between the airport, commercial centres and residential areas while reducing reliance on private vehicles.

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