Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Delhi-Faridabad metro line, which will allow hassle free travel for around 0.2 million (200,000) daily commuters between the national capital and the industrial hub in Haryana. The extension links Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar and is intended to ease peak hour congestion and shorten journey times for commuters travelling between the two cities. Officials said the extension is expected to better integrate travel patterns across commuting corridors and support access to employment centres.\n\nThe total cost of the project from Badarpur to Escorts Mujesar is nearly Rs 25 billion (25 bn). The Haryana government bore Rs 15.57 billion (15.57 bn), the Centre contributed Rs 5.37 billion (5.37 bn), while Delhi Metro provided Rs 4 billion (4 bn). Funding was structured to balance state, central and operator contributions and to expedite completion. The financing mix was presented as a means to spread costs while enabling prompt commissioning of services.\n\nThe nine stations on the section are Sarai, NHPC Chowk, Mewala Maharajpur, Sector 28, Badkal Mor, Old Faridabad, Neelam Chowk Ajronda, Bata Chowk and Escorts Mujesar. All stations are elevated and sit on either side of the Delhi-Mathura Road (National Highway two), and the corridor was reported to have been built with about 95 per cent indigenous inputs. Authorities said the corridor will provide a safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable, environment friendly and sustainable transport facility for daily users. The elevated alignment and station spacing are intended to facilitate swift passenger flows and minimise land acquisition impacts.\n\nHaryana Chief Minister ML Khattar expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister, saying the service would take the city to another level of progress and improve connectivity with other National Capital Region towns. He also indicated that the Prime Minister would be announcing approval to connect Gurgaon with Faridabad by metro, which would further extend regional links and potentially increase ridership across adjoining corridors. Local officials view the project as a step towards broader metropolitan integration and modal shift from road to rail.