Work process on routes

Phase II consists of 127 km (79 mi) of railway lines, of which the following sections are under construction.

Planned Opening Date	Route	Terminals	Length	Stations
August 2011	■ Green Line	Kirti Nagar – Ashok Park Main	3.32 km (2.06 mi)	2

 

Phase III

Phase III is tentatively composed of two new lines and three extensions, covering 67 new stations and 108 km of new track, with an estimated cost of 30,000 crore (US$6.69 billion). The following routes have received Delhi Cabinet clearance, but are still awaiting the final approval from the Ministry of Urban Development and the Group of Ministers.

§                    Mukundpur to Yamuna Vihar (35 stations, 56 km) - New line following Inner Ring Road (Line 7)

§                    Janakpuri (West) to Noida Botanical Garden (22 stations, 34 km) - New line (Line 8)

§                    Central Secretariat to Kashmiri Gate (7 stations, 9.8 km) - Violet Line extension

§                    Dwarka-Najafgarh (5 km) - Blue Line extension

§                    Jahangirpuri to Badali (3 stations, 4.48 km) - Yellow Line extension

Routes beyond Delhi border

The violet line has received approval to be extended further from the Badarpur station towards Faridabad. The proposal is currently being forwarded to a group of ministers within the central government for final approvals. The first phase of the extension will run for 13.875 km and have 9 stations. It is expected to be operational within 2 years from the start of construction work.

In addition, the Red Line is proposed to be extended further into Ghaziabad by 7.5 km with four additional stations - Shaheed Nagar, Rajbagh Colony, Rajendra Nagar and Mohan Nagar. Also plan to extend Airport express to Gurgaon Huda City Center is on the cards.

Phase IV

Phase IV has a 2020 deadline, and tentatively includes further extensions to Sonia Vihar, Reola Khanpur, Palam, Najafgarh, Ghazipur, Noida Sector 62, Gurgaon and Faridabad, having a total length of 108.5 km (67.4 mi). Apart from these lines in Phases I to IV, plans have been mooted to construct a new line from Noida Sector 62 to Greater Noida which will intersect Indraprastha – Noida Sector 32 line. The Ghaziabad Development Authority is planning to extend Delhi Metro lines deeper into Ghaziabad in three phases, including the extension of the Blue Line from Anand Vihar to Vaishali, and subsequently to Mehrauli via Indirapuram, as well as the extension of the Red Line from Dilshad Garden to the new Ghaziabad bus stand. The independently operated Gurgaon Metro, work on which is going on and has a deadline of 2013, will also interchange with the Delhi Metro