Delhi is set to get India’s first fully operational Ring Metro on Sunday (March 8) as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 12.3-km Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur stretch of the Pink Line and the 9.9-km Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park extension of the Magenta Line, while also laying the foundation stone for three new corridors under Phase V (A) of the metro expansion. Once inaugurated, the route will form India’s first fully operational Ring Metro, connecting many areas of Delhi in a circular route and improving travel across different neighbourhoods.

The Ring Metro refers to the fully connected Pink Line loop, which runs along Delhi’s inner Ring Road and links several major residential and commercial areas. Once the new Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur stretch opens, the Pink Line will form a continuous loop of around 72 km, making it the first operational ring-style metro corridor in India.

India’s first fully operational Ring Metro in Capital this weekend

The 12.3-km Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur corridor will include 10 stations, most of which are elevated.

Majlis Park, Burari, Jharoda Majra, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Soorghat, Nanaksar-Sonia Vihar, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Maujpur-Babarpur.

This section will improve metro access for densely populated areas along the Yamuna, including Burari, Sonia Vihar, Khajuri Khas and Bhajanpura, which currently rely heavily on road transport.

The corridor also features a new metro bridge across the Yamuna and a double-decker viaduct carrying both a metro track and a road flyover.

The second corridor being inaugurated is the 9.9-km Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park extension on the Magenta Line.

Deepali Chowk, Madhuban Chowk, Uttar Pitampura-Prashant Vihar, Haiderpur Village, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Bhalswa, Majlis Park.

This extension will connect areas in the outer parts of West and Northwest Delhi such as Bhalswa and Haiderpur to the existing Magenta Line network that links Noida, South Delhi and West Delhi.

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