en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Chief Minister of Delhi announced on the 32nd Foundation Day of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation that a new metro corridor from Shastri Park to Mayur Vihar Phase III will be built to enhance connectivity in East Delhi.

This metro corridor, spanning 13.197 km with 8 stations, is part of the Phase V(B) project. Phase V(B) will add 97.158 km and 65 stations to the metro network, with an estimated cost of 482.05 billion rupees. The proposal will be submitted to the central government of India for approval. This metro corridor comprises both underground and elevated sections, with 8.99 km underground and 4.207 km elevated, and will operate as an independent corridor. The line will connect communities such as Geeta Colony, Gandhi Nagar Market, Kailash Nagar, Patparganj, New Kondli, and Mayur Vihar Phase III. Three interchange stations are proposed, located at Shastri Park station on the Red Line, Nirman Vihar station on the Blue Line, and Trilokpuri station on the Pink Line.

Officials stated that this metro corridor aims to ease travel pressure in congested communities of East Delhi that rely on road transport, reducing the burden on arterial roads. Gandhi Nagar and Geeta Colony see a high daily volume of vendors and commuters, while the areas around Patparganj and Mayur Vihar have experienced rapid residential growth over the past decade. This metro corridor will reduce commuters' dependence on transfer-intensive routes via Rajiv Chowk or the Yamuna Bank.

Phase V(B) also includes lines such as Dansa Bus Stand-Nangloi, Central Secretariat-Kishangarh, Samaypur Badli-Narela, Kirti Nagar-Bahram, Jorbagh-Mitapur, and Keshav Puram-Rohini Sector 34. Among these, four metro corridors have been identified as priority projects, targeted for completion by 2029. It is currently unclear whether the Shastri Park to Mayur Vihar metro corridor is among them. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Managing Director Vikas Kumar previously stated that the total length of Phase V projects will reach approximately 200 km within the Delhi National Capital Territory, while the remaining metro corridors will extend metro coverage into the states of the National Capital Region. Previously, the cabinet approved the Phase V(A) project, a 16 km extension focusing on covering the Central Vista area.

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