Delhi Metro: The Magenta Line in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) is all set to emerge as the Delhi Metro Network’s longest corridor. It would feature the highest count of underground and interchange stations, enhancing cross-city connectivity across the Delhi NCR region.
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Anuj Dayal, Principal Executive Director (Corporate Communications) of DMRC, remarked that the complete length of the Line 8 (Magenta Line) that stretches from Botanical Garden in Noida to Inderlok in Delhi would be about 89 kilometres, making it the Delhi Metro Network’s longest corridor. It was also added that the metro line would be functioning entirely as a driverless metro corridor once it is fully operational.
Delhi Metro-Names Of Interchange Stations
As of now, Magenta Line’s operational stretch has 4 interchange stations in Botanical Garden, Kalkaji Mandir, Janakpuri West and Hauz Khas. Going forward, an additional 17 interchange stations would be added under Phase V (A) and Phase IV.
These include Chirag Delhi, Terminal-1 IGI Airport, Peeragarhi, Pitampura (Madhuban Chowk), Kalindi Kunj, Majlis Park, Azadpur, Pulbangash, Nabi Karim, Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, Shivaji Stadium, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Central Secretariat, Indraprastha, Delhi Gate, New Delhi and Inderlok.
It was remarked by the officials that Azadpur, New Delhi, Inderlok and Central Secretariat would become interchange stations, providing seamless connectivity with 3 different Metro lines each.
Number Of Stations
The Magenta Line corridor once completed from Botanical Garden to Inderlok would have as many as 65 stations. Forty of these stations would be underground stations.
Interestingly, Haiderpur Badli Mor on the Magenta Line corridor is the Delhi Metro’s highest elevated station at 28.362 metres at Pier no. 340 while Hauz Khas also on the same metro line is the deepest underground metro station at about 29 metres.
