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New in the New Year: Three new Metro lines, Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) Phase-IV has six corridors. Of these, three corridors — Pink Line, Magenta Line and Golden Line — were taken up on priority.

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Dec 24, 2025 01:03 PM IST

The Namo Bharat Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will become fully functional in 2026. Archive

In a huge relief to lakhs of commuters from North and South Delhi, the coming year will see three key corridors of Delhi Metro’s Phase-IV being thrown open to the public. On the other hand, the entire 82-km Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor, which cuts the journey between two cities to 55 minutes, will become functional, making the interstate travel much more convenient.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) Phase-IV has six corridors. Of these, three corridors — Pink Line, Magenta Line and Golden Line — were taken up on priority.

The 71.6-km Pink Link network is India’s first full circular line and Delhi’s largest single metro corridor. According to officials, the 12-km corridor set to connect Majlis Park in Northwest Delhi to Maujpur in East Delhi spanning across eight stations is expected to begin its operations soon. It will especially be beneficial to residents of North and East Delhi, and previously underserved but densely populated areas like Burari, Jagatpur Village and Jharoda Majra, as well Yamuna Vihar.

Next, Magenta Line’s 27-km stretch — from Krishna Park Extension in West Delhi to Central Delhi’s RK Ashram Marg — will have a total of 21 stations, providing faster connectivity from areas in Outer Delhi like Mongolpuri, Peeragarhi and Haiderpur Badli Mor to the heart of the city. A portion of this corridor, connecting Janakpuri West to Krishna Park Extension, opened earlier this year in January. A 9.92 -km section of this corridor, from Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park, with seven stations, is expected to begin operations soon, according to officials. The remaining sections are scheduled to open in phases by the end of 2026.

lIn a major boost to commuters from South Delhi, the Golden Line is also expected to be thrown open to the public by the end of 2026. The network spans from Aerocity to Tughlakabad along Southeast Delhi’s border, with 15 stations, including Mahipalpur, Vasant Kunj, Kishangarh, Chhattarpur, Khanpur and Sangam Vihar. For another corridor, which will connect Saket to Lajpat Nagar G-Block, the construction work started this month and is expected to finish by 2029, according to officials.

RRTS corridor to bring Meerut closer

The Namo Bharat Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor will become fully functional in 2026.

Currently, a 55-km section of the corridor — from New Ashok Nagar station on the Delhi border to Meerut South on the Meerut border — is operational. The remaining 27-km stretch — from New Ashok Nagar to Sarai Khan in Delhi, and Meerut South to Modipuram in Meerut — will be inaugurated soon.

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Successful trial runs were conducted on the entire 82-km corridor in June. The corridor currently sees a daily ridership of 60,000 and it is expected to take one lakh cars off the road, once fully operational. Meanwhile, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal recently announced that work on the 93-km long Delhi-Gurugram-Bawal RRTS will start soon.

Spanning 136 km between Delhi and Haryana, about 100 km of Delhi-Panipat-Karnal Namo Bharat corridor is planned in Haryana while the other 36 km is set to traverse through Delhi. Officials said the work will start after a nod from the Union Cabinet and take about 5-6 years for completion.

Devansh Mittal

Devansh Mittal is a Correspondent at The Indian Express, based in the New Delhi City bureau. He reports on urban policy, civic governance, and infrastructure in the National Capital Region, with a growing focus on housing, land policy, transport, and the disruption economy and its social implications. Professional Background Education: He studied Political Science at Ashoka University. Core Beats: His reporting focuses on policy and governance in the National Capital Region, one of the largest urban agglomerations in the world. He covers housing and land policy, municipal governance, urban transport, and the interface between infrastructure, regulation, and everyday life in the city. Recent Notable Work His recent reporting includes in-depth examinations of urban policy and its on-ground consequences: An investigation into subvention-linked home loans that documented how homebuyers were drawn into under-construction projects through a “builder–bank” nexus, often leaving them financially exposed when delivery stalled. A detailed report on why Delhi’s land-pooling policy has remained stalled since 2007, tracing how fragmented land ownership, policy design flaws, and mistrust among stakeholders have kept one of the capital’s flagship urban reforms in limbo. A reported piece examining the collapse of an electric mobility startup and what it meant for women drivers dependent on the platform for livelihoods. Reporting Approach Devansh’s work combines on-ground reporting with analysis of government data, court records, and academic research. He regularly reports from neighbourhoods, government offices, and courtrooms to explain how decisions on housing, transport, and the disruption economy shape everyday life in the city. Contact X (Twitter): @devanshmittal_ Email: devansh.mittal@expressindia.com ... Read More

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