The Magenta Line (Line-8) of the Delhi Metro network is set to become the longest corridor in the system, featuring the highest number of interchange stations and underground stations, a move expected to significantly enhance cross-city connectivity across the National Capital Region, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said.
“In the light of recently sanctioned Phase-V (A), corridor namely Line-8 (Magenta Line) extension from Ramakrishna Ashram Marg to Indraprastha (via Central Vista), the Indraprastha-Inderlok corridor of Phase-IV shall be implemented as an extension of Magenta Line,” DMRC said in a statement on Wednesday (11 February).
Once completed, the corridor from Botanical Garden to Inderlok will span approximately 89 kilometres, making it the longest route in the Delhi Metro network.
The line will run entirely as a driverless metro corridor when fully operational.
Following completion, the Magenta Line will have 21 interchange stations.
At present, the operational stretch has four interchange stations – Kalkaji Mandir, Botanical Garden, Janakpuri West, and Hauz Khas – while 17 additional interchange stations will be added under Phase IV and Phase V-(A).
These include Kalindi Kunj, Chirag Delhi, Terminal-1 IGI Airport, Peeragarhi, Pitampura (Madhuban Chowk), Haiderpur Badli Mor, Majlis Park, Azadpur, Pulbangash, Nabi Karim, Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, Shivaji Stadium, Central Secretariat, Indraprastha, Delhi Gate, New Delhi, and Inderlok. Among them, Central Secretariat, Azadpur, New Delhi, and Inderlok will function as triple interchange stations, strengthening network integration across corridors.
Once operational, the Botanical Garden-Inderlok stretch will host 65 stations, of which 40 will be underground.
“The extensive interchange facilities of the Magenta Line are expected to reduce travel time, decongest major corridors, and provide seamless, end-to-end connectivity across the city,” DMRC said.
The corridor also features two major engineering landmarks within the Delhi Metro network.
Haiderpur Badli Mor is the highest elevated metro station, with a rail level height of approximately 28.362 meters at Pier no 340, while Hauz Khas is the deepest underground station at around 29 meters.
These milestones “highlight the corridor’s complex engineering and technological excellence,” DMRC noted.
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