With an intention to connect all Delhi Metro networks with each other, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) planned the Pink Line corridor. The Pink Line is a part of the Delhi Metro Phase III, which is currently operational in two parts – Majlis Park to Mayur Vihar Pocket I and the Trilokpuri to Shiv Vihar corridor. The link between Trilokpuri and Mayur Vihar I of the Pink Line became operational on August 6, 2021. Also known as the ‘Ring Corridor’, the Pink Line will be the longest corridor of the Delhi Metro, forming a ring, with interchange facilities with all existing routes.

The opening of the Trilokpuri section, spanning 289 metres, between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake metro stations, will fully connect the entire 59-km Pink Line for the first time. It will link major landmarks of the city including Anand Vihar Railway station, Anand Vihar ISBT, Nizamuddin Railway station, markets of South Extension, INA and Lajpat Nagar. Earlier, the section was scheduled for inauguration in September 2020 but was delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Delhi Metro Pink Line routes

The Pink Line is almost 59 kms long and connects Majlis Park in north-west Delhi to Shiv Vihar in north-east Delhi, making it the longest line in the Delhi Metro. It also has the smallest metro station in the country at Ashram and the highest point in the Delhi Metro at Dhaula Kuan.

The Pink Line has 26 elevated and 12 underground stations, with the highest point being at Dhaula Kuan at 23.6 metres – as high as a seven-storey building.

The DMRC has been working on the Pink line extension under Metro Phase IV. It will be a 12.5-km stretch from Maujpur to Majlis Park comprising of eight metro stations namely Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, Khajuri Khas, Soorghat, Sonia Vihar, Jagatpur Village, Jharoda Majra, Burari.

The construction work on the three priority corridors of Delhi Metro Phase IV viz. Inderlok – Indraprastha, Rithala – Bawana, and Lajpat Nagar – Saket has been delayed owing to the COVID-19. Work on the Maujpur-Majlis Park along with other corridors of Phase IV viz. Janakpuri West – RK Ashram and Aerocity – Tughlaqabad is currently underway. The Maujpur-Majlis Park section is expected to be completed first.

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Delhi Metro Pink Line interchanges

The Pink Line offers connectivity to every other existing and upcoming line, with interchanges at 12 out of its 38 stations. The following are the stations with interchanges on the Pink Line:

• Netaji Subhash Place and Welcome – Red Line
• Azadpur and INA – Yellow Line
• Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Anand Vihar and Karkarduma – Blue Line
• Punjabi Bagh West – Green Line
• Wazirabad Surghat and Lajpat Nagar – Violet Line
• Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus – Orange Line (Airport Line)
• Majlis Park and Azadpur – Magenta Line

A foot-overbridge (FOB) connecting the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Metro station of the Delhi Metro’s Pink Line and Dhaula Kuan Metro station of the Airport Express Line, was opened on February 9, 2019. The skywalk will make it much easier and quicker to reach Delhi Airport and the New Delhi Railway Station for residents of east, west and north Delhi.

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Stations and interchanges on the Delhi Metro Pink Line

Delhi Metro Pink Line: Construction timeline

The Delhi Metro Pink Line was opened in four stages, from March to December 2018. The initial completion deadline of December 2016 could not be met, owing to land acquisition issues at certain stretches, after which the deadline was pushed to April 2018. The Pink Line was thereafter built in parts and finally completed in December 2018, with the inauguration of the Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket I corridor.

The Pink Line was made operational in the following phases from March to December 2018:

• March 14, 2018: Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus
• August 6, 2018: Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus-Lajpat Nagar
• October 31, 2018: Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake-Shiv Vihar
• December 31, 2018: Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket I.

After the 17.8-km Shiv Vihar-Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake section of the Pink Line was opened to the public on October 31, 2018, Delhi entered a select group of global cities such as London and Shanghai that have an operational metro network of over 300 kms. After the inauguration of the latest corridor in December 2018, the Delhi Metro network has expanded to nearly 327 kms, with 236 stations.

The corridor of the Pink Line that opened on December 31, 2018, is 9.7 kms long and connects Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket I, with five stations along the way – Vinoba Puri, Ashram, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Mayur Vihar Phase-I and Mayur Vihar Pocket I.

Delhi Metro Pink Line: Latest update

Delhi Metro to build first integrated flyover-cum-metro viaduct structure

October 11, 2021: Delhi Metro is planning to build the first-of-its-kind integrated flyover-cum-metro viaduct structure and a vehicle underpass, as per a recent statement by the DMRC. The underpass will be developed on the Majlis Park – Maujpur stretch, near Soorghat under the Delhi Metro Phase IV project. The work will be undertaken in association with Public Works Department (PWD). According to the Metro authorities, the flyover and underpass are a part of a proposed elevated road along the river Yamuna, parallel to the ring road between Wazirabad Flyover (Signature Bridge) and the ring road near DND. The integrated portals will be constructed over which a road flyover and a metro viaduct will be placed.

Delhi HC asks state government to consider representation over defects in metro project

September 8, 2021: The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to consider, as representation, a plea alleging defects in the metro project pertaining to the double-decker viaduct on DMRC Pink Line in north-east Delhi, on the ground that it will result in cutting of thousands of trees and cause inconvenience to the public. The authorities concerned have been asked to decide the representation as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with the laws, rules, regulations and government policy, keeping in view the nature and importance of the project.

According to the plan, the double-decker viaduct will comprise metro tracks on the upper deck and one flyover for vehicular traffic beneath, over a stretch of 1.4 kilometres between Yamuna Vihar and Bhajanpura Metro stations.

Timing of first and last train on Pink Line changes from August 16, 2021

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has changed the schedule of the Pink Line from August 16, 2021, to integrate the signalling system between Trilokpuri-Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 section.

“To integrate the signalling system between recently opened Trilokpuri-Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 section of the Pink Line, the first and last train services, to be effective from the night of August 16, 2021 till September 10, 2021, will be as per given below timings. First train service from both the ends (Majlis Park and Shiv Vihar) will commence at 6:30 AM (instead of present 6:00 AM). Similarly, the last train service from both ends will start at 10:00 PM (instead of 11:00 PM at present),” the DMRC said in its tweet.

Normal first and last train services from 6:00 AM and 11:00 PM on the Pink Line will resume from September 11, 2021, onwards.

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The Delhi Metro Pink Line’s expansion plan received a boost, as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the government of India signed development loans worth Rs 16,186 crores, for the Delhi Metro Pink Line under Delhi Metro Phase IV and three other major metro projects. Around Rs 8,390 crores will be utilised for  Phase-IV development of the Delhi Metro, which will include expansion of the Magenta Line from Janakpuri West to RK Ashram (28.92 kms) with 25 stations, the Silver Line from Aerocity to Tughlakabad (23.6 kms) with 15 stations and the Pink Line from Mukundpur to Maujpur (12.58 kms) with eight stations.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation had said that the Pink Line would have driverless operations by mid-2021. The operations on the Magenta Line were recently made driverless.

Delhi metro invites tenders for commercial development at Trilokpuri-Sanjay lake metro station

The Delhi Metro authorities issued tenders for the lease of around 2,526 sq metres of area at the Trilokpuri-Sanjay Lake station for commercial development purposes, including retail, banks and office space. The property is situated on the first floor of the metro station, near Sanjay Lake. The successful bidder will be offered the space for a period of 15 years, as per a statement by the DMRC. Some residential group housing projects, under cooperative group housing society (CGHS), in the locality will also be leased for commercial development.

The National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), a government-owned enterprise has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for developing an integrated lake view complex along Sanjay Lake with an area of 27 acres. It is expected to boost the value of the property to be leased out at the metro station.

(With inputs from Surbhi Gupta)

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