There’s a particular kind of frustration that every Delhiite knows well. You’re standing at a bus stop somewhere in Burari or Bawana, watching an overcrowded DTC bus crawl past, knowing that a metro station exists — just not anywhere near you. You’ve heard about Phase 4 for years. You’ve read the announcements, the approvals, the delays, the re-approvals. And you’ve quietly stopped believing it would ever actually happen.
Well, it’s happening.
On March 8, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two brand new Delhi Metro corridors — the 12.3 km Majlis Park–Maujpur Babarpur stretch on the Pink Line, and the 9.9 km Deepali Chowk–Majlis Park section on the Magenta Line. For the lakhs of people living in northeast and northwest Delhi who’ve spent years commuting the hard way, this wasn’t just a ribbon-cutting ceremony. It was, genuinely, a long time coming.
Delhi Metro Phase 4 is a 103.93 km, six-corridor expansion being built by DMRC at an estimated cost of Rs 24,948.65 crore for the priority corridors — with the broader project budget touching Rs 45,000 crore. Japan’s JICA is funding Rs 6,252.91 crore of it. The remaining money is being shared between the Centre and the Delhi government. Work on the remaining two big corridors — Janakpuri West to RK Ashram, and Aerocity to Tughlakabad — is in full swing, with completion expected to stretch to 2028.
Key Highlights
- Total network under Phase 4: 103.93 km across six corridors
- Total stations: 45 under the three priority corridors
- Total budget: Rs 24,948.65 crore (priority corridors); Rs 45,000 crore overall
- JICA funding: Rs 6,252.91 crore
- PM Modi inaugurated two corridors on March 8, 2026
- Pink Line is now India’s first fully operational ring metro — 71.6 km, 46 stations.
- Partial completion: 2026 | Full project completion: 2028
The Pink Line Just Became Something Historic
Before we get into the full corridor details, let’s take a moment to appreciate what the Majlis Park–Maujpur extension actually means. With this stretch now operational, Delhi’s Pink Line has become a complete ring — 71.6 kilometres of metro running in a loop around the city, with 46 stations and 12 interchange points. India has never had a fully operational ring metro before. Delhi now does.
The new stations — Burari, Jharoda, Jagatpur Village, Soorghat, Nanaksar-Sonia Vihar, Khajuri Khas, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, and Maujpur-Babarpur — connect some of the most densely populated but metro-starved parts of northeast Delhi. Burari in particular, a neighbourhood long known for affordable housing and zero metro access, finally has its station.
The Corridors, One by One
Aerocity to Tughlakabad — The Golden Line
23.622 km | 15 stations | Mostly underground
This is the most engineering-intensive corridor in Phase 4. Nearly 19.3 km of it runs underground, including a section that passes beneath 17 active railway tracks. A 91-metre Tunnel Boring Machine has already broken through at Vasant Kunj station — a sign that the project is well past the planning stage.
When it opens, this line will connect Delhi’s international airport zone directly to the southern reaches of the city, passing through Vasant Kunj, Chattarpur, IGNOU, Neb Sarai, Saket G-Block, Sangam Vihar and finally Tughlakabad. It will link up with the Violet Line at Tughlakabad and the Airport Express at Aerocity, cutting cross-city travel times dramatically.
Stations:
- Aerocity
- Mahipalpur
- Vasant Kunj
- Kishangarh
- Chattarpur
- Chattarpur Mandir
- IGNOU
- Neb Sarai
- Saket G-Block
- Ambedkar Nagar
- Khanpur-Vayusainabad
- Sangam Vihar
- Maa Anandmayee Marg
- Tughlakabad Railway Colony
- Tughlakabad
Janakpuri West to RK Ashram — The Blue Line Extension
28.92 km | 22 stations | Elevated and underground
The longest of the three priority corridors, this line is a spine running through West and Northwest Delhi — an area that has always been rich in residential density but thin on Metro connectivity. The 2.5 km Janakpuri West–Krishna Park Extension section has already been open since January 2025. The rest of the line, pushing all the way up to RK Ashram in central Delhi, is under construction.
When complete, it will intersect the Red, Yellow, Pink, and Green lines at multiple points — making it one of the best-connected corridors in the entire Delhi Metro network.
Stations:
- RK Ashram Marg
- Nabi Karim
- Sadar Bazaar
- Pul Bangash
- Ghanta Ghar/Subji Mandi
- Nanak Pyau-Derawal Nagar
- Ashok Vihar
- Azadpur
- Bhalaswa
- Badli Mor
- Haiderpur Village
- Uttari Pitampura-Prashant Vihar
- Madhuban Chowk
- Deepali Chowk
- Pushpanjali
- Mangolpur Kalan-West Enclave
- Mangolpuri
- Peeragarhi Chowk
- Paschim Vihar
- Meerabagh
- Keshopur
- Krishna Park Extension
Lajpat Nagar to Saket G-Block — The Brown Line
8.3 km | 8 stations | Elevated
Small in length but big in purpose. This corridor stitches South Delhi together, connecting the Pink Line (Lajpat Nagar), the Magenta Line (Chirag Dilli), and the Golden Line (Saket G-Block) in a single short hop. It’s going through some of the most upscale and commercially active neighbourhoods in the city — Greater Kailash, Andrews Ganj, Pushp Vihar.
Stations:
- Lajpat Nagar
- Andrews Ganj
- Greater Kailash–1
- Chirag Dilli
- Pushpa Bhawan
- Saket District Centre
- Pushp Vihar
- Saket G Block
Inderlok to Indraprastha — The Green Line Extension
12.37 km | 10 stations | Elevated and underground
This corridor ties together the eastern and western halves of the city in a meaningful way, passing through New Delhi Railway Station and connecting Red, Yellow, Magenta, Violet, Blue and Airport Express lines along its route. For daily commuters who currently have to navigate multiple transfers, this line is going to be a genuine time-saver.
Stations:
- Inderlok
- Dayabasti
- Sarai Rohilla
- Ahmal Khan Park
- Nabi Karim
- New Delhi Railway Station
- LNJP Hospital
- Delhi Gate
- IG Stadium
- Indraprastha
Rithala to Narela to Kundli — The Red Line Push North
21.73 km + 4.86 km | Approval pending for Haryana section
This is the corridor that could rewrite Narela’s story entirely. The Red Line extending from Rithala through Rohini’s outer sectors, Bawana Industrial Area, and up to Narela — with a further 4.86 km push into Kundli, Sonipat — would make it Delhi Metro’s first line to cross into both Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
The Rithala–Nathupur project involves 21 stations over 26.5 km, with a project cost of Rs 6,230 crore. Haryana will fund 80% of its section while the Centre covers the rest.
Rithala to Narela stations:
- Rohini Sector 25
- Rohini Sector 26
- Rohini Sector 31
- Rohini Sector 32
- Rohini Sector 36
- Rohini Sector 37
- Barwala
- Put Khurd
- Bawana Industrial Area–1
- Bawana Industrial Area–2
- Bawana
- Bawana JJ Colony
- Sanpath
- New Sanath Colony
- Depot Station
- Bhorgarh Village
- Anaj Mandi Narela
- Narela DDA Sports Complex
- Narela
Narela to Kundli stations: Narela Sector 5 → Kundli → Nathupur
Corridors Still Waiting for the Green Light
Two more corridors are part of Phase 4’s plan but are still waiting on formal approvals:
Noida Sector 62 (Electronics City) to Sahibabad — Blue Line Extension 5.1 km | 5 stations: Vaibhav Khand, Indirapuram, Shakti Khand, Vasundhra Sector 5, Sahibabad
Vaishali to Mohan Nagar — Blue Line Extension 5.06 km | 4 stations: Prahlad Garhi, Vasundhara Sector 14, Sahibabad, Mohan Nagar
The Ghaziabad Development Authority has been pushing for these corridors and has written to the UP government. Once approved, these will significantly ease the commute burden for lakhs of people living in Ghaziabad and eastern NCR.
Some Station Names Have Changed — Here’s What You Need to Know
In February 2026, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, in her capacity as Chairperson of the State Naming Authority, revised the names of several upcoming Phase 4 stations. Here’s the updated list:
Modified names:
- Prashant Vihar → Uttari Pitampura-Prashant Vihar
- Jagatpur → Jagatpur-Wazirabad
- Derawal Nagar → Nanak Pyau-Derawal Nagar
- Khanpur → Khanpur-Vayusainabad
- Sonia Vihar → Nanaksar-Sonia Vihar
- Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 → Shri Ram Mandir Mayur Vihar
- West Enclave → Mangolpur Kalan-West Enclave
Completely renamed:
- North Pitampura → Haiderpur Village
- Pitampura → Madhuban Chowk
Names kept unchanged: Majlis Park, Bhalswa, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Deepali Chowk, Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, Khajuri Khas, Surghat, Jharoda Majra, Burari, Pushpanjali, Maujpur-Babarpur.
Phase 5 Is Already Being Planned
Even as Phase 4 is still being built, DMRC has submitted detailed project reports for Phase 5 — 18 new corridors across two sub-phases.
Phase 5A (three priority corridors):
- Central Vista Corridor (9.5 km): Underground, Indraprastha to RK Ashram
- Aerocity–Terminal 1 Corridor (2.3 km): Connecting both airport terminals underground.
- Tughlakabad–Kalindi Kunj (4 km): Elevated, three stations
Phase 5B (14 corridors) will push into Mayapuri, CGO Complex to Faridabad, Loni Border, Najafgarh-Nangloi, and more — with five corridors built jointly with UP and Haryana.
Once Phase 5 is complete, Delhi Metro will have five triple-interchange stations — currently, only Kashmere Gate offers this. The new ones will be at Central Secretariat, Azadpur, New Delhi, Lajpat Nagar and Inderlok.
One More Thing: The DMRC Sarthi App
If you’re a regular metro commuter and not using the DMRC Sarthi–Momentum 2.0 app yet, you should be. Available on both Android and iOS, it lets you plan routes, check fares and timings, find the nearest station, book a cab or auto, and even register complaints — all in one place.
