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Delhi Metro expansion gets Cabinet nod

City will be added with 16 km more of metro line, 13 new stations

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Cabinet approves 13 new stations for Delhi Metro. File photo.
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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Phase 5A of the Delhi Metro worth Rs 12,015 crore, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during a press Conference on Cabinet decisions at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during a press Conference on Cabinet decisions at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan

The proposed expansion will add 16 more km of metro line with 13 stations; 10 underground and three elevated.

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Briefing reporters on the decisions taken by the Cabinet, Vaishnaw said the duration of the expansion project is three years.

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Once the project is completed, the Delhi Metro network will cross 400 km.

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