On March 8th, the Delhi Metro Red Line extension was finally announced operational followed by Mr Jaipal Reddy, the Union Urban Development Minister, inaugurating the event. Delhi Metro making it inroad from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad interior has opened numerous scopes for real estate and infrastructure developments.
The Delhi Metro Red Line also is known as Line 1 is one of the fastest transit modes in Delhi. It is Delhi first metro stretch and currently has twenty-nine stations running from Rithala to Ghaziabad ISBT (Sahibabad) covering a distance of thirty-four kilometres. The red line has elevated stations connecting north Delhi, north-east Delhi and north-west Delhi. DMRC’s Phase III plan is to create an eastward extension of nine points five kilometres from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad was instated on 8 March 2019.
The red line extension plan was comprehended in 2014 to build a sturdy commute from Dilshad Garden to the interiors of Ghaziabad. This was a joint venture between the DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) and GDA (Ghaziabad Development Authority) to develop the areas covered in the stretch of Dilshad garden to Ghaziabad. This extension is a part of the Delhi Metro Phase 3 development and will make the stoppages at Dilshad Garden>Shahid Nagar>Rajbagh>Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar>Shyam Park>Mohan Nagar>Arthal>Shaheed Sthal.
The Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad metro route is built parallel to NH 24 where the junction of Mohan Nagar will link the Red Line and Blue Line of Delhi Metro. Now, travellers will be able to commute to Noida City Centre, Noida Botanical Garden, and Sector 62 just by interchanging from Mohan Nagar.
A Good Price for Ample Facilities:
As per the UP Cabinet, the predicted cost for developing the Ghaziabad Metro was approximately two thousand two hundred crore rupees. There were share funding that made the effort possible and likewise, six hundred ninety-five crores was allocated for the GDA, two hundred and forty-six crore was funded for the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation, rupees ninety-seven crores for the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development and four hundred forty crores for Awas Vikas Parishad, UP. The constrained yet genuine efforts since Jun2, 2017, made it possible for the much-awaited Red line metro extension to become operational.
Impact of Delhi Metro’s Red Line Extension on Real Estate
The new extension from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad metro will cross the industrial area of Sahibabad leading to impactful residential boom along with the neighbouring zones. The connectivity from Dilshad garden to Sahibabad is comparatively. But with the metro becoming operational, it will create improved communication and real estate progress. This will also help the middle to the lower-income group of the population who will now be a part of the huge industrial growth. The congestion between Dilshad Garden and Mohan Nagar will ease out once the metro is available and areas like Vasundhara will benefit largely from this advancement. With the Noida metro route becoming functional, it will be easiest for commuters to travel towards Rohini via Delhi metro red line.
10 things you need to know about the Dilshad garden to Ghaziabad metro route:
- The red line extension from Rithala to Dilshad Garden (almost twenty-five kilometres) will cover twenty-one stations.
- There will be eight elevated station in this section – Raj Bagh>Shahid Nagar>Shyam Park>Rajendra Nagar>Arthala>Mohan Nagar>New Bus Adda and Hindon River Station.
- Majority of the metro station construction was conducted within four to five hours at night because the highway of Grand Trunk Road stays immensely busy during the day.
- The metro commute from Dilshad Garden will take only fifteen minutes up to New Bus Adda and numerous metro will be available to cater to the rush office hours. As announced by DMRC, there will be at least thirty-five metro trains available in this corridor.
- There is an addition of six metro stations in this stretch connecting a large number of residential zones and built alongside the station buildings. Each station building is connected to the platform through FOBs (Foot Over Bridges) on both sides.
- The station near Hindon River is designed in such a manner that travellers can easily reach the platform while the usual public can safely cross the road.
- As per the reports, there is an anticipation of one point two lakhs commuters using this route regularly. The average number of passengers using the bus Adda station is estimated to be fifty thousand daily making it one of the busiest routes.
- Most importantly, after the Delhi to Vaishali Blue Line, this new extension will become Ghaziabad’s second metro line. The route will cover the Industrial Area of Sahibabad creating significant growth of residential complexes in Ghaziabad and the adjacent localities.
