- By Nidhi Giri
- Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:30 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Delhi Metro: The Janakpuri West-RK Ashram elevated corridor under construction in Phase-4 in Delhi will be something special in terms of height. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has completed the construction of a 50 metre long elevated corridor with a huge steel span near Pitampura Madhuban Chowk on this corridor, which is the fourth highest point of Delhi Metro and the third highest point of the Janakpuri West-RK Ashram corridor under construction. A new station is also being built at Pitampura on this corridor, which will be an interchange station with the existing Red Line station. These two stations will be connected by a 180 metre long foot overbridge (FOB).
FOB Will Have Five Pillars
The new station at Pitampura is being built on the other side of the existing station (towards Rohini). Construction of the FOB will also begin soon. According to DMRC, this FOB will be connected to the platform floor of the current station of the Red Line and the concourse of the new station. The concourse of the new station will be 16.7 metres above the ground. The FOB will have five pillars.
About Under Construction Janakpuri West-RK Ashram Corridor
The under construction Janakpuri West-RK Ashram corridor will be 27.452 km long and is an extension project of the Magenta Line (Botanical Garden-Janakpuri West). Hence this new corridor of the Magenta Line is passing over the current Red Line (Rithala-Shaheed Sthal New Bus Adda Ghaziabad) at Pitampura.
It was built with a steel span weighing 340 metric tons at a height of 22.54 meters from the ground. The width of this steel span is 12 metres. It was built in three parts with the help of a crane without stopping the metro operations on the Red Line.
Highest Point Of Elevated Corridor In Metro Network
Height of Magenta Line near Metro Pillar No. 340 near Haiderpur Badli Mor station: 28.362 metres
Height of Magenta Line replacing a 52.288 m long steel span corridor near Haiderpur Badli Mor: 27.610 metres
Height of Pink Line near Dhaula Kuan station: 23.6 metres
Height of Magenta Line at Pitampura: 22.54 metres