Delhi Aerocity metro station to become major interchange hub with NCRTC, Golden Line links
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Aerocity metro station on the Airport Express Line is set to emerge as a major interchange hub of the Delhi Metro network with provisions for an interchange to the NCRTC's proposed Alwar corridor, according to officials.
Additionally, the Aerocity metro station is being expanded to provide additional connectivity to the Tughlakabad-Aerocity Golden Line corridor, which is being constructed as part of Phase 4 of the Delhi Metro project, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials told PTI.
Approval has recently been received for extending this corridor from Aerocity up to the Terminal 1 IGI Airport station, covering a length of 2.263 km, they added.
In future, the station will also have the provision to be converted into a triple interchange, as the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) will have interchange facilities at Delhi Aerocity for its proposed corridor to Alwar, the DMRC said.
According to the agency, the new Delhi Aerocity metro station will have platform-to-platform connectivity on one side as well as concourse-to-concourse paid area connectivity between the Airport Express Line and the Golden Line. The platform will come up at a depth of approximately 22 metres.
As per the corporation, the new station for the Golden Line will be significantly longer, approximately 290 metres, to accommodate interchange requirements, whereas the general length of an interchange station is about 260 metres.
As per the planned alignment, the Golden Line and the proposed NCRTC corridor will cross each other almost diagonally, and the DMRC said the necessary structural provisions for the construction of the NCRTC platform will be incorporated in the station for future integration.
The DMRC further said the new interchange will significantly boost connectivity to various areas of south Delhi that will be connected by the Aerocity-Tughlakabad metro corridor. Areas such as Tughlakabad, Ambedkar Nagar and Khanpur will get quick access to all terminals of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
With approval of the extension of the Golden Line up to the Terminal 1 IGI Airport station of the Magenta Line, passengers travelling from several south Delhi areas will get direct access to Terminal 1 of the airport, the DMRC added.
It said passengers from Terminal 1D will also be able to take the Airport Express Line from Aerocity by travelling via the Golden Line from the Terminal 1 IGI Airport station.
The Delhi Metro network comprises 12 operational corridors with 289 stations across Delhi-NCR, stretching around 395 km, as of early 2025-26.
The network has been developed in phases, with Phase 4 to add 44 new stations and several new corridors to enhance connectivity.
Currently, there are 29 existing interchange stations and, with Phase 4 corridors coming up, this number is expected to rise to 47 interchange points.
The project covers major residential and commercial areas in the capital and neighbouring areas, linking distant parts of Delhi-NCR through a rapidly-expanding metro network.
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Gauri Lankesh murder accused Shrikant Pangarkar wins Jalna Civic Poll as independent
Jalna: Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, won the Jalna Municipal Corporation elections from Ward 13 as an independent candidate on Thursday. Pangarkar celebrated his victory with supporters after defeating candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party and other parties in the ward.
The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena did not field a candidate in Ward 13. Ahead of the November 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Pangarkar had briefly joined the Shiv Sena, but his induction was kept in abeyance following public backlash.
Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist and activist, was shot dead outside her residence in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017, a killing that sparked nationwide outrage and debates on freedom of expression, secularism, and political violence.
Pangarkar has a long political history in Jalna. He served as a municipal councillor between 2001 and 2006 when the Shiv Sena was undivided. After being denied a party ticket in 2011, he joined the right-wing Hindu Janjagruti Samiti.
In August 2018, Pangarkar was arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad in connection with the seizure of crude bombs and weapons from various parts of the state. He was booked under the Explosives Act, the Explosive Substances Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
In the Gauri Lankesh murder case, Pangarkar was granted bail by the Karnataka High Court on September 4, 2024. His electoral victory has once again drawn attention to the case and the broader debate on criminal cases involving political candidates.
