The Golden Line (Line 10) is an under-construction

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line of the

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. It will connect southern Delhi directly with

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to relieve the increasing traffic, congestion and pollution on roads. It will start from Terminal 1-IGI Airport, which was previously planned from Delhi Aerocity, and end in Tughlakabad. It will be long with 16 stations, out of which four will be elevated and 12 will be underground. Construction began on the line in June 2022, as part of the fourth phase of the Delhi Metro's development, and is expected to be completed by March 2026.

History

The Golden Line, initially named as Silver Line, was conceptualized by the

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(DMRC) under the Phase IV of

's future expansion and development in July 2016. As per the plan, six new lines covering a length of about have been planned to be added to the metro network, out of which the Golden Line would cover southern Delhi at a length of . The plans were finalized for implementation by the

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in December 2018; this time the length of the Golden Line increased to . In March 2019, the plans were approved for construction by the

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. Thus, land acquisition for Phase IV and Golden Line began from April 2019, and was completed by three years. Construction was supposed to begin from 2021, but was delayed due to the restrictions imposed by the government due to the

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. Hence, construction was started by Afcons Infrastructure and

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in June 2022. It was expected to be completed by 2024/25, which has been extended to March 2026, as of January 2024. In November 2020, the DMRC changed the alignment of the Golden Line as per the instructions of the

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(ASI) to circumvent the

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and the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, so to avoid any harm to these critical historical sites during construction and operation. As per the initial plan, the line was proposed to be extended to Terminal 1 of

, in order to provide commuters a faster and direct link to the airport's premises. The proposal was approved by the Government of Delhi after the DMRC created and showed a Detailed Project Report (DPR) in December 2023, thereby increasing the line's length to . The name of the line was changed from 'Silver Line' to 'Golden Line' in January 2024.

Stations

The stations being built on the Golden Line are:

Project timeline

* July 2016: The Phase IV plan consisting of six new lines, including the Golden Line (then Silver Line) was created by the

(DMRC). * December 2018: The Phase IV and the Golden Line were approved by the

. * March 2019: Both the Phase IV and the Golden Line were approved by the

. * April 2019: Land acquisition begins for the Golden Line. * November 2020: The alignment of the line was changed as per the advise of the

(ASI) to avoid possible impacts to the

and the Mehrauli Archaeological Park. * June 2022: Construction on the line started by Afcons Infrastructure and

. * December 2023: The proposal to extend the line to Terminal 1 of

was approved by the Government of Delhi. * January 2024: The name of the line was changed to 'Golden Line' from 'Silver Line' by the DMRC. It is expected to be completed by March 2026.

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History

Stations

Project timeline

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