Metro To Cross Yamuna For Fifth Time

Time of India

27-05-2025

New Delhi:
Delhi Metro
will soon cross the Yamuna for the fifth time, as the new bridge connecting Soorghat and Sonia Vihar metro stations on the 13.4km-long Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor is ready.
It is among the 25 bridges present in the 22km stretch of the river from Wazirabad barrage to Okhla barrage.
The Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor, an extension of the Pink Line, is likely to become operational this year. "Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) successfully completed the fifth bridge over the
Yamuna river
, a key highlight of the ongoing Phase IV expansion," said Anuj Dayal, principal executive director, corporate communications, DMRC.
Spanning a length of 560 metres, the bridge is a balanced cantilever structure composed of two modules, each comprising spans of 280 metres. The bridge rests on nine piers (numbered P188 to P196) and includes 76 piles with permanent MS (mild steel) liners, reflecting the advanced engineering standards employed in its construction.
"This bridge marks a technological milestone for Delhi Metro as it is the first Yamuna crossing built using the balanced cantilever technique.
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This specialised method is typically used in areas where traditional ground-based construction is not feasible. Though complex and time-intensive, it ensures structural integrity and minimises environmental impact — especially crucial when building across sensitive floodplain regions," said Dayal.
Apart from the civil construction, other vital components such as laying of tracks, installation of signalling cables and overhead equipment (OHE) were also completed, he added.
Delhi Metro already has four bridges to cross the Yamuna. Of these, the Yamuna bank bridge on the Blue Line is the longest, with a length of 698.8 metres. It opened on May 10, 2009. The 553-metre-long bridge at Shastri Park on the Red Line is the oldest, as it became operational on Dec 24, 2002.
Metro trains started running on the 574-metre-long bridge at Kalindi Kunj on the Magenta Line from Dec 25, 2017. The fourth bridge at Nizamuddin on the Pink Line is 602.8 metres long and opened on Dec 31, 2018.
The new bridge will also be on the Pink Line. It has come up between two existing bridges on the Yamuna — the Wazirabad bridge and the Signature Bridge. The bridge will cross the Yamuna at about 385 metres downstream of the old Wazirabad Bridge and 213 metres upstream of the Signature Bridge.
The construction of two more bridges on the river in the 22km stretch -- a railway bridge parallel to Loha Pul and the Barapulla Elevated Extension Bridge to Mayur Vihar -- is underway.
However, the construction of the RRTS bridge between New Ashok Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat stations is complete. Namo Bharat trains are already running over the new Yamuna bridge as part of the trial runs currently underway between these two stations.
As part of Phase IV, the construction of three priority corridors is underway -- the RK Ashram Marg--Janakpuri West corridor (extension of the Magenta Line), the Aerocity-Tughlakabad corridor (new Golden Line), and Majlis Park-Maujpur.
Of the total 13.4km of the Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor, a 4.6km-long stretch between Majlis Park and Jagatpur Village is almost complete. Trial runs started on this section in late Dec last year.
This section, comprising three additional stations – Burari, Jharoda Majra and Jagatpur village -- will be opened after obtaining the mandatory approvals.
Three more new corridors were approved last year under Phase IV expansion: Lajpat Nagar to Saket G Block (extension of Golden Line), Inderlok to Indraprastha (extension of Green Line), and Rithala-Narela-Kundli (extension of Red Line). In total, DMRC is constructing 112km of new metro lines as part of Phase IV expansion across the national capital.