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Delhi metro to extend to Faridabad, work expected to complete by 2017

June 23, 2014 09:36 am | Updated 09:36 am IST - GURGAON:

Ashok Kumar

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the extension of metro rail from YMCA Chowk to Ballabhgarh in Faridabad.

Rs.564 crore sanctioned

An amount of Rs.564 crore has been sanctioned for the project. The construction will be done by March 2017.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Hooda said the project will provide an international-level travelling facility to the people of Delhi, Faridabad and Ballabgarh.

In final phase

Two new stations at NCB Colony and Ballabgarh will be set up on this metro line. The extension work of the Delhi Metro project from Badarpur to YMCA Chowk in Faridabad is in its final phase.

13.87 km-long route

The 13.87 km-long Delhi to Ballabhgarh metro rail project will cost Rs.2,494 crore of which Haryana Government has spent Rs.1,557 crore.

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