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NEW DELHI: In a first, two corridors on the upcoming Delhi Metro Phase-IV network will have double-decker viaducts with both flyovers and metro tracks on different decks.

While Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ( DMRC ) is already working with Public Works Department (PWD) to create a double decker viaduct on the Tughlaqabad-Aerocity corridor, the second one will come up on the Majlis Park-Maujpur stretch.

On the Tughlaqabad-Aerocity corridor, the 2.5km viaduct will be between Ambedkar Nagar and Saket G Block stations, while on the Majlis Park-Maujpur corridor, it is proposed to come up between Bhajanpura and Yamuna Vihar stations.

Currently, there are no such viaducts on the Delhi Metro network, a DMRC spokesperson said. He added that on the Majlis Park-Maujpur section, the viaduct will be on the upper deck at an elevation of 18.5m, while the road flyover will be on lower deck up at 9.5m height.

“The length of the viaduct will be 1.4km and will be built on the central verge of the road. The development of PWD road is also being done by DMRC between Yamuna Vihar and Bhajanpura. Both these stations will come up at the height of 18.5m at the rail level,” he said.

The spokesperson also said that the civil tenders for the entire 12.58km Majlis Park-Maujpur Metro corridor have been floated. The section has eight elevated stations —Yamuna Vihar, Bhajanpura, Khajuri Khas, Sonia Vihar, Soorghat, Jagatpur Village, Jharoda Majraa and Burari stations.

Though the Majlis Park-Maujpur line will be one of the smallest on the Delhi Metro network, it will serve as a vital link between north and northeast Delhi, bringing in heavily populated areas like Burari, Jagatpur, Surghat, Khajuri Khas, Bhajan Pura and Yamuna Vihar on the metro map. Both the terminal stations of the corridor — Majlis Park and Maujpur— will also become interchange stops, the official added.

