The Government of India through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved the Delhi Metro Phase IV railway project of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to run as Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) model.
The private partners of DMRC will lease and operate the rapid train system. Other services like elevators, escalator, and AFC (automated fare collection) gates will also be outsourced to private companies.
The Phase IV project consists of two phases. The first phase runs from Mukundpur-Maujpur, Tughlakabad-Terminal 1 section, and Janakpuri (west)-RK Ashram section, while the second one is the section between Rithala-Narela, Inderlok-Indraprastha section and Lajpat Nagar-Saket G-Block section.
The 104-km railway network covers Mukundpur-Maujpur, Rithala-Narela, Tughlakabad-Aerocity, Inderlok-Indraprastha, Lajpat Nagar-Saket G-block and Janakpuri (west)-RK Ashram, increasing the daily passenger accommodation up to 1.5 million.
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