Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Delhi Metro starts Shivaji Stadium station work, links planned
Delhi Metro has started building a new underground station at Shivaji Stadium.
The station will be part of the Magenta Line.
A long underground walkway will connect it to Rajiv Chowk station.
The walkway will have moving paths called travelators to help people walk more easily.
Another shorter subway will connect the station to the Airport Express Line.
This could help office workers, students, visitors to Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and airport passengers.
The station must be built very deep because another railway line already runs above it.
Construction will involve many trucks, so workers plan to wash wheels, cover materials and clean nearby roads.
Construction has begun on the underground Shivaji Stadium station under Phase V(A) of the Magenta Line.
An 800-metre underground subway with travelators will connect Shivaji Stadium and Rajiv Chowk stations.
A separate 230-metre subway will link the new station with the existing Airport Express station.
The station will be built about 38 metres deep beneath the existing Airport Express alignment.
The 9.913-kilometre Central Vista Corridor will include nine underground stations.
- Who
- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, with Afcons Infrastructure Limited assigned to carry out the construction.
- What
- Construction has begun on an underground Shivaji Stadium station, including links to Rajiv Chowk and the Airport Express Line.
- When
- Construction work has begun; construction at Central Secretariat station on the same corridor commenced on June 24, 2026.
- Where
- At Shivaji Stadium in central New Delhi, under the Central Vista Corridor.
- Why
- The project is intended to improve connections among the Magenta, Yellow, Blue and Airport Express lines and serve nearby workers, students, visitors and commuters.
- Magenta Line section
- Janakpuri West to RK Ashram Marg
- Rajiv Chowk connection
- An 800-metre underground pedestrian subway with travelators is planned.
- Airport Express connection
- A separate 230-metre underground subway will connect the new station with the existing Shivaji Stadium Airport Express station.
- Station depth
- The diaphragm wall will extend to about 38 metres, roughly the height of a 12-storey building.
- Construction scale
- About 3,000 cubic metres of concrete and nearly 15,000 cubic metres of excavation are expected each month.
- Central Vista Corridor
- The 9.913-kilometre corridor will have nine underground stations.
- Construction contractor
- Afcons Infrastructure Limited.