As Delhi Metro Fares Rise, a Look at DMRC’s Gold Line and New Corridors Shaping the City
- August 25, 2025
- By: Sanyukta Baijal
- NEWS
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has hiked its fares ranging from ₹1 to ₹4. The decision effective on Monday, August 25, 2025, was announced through the social media platform, media and notices at metro stations.
It's the first time in 8 years that DMRC has increased the travel cost. Your journey’s fare will now vary with the distance travelled and the line you board.
The Delhi Metro stands as India’s largest and busiest metro rail system, seamlessly linking the capital with key satellite cities like Faridabad, Gurugram, and Noida. Expanding at a rapid pace, the Delhi Metro network is now gearing up to grow with its Phase IV. Following its iconic coloured lines, DMRC is ready to unveil its newest addition to the map, the Gold Line.
Earlier proposed as the Silver Line, this corridor is now under construction and will soon link South Delhi directly to the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
DMRC Update
Not long ago, the official social media account of DMRC broke the news of completion of milestone. The post said, "The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation today achieved a significant construction milestone with the completion of underground tunnel between Maa Anandmayee Marg and Tughlakabad Railway colony station on the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of Phase-IV which is also known as Golden Line."
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation today achieved a significant construction milestone with the completion of underground tunnel between Maa Anandmayee Marg and Tughlakabad Railway colony station on the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of Phase-IV which is also known as Golden Line. pic.twitter.com/L51lD7BvDB
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) June 7, 2025
Features of Gold Line
The Gold Line is weaving the route of approximately 23kms long with underground and on over the roads elevation tracks. Designed to boost connectivity between South Delhi and the Airport area, the corridor is set to host key stations such as like Delhi Aerocity, Mahipalpur, Vasant Kunj Sector-D, Kishangarh, Chhatarpur, and more till Tughlakabad Station.
The Vision Behind the Gold Line
The ambitious project is set to get completed by March next year, promising to ease travel congestion for thousands of daily commuters while adding another feather to the cap of Delhi Metro’s expanding network. It even aims to boost tourism and decrease pollution which is one of the primary concerns in the region.
