India, Feb. 12 -- The Magenta Line is set to become the longest corridor in the Delhi Metro network and will also feature the highest number of interchange stations - 21 in total - significantly enhancing cross-city connectivity across the National Capital Region (NCR), the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Wednesday. Currently operating over a 39.3-kilometre stretch, the line will expand to around 88.4km once all sanctioned extensions are completed.

The corridor will eventually run from Botanical Garden to Inderlok via Central Vista and function entirely as a driverless metro line, officials said. Interestingly, the extension creates a unique predicament where the Magenta Line forms at loop at Nabi Karim - which is an int...