India, Feb. 9 -- Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has decided to change the alignment of the Old Gurugram metro along Old Delhi Road after the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) shifted the Delhi-Shahjanapur-Behrore RRTS alignment to the Delhi-Jaipur highway, officials said. The revised metro route will now extend towards the Delhi border up to Dundahera before turning towards Shankar Chowk on NH-48, they added.

Officials said the change will allow the metro to cover more areas along Old Delhi Road and Udyog Vihar while providing more space for construction of tracks and stations. Earlier, the line was planned to connect Old Delhi Road to the national highway via Rao Gajraj Singh Marg, which officials said is narrowe...