73-982: The Pink Line is a line common to a number of rail systems. See: Asia [ edit ] Pink Line (Delhi Metro) , a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro Pink Line (Jaipur Metro) , a metro rail line of the Jaipur Metro Pink Line (Bangkok) , monorail line in Bangkok Seoul Subway Line 8 , serves the southeastern parts of Seoul and Seongnam Line 13, Shanghai Metro MTR Disneyland Resort Line , Hong Kong Sennichimae Line (Osaka) , Japan Tanjung Priok Line of KRL Commuterline in Jakarta, Indonesia Toei Asakusa Line , Tokyo, Japan Proposed and under construction [ edit ] Kolkata Metro Line 5 ,
146-494: A 1969 traffic and travel characteristics study in the city. Over the next several years, committees in a number of government departments were commissioned to examine issues related to technology, route alignment, and governmental jurisdiction. In 1984, the Urban Arts Commission proposed the development of a multi-modal transport system which would build three underground mass rapid transit corridors and augmenting
219-722: A 6.67 km (4.14 mi) extension from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Interchanges are available with the Aqua Line (Noida Metro) Noida Sector 51 station at Noida Sector 52 , with the Yellow Line at Rajiv Chowk , with the Green Line at Kirti Nagar , with the Violet Line at Mandi House , with the Airport Express at Dwarka Sector 21 , with
292-537: A 90-second headway, although the actual headway between trains is higher because of the relatively low demand on the new corridors. Keeping the short headway and other constraints in mind, DMRC changed its decision to build nine-car-long stations for new lines and opted for shorter stations which can accommodate six-car trains. On 19 October 2008, a launching gantry and part of the overhead Blue Line extension under construction in Laxmi Nagar collapsed and fell on
365-491: A difficult urban environment within a limited time frame. Putting the central and state governments on an equal footing gave an unprecedented level of autonomy and freedom to the company, which had full powers to hire people, decide on tenders, and control funds. The DMRC hired the Hong Kong MTRC as a technical consultant on rapid-transit operation and construction techniques. Construction proceeded smoothly except for
438-673: A joint venture between the Government of India and Delhi , built and operates the Delhi Metro. The DMRC was certified by the United Nations in 2011 as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to receive carbon credits for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, reducing annual carbon emission levels in the city by 630,000 tonnes. The Delhi Metro has interchanges with the Rapid Metro Gurgaon (with
511-658: A major disagreement in 2000, when the Ministry of Railways forced the system to use 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge despite the DMRC's preference for standard gauge . This decision led to an additional capital expenditure of ₹ 260 crore (US$ 31 million). The Delhi Metro's first line, the Red Line , was inaugurated by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 24 December 2002. The metro became India's second underground rapid transit system , after
584-466: A maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). Originally scheduled to open before the 2010 Commonwealth Games , the line failed to obtain the mandatory safety clearance and was opened on 23 February 2011 after a delay of about five months. Sixteen months after beginning operations, it was shut down for viaduct repairs on 7 July 2012. The line reopened on 22 January 2013. On 27 June 2013, Reliance Infrastructure told DMRC that they were unable to operate
657-651: A maximum speed of 160 km/h. Phase I of the project consists of three corridors: Delhi–Meerut , Delhi–Alwar, and Delhi–Panipat corridor. The Delhi–Meerut corridor, also known as the Delhi–Meerut RRTS , is currently under development by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). The Delhi–Meerut RRTS is 82.15 km (51.05 mi) long and costs ₹ 30,274 crore (US$ 3.6 billion). It will comprise 14 stations (with nine additional stations for
730-953: A new subway line proposal for the Montreal Metro in Canada Viva Pink , a Viva bus rapid transit line in Ontario, Canada Mexico [ edit ] Pink Line (Mexico City Metro) Pink Line (Mexico City Metrobús) Line 3 of the Guadalajara urban rail system USA [ edit ] Pink Line (CTA) , rapid transit line in Chicago K Line (Los Angeles Metro) , a light rail line in Los Angeles, California See also [ edit ] Red Line (disambiguation) Magenta Line (disambiguation) Purple Line (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
803-514: A passing bus. Workers were using a crane to lift a 400-tonne concrete span of the bridge when the gantry and a 34-metre-long (112 ft) span of the bridge collapsed on the bus. The driver and a construction worker were killed. On 12 July 2009, a section of a bridge collapsed while it was being erected at Zamrudpur, east of Kailash, on the Central Secretariat – Badarpur corridor. Six people died and 15 were injured. A crane removing
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#1732773086785876-818: A proposed metro rail line in Kolkata Pink Line (Namma Metro) , a metro rail line of the Namma Metro, Bengaluru Europe [ edit ] Hammersmith & City line , of the London Underground Barcelona Metro line 8 , part of the Barcelona Metro network Line 8 (Madrid Metro) , of the Madrid Metro RER E , Paris, France North America [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Pink Line (Montreal Metro) (proposed new line),
949-473: A shared ticketing system) and Noida Metro . On 22 October 2019, DMRC took over operations of the financially-troubled Rapid Metro Gurgaon. The Delhi Metro's annual ridership was 203.23 crore (2.03 billion) in 2023. The system will have interchanges with the Delhi-Meerut RRTS , India's fastest urban regional transit system. The concept of mass rapid transit for New Delhi first emerged from
1022-473: A total length of 350.42 kilometres (217.74 mi). It is India's largest and busiest metro rail system and the second-oldest, after the Kolkata Metro . The metro has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using broad-gauge and standard-gauge tracks. The metro makes over 4,300 trips daily. Construction began in 1998, and the first elevated section ( Shahdara to Tis Hazari ) on
1095-468: Is 140 metres but has been reduced to 135 metres in the Ashram station. The line will be extended to Maujpur - Babarpur , creating one of the world's longest ring lines in the city. The Maujpur - Babarpur to Shiv Vihar section will then act as a branch line. The extension is expected to be completed by March 2025. The total length of the line is 59.24 kilometres (36.81 mi). There are 38 stations in
1168-630: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pink Line (Delhi Metro) The Pink Line (Line 7) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro , a rapid transit system in Delhi , India . It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar , both in North Delhi. At 59.24 kilometres (36.81 mi), the Pink Line
1241-458: Is now operated by DMRC. The line was built at a cost of ₹ 57 billion (US$ 680 million), of which Reliance Infrastructure invested ₹ 28.85 billion (US$ 350 million) and will pay fees in a revenue-share model. It has six stations (Dhaula Kuan and Delhi Aerocity became operational on 15 August 2011), and some have check-in facilities , parking, and eateries. Rolling stock consists of six-coach trains, operating at ten-minute intervals, with
1314-494: Is provided at five-minute intervals. An interchange with the Yellow Line is available at Central Secretariat through an integrated concourse. On 14 January 2011, the remaining portion from Sarita Vihar to Badarpur was opened; this added three new stations to the network. The section between Mandi House and Central Secretariat was opened on 26 June 2014, and a 971-metre-long (3,186 ft) section between ITO and Mandi House
1387-598: Is the Delhi Metro's longest line. The mostly-elevated line covers Delhi in a U-shaped pattern. It is also known as the Ring Road Line, since it runs along the busy Ring Road . The line has interchanges with most of the metro's other lines, including with the Red Line at Netaji Subhash Place and Welcome , with the Yellow Line at Azadpur and Dilli Haat – INA , with the Blue Line at Rajouri Garden , Mayur Vihar Phase-I , Anand Vihar and Karkarduma , with
1460-617: Is the longest corridor outside Delhi: 11 stations and 17 km (11 mi). On 28 May 2017, the ITO – Kashmere Gate corridor was opened by Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu and Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal . The underground section is popularly known as the Heritage Line. Interchanges are available with the Red Line at Kashmere Gate, with the Yellow Line at Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat , with
1533-572: Is the longest individual line in the Delhi Metro and in India, exceeding the length of the operational Blue Line (excluding its branch line). It is mostly elevated and covers Delhi in an almost U-shaped pattern. The Pink Line is also known as the Ring Road Line, as the line passes alongside the Ring Road in Delhi. The Pink Line has interchanges with most of the operational lines of the network, such as
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#17327730867851606-514: Is the metro's first line to replace four-coach trains with six- and eight-coach configurations. The Metro Museum at Patel Chowk metro station , South Asia 's only rapid-transit museum, has a collection of display panels, historical photographs and exhibits tracing the genesis of the Delhi Metro. The museum was opened on 1 January 2009. The Blue Line, the third line of the metro open, was the first to connect areas outside Delhi. Mainly elevated and partly underground, it connects Dwarka Sub City in
1679-660: The Blue Line at Mandi House , with the Pink Line at Lajpat Nagar and with the Magenta Line at Kalkaji Mandir . The Airport Express line runs 22.7 km (14.1 mi) from New Delhi to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 , linking the New Delhi railway station and Indira Gandhi International Airport . The line was operated by Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Limited (DAMEL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure (the line's concessionaire until 30 June 2013). It
1752-554: The Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station of the Pink Line at Dhaula Kuan , and with Indian Railways at New Delhi . An expansion of Dwarka Sector 25 was inaugurated on 17 September 2023 with the opening of the adjacent India International Convention Centre . The Pink Line is the second new line of the Delhi Metro's third phase. It was opened on 14 March 2018, with an extension opening on 6 August. The Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake -to- Shiv Vihar section
1825-542: The Green Line at Punjabi Bagh West , with Dhaula Kuan of the Airport Express at Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus , with the Violet Line at Lajpat Nagar , with Indian Railways at Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar Terminal , and the ISBTs at Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan . The Pink Line reaches the Delhi Metro's highest point at Dhaula Kuan – 23.6 metres (77 ft 5 in), passing over
1898-545: The ISBTs at Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan . The Pink Line has the highest point of the Delhi Metro at Dhaula Kuan with a height of 23.6 metres, passing over the Dhaula Kuan grade separator flyovers and the Airport Express Line . It also possesses the country's smallest metro station, Ashram , with a size of just 151.6 metres against the usual 265 metres. Also, the platform for a six-coach train
1971-498: The Kolkata Metro , when the Vishwa Vidyalaya – Kashmere Gate section of the Yellow Line opened on 20 December 2004. The underground line was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . The project's first phase was completed in 2006, on budget and almost three years ahead of schedule, an achievement described by Business Week as "nothing short of a miracle". A 64.75 kilometer (40.23 miles) network of 59 stations
2044-605: The Meerut Metro ) and two depots. Three of the 14 stations (Sarai Kale Khan, New Ashok Nagar, and Anand Vihar) will be in Delhi, and are planned for seamless integration with the Delhi Metro. The Delhi Metro was planned to be built in phases spread over about 20 years, with each phase lasting five years and the end of one phase marking the beginning of the next. Phase I (65 km or 40 mi) and Phase II (125 km or 78 mi) were completed in 2006 and 2011, respectively. Phase III, totaling 160.07 km (99.46 mi),
2117-686: The Noida-Greater Noida Metro and the 11.7-kilometre (7.3 mi) Rapid Metro Gurgaon which connect to the Delhi Metro. The Haryana Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (HMRTC) has plans to establish a metro network spanning 188 kilometers in Gurugram. Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) will be responsible for constructing, maintaining, and operating this metro line, similar to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Currently, all these lines will be developed in
2190-480: The Pink Line at Rajouri Garden , Mayur Vihar Phase-I , Karkarduma and Anand Vihar , with the Magenta Line at Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden , and with Indian Railways and the Interstate Bus Station (ISBT) at Anand Vihar station (which connects with Anand Vihar Railway Terminal and Anand Vihar ISBT ). An interchange with the Red Line at Mohan Nagar is planned. Opened in 2010,
2263-441: The Red Line at Netaji Subhash Place & Welcome , Yellow Line at Azadpur & Dilli Haat - INA , Green Line at Punjabi Bagh West , Blue Line at Rajouri Garden , Mayur Vihar Phase-I , Anand Vihar & Karkarduma , Dhaula Kuan of Airport Express (Orange Line) at Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus , Violet Line at Lajpat Nagar , as well as with Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar Terminal (Indian Railways) and
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2336-529: The Red Line opened on 25 December 2002. The first underground section ( Vishwa Vidyalaya – Kashmere Gate ) on the Yellow Line opened on 20 December 2004. The network was developed in phases. Phase I was completed by 2006, followed by Phase II in 2011. Phase III was mostly complete in 2021, except for a small extension of the Airport Line which opened in 2023. Construction of Phase IV began on 30 December 2019. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC),
2409-594: The Yamuna River between the Kashmere Gate and Shastri Park stations. The opening of the first stretch on 24 December 2002, between Shahdara and Tis Hazari , crashed the ticketing system due to demand. Subsequent sections were opened from Tis Hazari – Trinagar (later renamed Inderlok ) on 4 October 2003, Inderlok – Rithala on 31 March 2004, and Shahdara – Dilshad Garden on 4 June 2008. The Red Line has interchanges at Kashmere Gate with
2482-470: The Yellow and Violet Lines , at Inderlok with the Green Line , and at Netaji Subhash Place and Welcome with the Pink Line . An interchange with the Blue Line at Mohan Nagar is planned. Six-coach trains were commissioned on the line on 24 November 2013. An extension from Dilshad Garden to Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) opened on 8 March 2019. The metro introduced a set of two eight-coach trains on
2555-770: The 15.1-kilometre (9.4 mi) Inderlok–Mundka section opening on 3 April 2010 and the 3.5-kilometre (2.2 mi) Kirti Nagar–Ashok Park Main branch line opening on 27 August 2011. On 6 August 2012, to improve commuting in the National Capital Region, the government of India approved an extension from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The 11.18-kilometre (6.95 mi) stretch has seven stations ( Mundka Industrial Area , Ghevra , Tikri Kalan , Tikri Border , Pandit Shree Ram Sharma , Bahadurgarh City and Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh ) between Mundka and Bahadurgarh, and opened on 24 June 2018. Interchanges are available with
2628-441: The 38-kilometre-long (24 mi) Magenta line began on 28 December 2021, making it the Delhi Metro's (and India's) first driverless metro line. On 25 November 2021, the 59-kilometre-long (37 mi) Pink Line also began driverless operations. The total driverless DMRC network is nearly 97 km (60 mi), putting Delhi Metro in fourth position globally among such networks behind Kuala Lumpur . The expected daily ridership of
2701-603: The Blue Line at Dwarka. The Najafgarh-to-Dwarka section was opened on 4 October 2019. The extension to Dhansa Bus Stand was scheduled to open in December 2020, but construction was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic ; it opened on 18 September 2021. The RapidX is a semi-high-speed regional rapid transit system (RRTS) which aims to connect Delhi with its neighbouring cities via eight lines of semi-high-speed trains operating at
2774-583: The Blue Line completed Phase I in October 2006. Phase II consists of 123.3 km (76.6 mi) of route length and 86 stations, and is completed; the first section opened in June 2008, and the last section opened in August 2011. Phase III consists of 109 stations, three new lines and seven route extensions, totaling 160.07 km (99.46 mi), at a cost of ₹ 410.79 billion (US$ 4.9 billion). Most of it
2847-419: The Blue Line to Noida and Ghaziabad) of the national capital region in the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. At the end of Phases I and II, the network's total length was 188.05 km (116.85 mi) and 145 stations became operational between 4 June 2008 and 27 August 2011. Phase I (Red, Yellow and Blue Lines) and Phase II (Green, Violet, and Airport Express Lines) focused on adding radial lines to expand
2920-536: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 3 May 1995, with Elattuvalapil Sreedharan its managing director. Mangu Singh replaced Sreedharan as DMRC managing director on 31 December 2011. When the project was originally approved by the Union Cabinet in September 1996, it had three corridors. In 1997, official development assistance loans from Japan were granted to finance and conduct the first phase of
2993-538: The Dhaula Kuan grade-separator flyovers and the Airport Express Line. The Magenta Line is the Delhi Metro's first new line of its third phase. The Botanical Garden-to-Kalkaji Mandir section opened on 25 December 2017, and the remainder of the line opened on 28 May 2018. It has 25 stations, from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden . The line directly connects to Terminal 1D of Indira Gandhi International Airport . The Hauz Khas station on this line and
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3066-695: The Green Line (Line 5) is the metro's fifth and its first standard-gauge line; the others were broad gauge. It runs between Inderlok (a Red Line station) and Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh , with a branch line connecting its Ashok Park Main station with Kirti Nagar on the Blue Line. The elevated line, built as part of Phase II, runs primarily along the busy NH 10 route in West Delhi. It has 24 stations, including an interchange, and covers 29.64 km (18.42 mi). The line has India's first standard-gauge maintenance depot, at Mundka. It opened in two stages, with
3139-579: The Magenta Line on Outer Ring Road (Line 8) and the Grey Line connecting Dwarka and Najafgarh (Line 9). Work on Phase III began in 2011, with 2016 the planned deadline. Over 20 tunnel-boring machines were used simultaneously to expedite construction, which was completed in March 2019 (except for a small stretch due to non-availability of land). Short extensions were later added to Phase III, which
3212-604: The Mohan Nagar intersection in Ghaziabad. A car, an auto rickshaw, and a motorbike were also damaged in the incident. The Delhi Metro has been undergoing construction in phases. Phase I consisted of 59 stations and 64.75 km (40.23 mi) of route length, of which 13.0 km (8.1 mi) is underground and 52.0 km (32.3 mi) at grade or elevated. The inauguration of the Dwarka – Barakhamba Road corridor of
3285-405: The Pink Line, out of which 26 are elevated and 12 are underground. The line was opened in five stages from March 2018 to August 2021. The first section on the Pink Line become operational from 14 March 2018 between Majlis Park to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus , thereafter the section between Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus and Lajpat Nagar was opened on 6 August 2018, Shiv Vihar to Trilokpuri
3358-574: The Red Line at Inderlok , the Blue Line at Kirti Nagar and the Pink Line at Punjabi Bagh West . The Violet Line is the sixth metro line opened and the second standard-gauge corridor, after the Green Line. The 47-kilometre-long (29 mi) line connects Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabgarh via Faridabad to Kashmere Gate in New Delhi , with 26 km (16 mi) overhead and the rest underground. The first section between Central Secretariat and Sarita Vihar opened on 3 October 2010, hours before
3431-524: The Red Line, converted from the existing fleet of 39 six-coach trains, in November 2022. The Yellow Line, the metro's second line, was its first underground line. Running 49 kilometres (30 mi) north to south, it connects Samaypur Badli with Millennium City Centre Gurugram in Gurugram . The northern and southern parts of the line are elevated, and the central section (which passes through some of
3504-825: The Yamuna River between the Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations, and has India's second extradosed bridge across the Northern Railways mainlines near Pragati Maidan . A branch of the Blue Line, inaugurated on 8 January 2010, runs for 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi) from the Yamuna Bank station to Anand Vihar in East Delhi. It was extended to Vaishali on 14 July 2011. A 2.76-kilometre (1.71 mi) stretch from Dwarka Sector 9 to Dwarka Sector 21 opened on 30 October 2010. On 9 March 2019,
3577-616: The Yellow Line is the deepest metro station, at a depth of 29 metres (95 ft). The Magenta Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line at Hauz Khas , with the Blue Line at Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden , and with the Violet Line at Kalkaji Mandir . India's first driverless train service began on the Magenta Line in December 2020. The Grey Line (also known as Line 9), the metro's shortest, runs from Dwarka to Dhansa Bus Stand in western Delhi. The 4.295 km (2.669 mi) line has four stations (Dhansa Bus Stand, Najafgarh , Nangli and Dwarka), and has an interchange with
3650-458: The bus transport system compounded the problem, with inexperienced operators plying poorly-maintained, noisy and polluting buses on lengthy routes; this resulted in long waiting times, unreliable service, overcrowding, unqualified drivers, speeding and reckless driving which led to road accidents. The Government of India under Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and the Government of Delhi set up
3723-435: The city's suburban railway and road transport networks. The city expanded significantly while technical studies and financing the project underway, doubling its population and increasing the number of vehicles five-fold between 1981 and 1998. Traffic congestion and pollution soared as an increasing number of commuters used private vehicles, and the existing bus system was unable to bear the load. A 1992 attempt to privatise
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#17327730867853796-493: The debris collapsed the following day and collapsed two other nearby cranes, injuring six. On 22 July 2009, a worker at the Ashok Park Metro station was killed when a steel beam fell on him. Over a hundred people, including 93 workers, have died since work on the metro began in 1998. On 23 April 2018, five people were injured when an iron girder fell off the elevated section of a Metro structure under construction at
3869-443: The government of India was received for three priority corridors in March 2019. Construction of the corridors 65.1 km (40.5 mi) began on 30 December 2019, with an expected completion date of 2025. The metro's total length will exceed 450 kilometres (280 mi) at the end of Phase IV, not including other independently operated systems in the National Capital Region such as the 29.7-kilometre-long (18.5 mi) Aqua Line of
3942-496: The inaugural ceremony of the 2010 Commonwealth Games , and connects Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (the venue for the games' opening and closing ceremonies). Completed in 41 months, it includes a 100-metre-long (330 ft) bridge over the Indian Railways mainlines and a 167.5-metre-long (550 ft) cable-stayed bridge across a road flyover; it connects several hospitals, tourist attractions, and an industrial estate. Service
4015-433: The line beyond 30 June of that year. DMRC took over the line on 1 July 2013 with a 100-person operations and maintenance team. In January 2015, DMRC reported that the line's ridership had increased about 30 percent after a fare reduction of up to 40 percent the previous July. DMRC announced a further fare reduction on 14 September 2015, with a maximum fare of ₹60 and minimum of ₹10 instead of ₹100 and ₹20. DMRC said that this
4088-617: The line was further extended between Jahangirpuri and Samaypur Badli in Outer Delhi. Interchanges are available with the Red Line and Kashmere Gate ISBT at Kashmere Gate , with the Blue Line at Rajiv Chowk , with the Violet Line at Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat , with the Airport Express at New Delhi , with the Pink Line at Azadpur and Dilli Haat - INA , with the Magenta Line at Hauz Khas , with Rapid Metro Gurgaon at Sikanderpur , and with Indian Railways at Chandni Chowk and New Delhi . The Yellow Line
4161-466: The mainline, opened on 21 June 2010; the Chhatarpur station on this stretch opened on 26 August of that year. Due to delays in acquiring land to construct the station, it was built with prefabricated structures in nine months and is the only Delhi Metro station made completely of steel. The connecting link between Central Secretariat and Qutub Minar opened on 3 September 2010. On 10 November 2015,
4234-591: The most congested parts of Delhi) is underground. The underground section between Vishwa Vidyalaya and Kashmere Gate opened on 20 December 2004; the Kashmere Gate ;– Central Secretariat section opened on 3 July 2005, and Vishwa Vidyalaya – Jahangirpuri on 4 February 2009. The line has India's second-deepest metro station at Chawri Bazar , 25 metres (82 ft) below ground level. An additional stretch from Qutab Minar to Millennium City Centre Gurugram , initially operating separately from
4307-418: The network after the completion of Phase III was estimated at 53.47 lakh passengers. Actual DMRC ridership was 27.79 lakh in 2019–20, 51.97 percent of the projected ridership. Actual ridership of the Phase III corridors was 4.38 lakh, compared with a projected ridership of 20.89 lakh in 2019–20 (a deficit of 79.02 percent). The communication-based train control (CBTC) on Phase III trains enables them to run at
4380-441: The network. To further reduce congestion and improve connectivity, Phase III included eight extensions to existing lines, two ring lines (the Pink and Magenta Lines) and the Grey Line. It has 28 underground stations, three new lines and seven route extensions, totaling 162.08 kilometres (100.71 mi), at a cost of ₹ 410.079 billion (US$ 4.9 billion). The three new Phase III lines are the Pink Line on Inner Ring Road (Line 7),
4453-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pink Line . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pink_Line&oldid=1186163263 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#17327730867854526-421: The system. Construction of the Delhi Metro began on 1 October 1998. To avoid problems experienced by the Kolkata Metro , which witnessed substantial delays and ran 12 times over budget due to "political meddling, technical problems and bureaucratic delays", the DMRC was created as a special-purpose vehicle vested with autonomy and power to execute the large project which involved many technical complexities in
4599-543: The west with the satellite city of Noida in the east for a distance of 56.61 kilometres (35.18 mi). The line's first section, between Dwarka and Barakhamba Road , opened on 31 December 2005, and subsequent sections opened between Dwarka – Dwarka Sector 9 on 1 April 2006, Barakhamba Road – Indraprastha on 11 November 2006, Indraprastha – Yamuna Bank on 10 May 2009, Yamuna Bank – Noida City Centre on 12 November 2009, and Dwarka Sector 9 – Dwarka Sector 21 on 30 October 2010. The line crosses
4672-438: Was approved by the government of India for construction on 7 March 2019. The Golden Line was lengthened in October 2020, making the project 65.1 km (40.5 mi) long. It is planned to be completed by 2025. The Red Line, the first metro line opened, connects Rithala in the west to Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) in the east for a distance of 34.55 kilometres (21.47 mi). Partly elevated and partly at grade, it crosses
4745-414: Was completed on 5 April 2019 except for a short section of the Pink Line between the Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations and the Grey Line extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand; they opened on 6 August and 18 September 2021, respectively. Phase IV, with a length of 103 km (64 mi) and six lines, was finalized by the Government of Delhi in December 2018. Approval from
4818-469: Was completed on 5 April 2019, except for a small section of the Pink Line between the Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations (which opened on 6 August 2021) and the Grey Line extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand (which opened on 18 September 2021). Phase IV, with six lines totaling 103.93 km (64.58 mi), was finalized in July 2015. Of this, 61.679 km (38.326 mi) across three lines (priority corridors) with 45 stations
4891-456: Was constructed in Delhi , encompassing the initial sections of the Red, Yellow, and Blue Lines. The stations were opened to the public between 25 December 2002 and 11 November 2006. A total of 123.3-kilometre-long (76.6 mi) network of 86 stations and 10 routes and extensions was built. Seven routes were extensions of the Phase I network, three were new colour-coded lines, and three routes connect to other cities (the Yellow Line to Gurgaon and
4964-429: Was done to reduce crowding on the Blue Line, diverting some Dwarka-bound passengers to the Airport Express Line (which is underutilised and faster than the Blue Line. The line's speed was increased from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on 24 June 2023, enabling a 16-minute ride from New Delhi to IGI Airport . Interchanges are available with the Yellow Line at New Delhi , with the Blue Line at Dwarka Sector 21 , with
5037-401: Was expected to be completed by the end of 2020, but construction was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was completed on 18 September 2021 with the opening of the Grey Line extension from Najafgarh to Dhansa Bus Stand . An extension of the Airport Line to Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 metro station was later added, and it was completed on 17 September 2023. Driverless operations on
5110-635: Was opened on 31 October 2018. The section between Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket I was opened on 31 December 2018. The section between Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket I was not completed as construction of a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) viaduct began late due to land acquisition issues at Trilokpuri. This had rendered the Pink Line into two independent lines. Trains from Majlis Park would terminate at Mayur Vihar Pocket 1, while trains coming from Shiv Vihar would terminate at either IP Extension or Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake. The final section between Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket I
5183-432: Was opened on 31 October, and the Lajpat Nagar -to- Mayur Vihar Pocket I section opened on 31 December of that year. The final section, between Mayur Vihar Pocket I and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake, was opened on 6 August 2021 after delays due to land-acquisition and rehabilitation issues. The Pink Line has 38 stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar , both in North Delhi. With a length of 58.43 kilometres (36.31 mi), it
5256-508: Was opened on 6 August 2021. The stations of the Pink Line are: Elevated Delhi Metro [REDACTED] The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Delhi and the adjoining satellite cities of Ghaziabad , Faridabad , Gurugram , Noida , Bahadurgarh , and Ballabhgarh in the National Capital Region of India . The system consists of 10 colour-coded lines serving 256 stations , with
5329-741: Was opened on 8 June 2015. A 14 km (8.7 mi) extension south to Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 September 2015. All nine stations on the Badarpur–Escorts Mujesar (Faridabad) section of the metro's Phase III received the highest rating (platinum) for adherence to green-building norms from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The awards were given to DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh by IGBC chair P. C. Jain on 10 September 2015. The line's Faridabad corridor
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