Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)

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The Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi consists of 10 metro stations from Vishwa Vidyalaya to Central Secretariat with a total distance of 11 km. This line is fully underground and has been laid under one of the most congested parts of Delhi.

A 4 km section of this line between Vishvavidyalaya and Kashmere Gate commenced commercial operations from December 20, 2004. The next section between Kashmere Gate and Central Secretariat (7 km) opened for the public from July 3, 2005.

The line is fully operational.

Contents 1 Stations 2 Extensions 2.1 North extension 2.2 Southwest extension 2.3 Southeast extension

[edit] Stations

• Vishwa Vidyalaya
• Vidhan Sabha
• Civil Lines
• Kashmere Gate
• Chandni Chowk (station)
• Chawri Bazar
• New Delhi (station)
• Rajiv Chowk
• Patel Chowk
• Central Secretariat

[edit] Extensions

The line will be extended in three directions in Phase II, with all extensions to be completed by 2010. [1]

[edit] North extension

6.9 km north from Vishwa Vidyalaya:

• GTB Nagar
• Model Town
• Azadpur
• Adarsh Nagar
• Jahangirpuri
• Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar
• Badli

[edit] Southwest extension

20.16 km southwest from Central Secretariat, crossing into Gurgaon in the adjacent state of Haryana.

• Udyog Bhawan
• Race Course
• Jor Bagh
• INA
• AIIMS
• Green Park
• Hauz Khas
• Malviya Nagar
• Saket
• Qutab Minar
• Chhattarpur
• Ghitorni
• Arjan Garh

Haryana state line

• Garden Estate
• Sikandarpur
• DT City Centre
• IFFCO Chowk
• Sushant Lok

[edit] Southeast extension

20.16 km southeast from Central Secretariat, on a fully independent line using standard gauge instead of broad gauge:

• Khan Market
• Lodhi Colony
• JN Stadium
• Lajpat Nagar
• Mool Chand
• Kailash Colony
• Nehru Place
• Kalkaji
• Okhla
• Jasola
• Sarita Vihar
• Mohan Estate
• Tughlakabad
• Badarpur Border