Red Line (Delhi Metro)

     Red Line

Welcome station of the Red Line
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Delhi Metro
Locale Delhi
Termini Dilshad Garden (east)
Rithala (west)
Stations 21
Operation
Opened December 25, 2002
Operator(s) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character At-grade, underground, and elevated
Technical
Line length 25.15 km
Track gauge Broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

The Red Line of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi consists of 21 metro stations from Dilshad Garden to Rithala with a total distance of 25.15 km.[1] Most of the line is elevated. The line connects East-Northeast-North-Northwest Delhi

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History

The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to open.

History
Extension date Termini Length Stations
December 25, 2002 Shahdara Tis Hazari 8.3 kilometers (5.2 mi) 6
October 3, 2003 Tis Hazari Inderlok 4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi) 4
March 31, 2004 Inderlok Rithala 8.9 kilometers (5.5 mi) 8
June 4, 2008 Shahdara Dilshad Garden 3.1 kilometers (1.9 mi) 3
Total Dilshad Garden Rithala 25.15 kilometers (15.63 mi) 21

Future extensions

An extension from Rithala to Barwala (6.1 km), originally planned for Phase I, has been moved into Phase III for completion by 2015. Phase III plans also include an eastward extension of 9.5 km from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad ISBT.

List of stations (east to west)

Main article: List of Delhi metro stations
Delhi Metro Red Line
Legend
 Dilshad Garden
Jhilmil
Mansarovar Park
Delhi Shahdara
Swami Dayanand Marg
Welcome
Seelampur
Shastri Park
River Yamuna
Kashmere Gate (⇄ yellow line)
Tis Hazari
Pul Bangash
Pratap Nagar
Swami Narayan Marg
Inderlok (⇄ green line)
Kanhiya Nagar
Keshav Puram
Ring Road
Netaji Subhash Place
Kohat Enclave
Pitam Pura
Outer Ring Road
Rohini East
Rohini West
Rithala
Red Line
# Station Name Opening Connections Layout
English Hindi
1 Dilshad Garden दिलशाद गार्डन June 4, 2008 None Elevated
2 Jhilmil झिलमिल कालोनी June 4, 2008 None Elevated
3 Mansarovar Park मानसरोवर पार्क June 4, 2008 None Elevated
4 Shahdara शाहदरा December 25, 2002 None Elevated
5 Welcome वेलकम December 25, 2002 None Elevated
6 Seelampur सीलमपुर December 25, 2002 None Elevated
7 Shastri Park शास्त्री पार्क December 25, 2002 None At Grade
8 Kashmere Gate कश्मीरी गेट December 25, 2002      Yellow Line Elevated
9 Tis Hazari तीस हजारी December 25, 2002 None Elevated
10 Pul Bangash पुल बंगाश October 3, 2003 None Elevated
11 Pratap Nagar प्रताप नगर October 3, 2003 None Elevated
12 Shastri Nagar शास्त्री नगर October 3, 2003 None Elevated
13 Inderlok इंदरलोक October 3, 2003      Green Line Elevated
14 Kanhiya Nagar कन्हैया नगर March 31, 2004 None Elevated
15 Keshav Puram केशव पुरम March 31, 2004 None Elevated
16 Netaji Subhash Place नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस March 31, 2004 None Elevated
17 Kohat Enclave कोहाट एंक्लेव March 31, 2004 None Elevated
18 Pitam Pura पीतमपुरा March 31, 2004 None Elevated
19 Rohini East रोहिणी पूर्व March 31, 2004 None Elevated
20 Rohini West रोहिणी पश्चिम March 31, 2004 None Elevated
21 Rithala रिठाला March 31, 2004 None Elevated

References

  1. ^ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)