Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)

     Yellow Line

Red and Yellow platforms at Kashmare Gate
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Delhi Metro
Locale Delhi, Gurgaon
Termini Jahangirpuri
HUDA City Centre
Stations 34
Operation
Opened December 20, 2004
Operator(s) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character Underground and Elevated
Rolling stock Mitsubishi-ROTEM Broad gauge
Bombardier MOVIA
Technical
Line length 45 kilometers (28 mi)
Track gauge Broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

The Yellow Line is one of the lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of 34 metro stations from Jahangirpuri in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon. The line with a length of 45 kilometers (28 mi) is mostly underground and has been laid under one of the most congested parts of Delhi. The 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) underground stretch from Vishwa VidyalayaKashmere Gate, the first section of the line was inaugurated on December 20, 2004.

The Yellow line has interchanges with the Red, Blue and Violet lines of the Delhi Metro, as well as with the Old Delhi and New Delhi railway stations of the Indian Railways. The Line also connects with the Airport Express Line at New Delhi station.

Contents

History

The following dates represent the dates the section opened to the public, not the private inauguration.

History
Extension date Termini Length Stations
December 20, 2004 Vishwa Vidyalaya Kashmere Gate 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) 4
July 3, 2005 Kashmere Gate Central Secretariat 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) 6
February 4, 2009 Vishwa Vidyalaya Jahangirpuri 6.4 kilometers (4.0 mi) 5
June 21, 2010 HUDA City Centre Qutub Minar 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) 9
August 26, 2010 Chhatarpur[1] 1
September 3, 2010 Central Secretariat Qutab Minar[2] 12.53 kilometers (7.79 mi) 9
Total Jahangirpuri HUDA City Centre 45 kilometers (28 mi) 34

Stations

Delhi Metro Yellow Line
Legend
Jahangirpuri
Adarsh Nagar
Ring Road
Azadiipur
Model Town
GTB Nagar
Vishwa Vidyalaya
Vidhan Sabha
Civil Lines
ISBT Road
Kashmere Gate (⇄ red line)
Grand Trunk Road
Old Delhi Railway Station
Chandni Chowk
Chawri Bazar
New Delhi (⇄ airport express)
Rajiv Chowk (⇄ blue line)
Patel Chowk
Central Secretariat (⇄ violet line)
Rajpath
Udyog Bhawan
Race Course
Jor Bagh
Ring railway
INA
Ring Road
AIIMS
Green Park
Hauz Khas
Outer Ring Road
Malviya Nagar
Saket
Mehrauli Badarpur Road
Qutub Minar
Chhatarpur
Sultanpur
Ghitorni
Arjan Garh
Delhi-Haryana border
Guru Dronacharya
Sikandarpur
MG Road
IFFCO Chowk
HUDA City Centre
Stations
# Station Name Opening Connections Layout
English Hindi
1 Jahangirpuri जहांगीरपुरी February 4, 2009 None Elevated
2 Adarsh Nagar आदर्श नगर February 4, 2009 None Elevated
3 Azadpur आजादपुर February 4, 2009 None Elevated
4 Model Town मॉडल टाउन February 4, 2009 None Elevated
5 GTB Nagar गुरु तेग बहादुर नगर February 4, 2009 None Underground
6 Vishwa Vidyalaya विश्व विद्यालय December 20, 2004 None Underground
7 Vidhan Sabha विधान सभा December 20, 2004 None Underground
8 Civil Lines सिविल लाइंस December 20, 2004 None Underground
9 Kashmere Gate कश्मीरी गेट December 20, 2004      Red Line, Kashmere Gate ISBT Underground
10 Chandni Chowk चाँदनी चौक July 3, 2005 Old Delhi station (Indian Railways) Underground
11 Chawri Bazar चावड़ी बाजार July 3, 2005 None Underground
12 New Delhi नई दिल्ली July 3, 2005      Airport Express,
New Delhi station (Indian Railways)
Underground
13 Rajiv Chowk राजीव चौक July 3, 2005      Blue Line Underground
14 Patel Chowk पटेल चौक July 3, 2005 None Underground
15 Central Secretariat केंद्रीय सचिवालय July 3, 2005      Violet Line Underground
16 Udyog Bhawan उद्योग भवन September 3, 2010 None Underground
17 Race Course रेस कोर्से September 3, 2010 None Underground
18 Jor Bagh जोर बाघ September 3, 2010 None Underground
19 INA आईएनऐ September 3, 2010 None Underground
20 AIIMS एम्स September 3, 2010 None Underground
21 Green Park ग्रीन पार्क September 3, 2010 None Underground
22 Hauz Khas हौज़ खास September 3, 2010 None Underground
23 Malviya Nagar मालवीय नगर September 3, 2010 None Underground
24 Saket साकेत September 3, 2010 None Underground
25 Qutub Minar क़ुतुब मीनार June 21, 2010 None Elevated
26 Chhatarpur छत्तरपुर August 26, 2010 None Elevated
27 Sultanpur सुल्तानपुर June 21, 2010 None Elevated
28 Ghitorni घितोर्नी June 21, 2010 None Elevated
29 Arjan Garh अर्जन गढ़ June 21, 2010 None Elevated
30 Guru Dronacharya गुरु द्रोणाचार्य June 21, 2010 None Elevated
31 Sikandarpur सिकंदरपुर June 21, 2010 Gurgaon Metro (RMRG)
(Under construction)
Elevated
32 MG Road एम जी रोड June 21, 2010 None Elevated
33 IFFCO Chowk इफ्फको चौक June 21, 2010 None Elevated
34 HUDA City Centre हुडा सिटी सेंटर June 21, 2010 None Elevated

Phase III extension

Under Phase III, the Yellow Line is expected to be extended further north from Jahangirpuri station by 4.48km. Two addition stations will be built to extend the line to Badli. The stations on this extension are expected to be:
1) Jahangirpuri
2) Rohini Sector 18
3) Badli [3]

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