Blue Line (Delhi Metro)
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Fleets of Blue line manufactured by Mitsubishi-ROTEM. | |
| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Delhi Metro |
| Termini |
Noida City Centre Dwarka Sector 9 |
| Stations |
Main Line: 44, Branch: 8 |
| Operation | |
| Opening |
Main Line: December 31, 2005, Branch: January 6, 2010 |
| Operator(s) | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation |
| Character | At-grade, underground, and elevated |
| Technical | |
| Line length |
Main Line: 50.56 kilometers (31.42 mi), Branch: 6.25 kilometers (3.88 mi) |
| Track gauge | Indian gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary |
Fleets of Blue Line manufuctured by Bombardier.
The Blue Line of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi consists of 44 metro stations from Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida City Centre (Sector 32) with a length of 50.56 km and a branch line consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of 6.25 km.[1]
History
The Dwarka-Barakhamba Road section of the line was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on December 31, 2005 and opened to the public on 31 December 2005. It is the longest line currently running on the Delhi Metro network.
| History | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension date | Termini | Length | Stations | ||
| December 31, 2005 | Dwarka | Barakhamba Road | 22.9 kilometers (14.2 mi) | 22 | |
| April 1, 2006 | Dwarka Sector 9 | 6.5 kilometers (4.0 mi) | 6 | ||
| November 11, 2006 | Barakhamba Road | Indraprastha | 2.8 kilometers (1.7 mi) | 3 | |
| November 12, 2009 | Yamuna Bank | Noida City Centre | 13.1 kilometers (8.1 mi)[2] | 10 | |
| July 14, 2011 | Vaishali | 6.25 kilometers (3.88 mi)[3] | 6 | ||
| October 30, 2010 | Dwarka Sector 9 | Dwarka Sector 21 | 2.76 kilometers (1.71 mi)[4] | 2 | |
| Total | Noida City Centre | Dwarka Sector 21 | 56.4 kilometers (35.0 mi) | 50 | |
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Stations
Karkardooma station on Anand Vihar branch is the highest station of Delhi metro with a platform height of 19 meters. Rajouri Garden station on the main line is the second highest station with a height of 17 metres.[5]
Main Line
Main article: List of Delhi metro stations
| Blue Line | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Opening | Connections | Layout | |
| English | Hindi | ||||
| 1 | Noida Electronic City | नोएडा इलैक्ट्रौनिक सिटी | None | Elevated | |
| 2 | Noida Sector 62 | नोएडा सेक्टर ६२ | None | Elevated | |
| 3 | Noida Sector 59 | नोएडा सेक्टर ५९ | None | Elevated | |
| 4 | Noida Sector 61 | नोएडा सेक्टर ६१ | None | Elevated | |
| 5 | Noida Sector 52 | नोएडा सेक्टर ५२ | None | Elevated | |
| 6 | Noida Sector 34 | नोएडा सेक्टर ३४ | None | Elevated | |
| 7 | Noida City Centre | नोएडा सिटी सेंटर | November 12, 2009 | none | Elevated |
| 8 | Noida Golf Course | नोएडा गोल्फ कोर्स | November 12, 2009 | None | Elevated |
| 9 | Botanical Garden | बॉटानिकल गार्डन | November 12, 2009 | Magenta Line (Under Construction) | Elevated |
| 10 | Noida Sector 18 | नोएडा सेक्टर १८ | November 12, 2009 | None | Elevated |
| 11 | Noida Sector 16 | नोएडा सेक्टर १६ | November 12, 2009 | None | Elevated |
| 12 | Noida Sector 15 | नोएडा सेक्टर १५ | November 12, 2009 | None | Elevated |
| 13 | New Ashok Nagar | नया अशोक नगर | November 12, 2009 | None | Elevated |
| 14 | Mayur Vihar Extension | मयूर विहार विस्तार | November 12, 2009 | None | Elevated |
| 15 | Mayur Vihar - I | मयूर विहार-१ | November 12, 2009 | Brown Line (Under Construction) | Elevated |
| 16 | Akshardham | अक्षरधाम | November 12, 2009 | None | Elevated |
| 17 | Yamuna Bank | यमुना किनारा | May 10, 2009 | Blue Line branch | At grade |
| 18 | Indraprastha | इंद्रप्रस्थ | November 11, 2006 | None | Elevated |
| 19 | Pragati Maidan | प्रगति मैदान | November 11, 2006 | None | Elevated |
| 20 | Mandi House | मंडी हाउस | November 11, 2006 | Violet Line | Underground |
| 21 | Barakhambha Road | बाराखम्भा मार्ग | December 31, 2005 | None | Underground |
| 22 | Rajiv Chowk | राजीव चौक | December 31, 2005 | Yellow Line | Underground |
| 23 | Ramakrishna Ashram Marg | रामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्ग | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 24 | Jhandewalan | झंडेवालान | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 25 | Karol Bagh | क़रोल बाग़ | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 26 | Rajendra Place | राजेंद्र प्लेस | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 27 | Patel Nagar | पटेल नगर | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 28 | Shadipur | शादीपुर | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 29 | Kirti Nagar | कीर्ति नगर | December 31, 2005 | Green Line | Elevated |
| 30 | Moti Nagar | मोती नगर | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 31 | Ramesh Nagar | रमेश नगर | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 32 | Rajouri Garden | राजौरी गार्डन | December 31, 2005 | Brown Line (Under Construction) | Elevated |
| 33 | Tagore Garden | टैगोर गार्डन | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 34 | Subhash Nagar | सुभाष नगर | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 35 | Tilak Nagar | तिलक नगर | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 36 | Janakpuri East | जनकपुरी पूर्व | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 37 | Janakpuri West | जनकपुरी पश्चिम | December 31, 2005 | Magenta Line (Under Construction) | Elevated |
| 38 | Uttam Nagar East | उत्तम नगर पूर्व | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 39 | Uttam Nagar West | उत्तम नगर पश्चिम | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 40 | Nawada | नवादा | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 41 | Dwarka Mor | द्वारका मोड़ | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 42 | Dwarka | द्वारका | December 31, 2005 | None | Elevated |
| 43 | Dwarka Sector 14 | द्वारका सैक्टर १४ | April 1, 2006 | None | Elevated |
| 44 | Dwarka Sector 13 | द्वारका सैक्टर १३ | April 1, 2006 | None | Elevated |
| 45 | Dwarka Sector 12 | द्वारका सैक्टर १२ | April 1, 2006 | None | Elevated |
| 46 | Dwarka Sector 11 | द्वारका सैक्टर ११ | April 1, 2006 | None | Elevated |
| 47 | Dwarka Sector 10 | द्वारका सैक्टर १० | April 1, 2006 | None | Elevated |
| 48 | Dwarka Sector 9 | द्वारका सैक्टर ९ | April 1, 2006 | None | Elevated |
| 49 | Dwarka Sector 8 | द्वारका सैक्टर ८ | October 30, 2010 | None | Elevated |
| 50 | Dwarka Sector 21 | द्वारका सैक्टर २१ | October 30, 2010 | Airport Express | Underground |
Branch Line
| Blue Line Branch | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Opening | Connections | Layout | |||
| English | Hindi | ||||||
| 1 | Yamuna Bank† | यमुना किनारा | May 10, 2009 | Blue Line | At Grade | ||
| 2 | Laxmi Nagar | लक्ष्मी नगर | January 6, 2010[6] | None | Elevated | ||
| 3 | Nirman Vihar | निर्माण विहार | January 6, 2010[6] | None | Elevated | ||
| 4 | Preet Vihar | प्रीत विहार | January 6, 2010[6] | None | Elevated | ||
| 5 | Karkarduma | कड़कड़ डूमा | January 6, 2010[6] | Brown Line (Under Construction) | Elevated | ||
| 6 | Anand Vihar | आनंद विहार | January 6, 2010[6] | Brown Line (Under Construction) Anand Vihar Terminal (Indian Railways), Anand Vihar ISBT | Elevated | ||
| 7 | Kaushambi | कौशाम्बी | July 14, 2011[7] | None | Elevated | ||
| 8 | Vaishali | वैशाली | July 14, 2011[7] | None | Elevated | ||
| †- Branch Line starts at Yamuna Bank (Station Number 11 in Blue Line) | |||||||
Extensions
Vaishali extension
A small extension of length 2.57 km has been constructed and opened on July 14, 2011[7] connecting Anand Vihar station of the Blue Line branch with Vashali Metro station in Ghaziabad, a satellite city near Delhi.
Najafgarh extension
A branch line from Dwarka station to Najafgarh is planned under Phase III and has received approval. The extension will see 3 new stations being added to the blue line. Construction work on this extension started in September 2013.[8]
Noida extension
In April 2014 the Delhi Government approved extension of extension of line eastwards from Noida City Centre to Sec-62. The extended line would have 5 new stations in a distance of 6 kilometers. Later, the Govt. approved the line to be extended till Greater Noida.[9]
References
- ↑ Sweta Dutta (2009-11-13). "Metro rolls into Noida". Indian Express.
- ↑ "Delhi Metro reaches Noida". Railway Gazette. November 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Anand Vihar line opens on Wednesday". The Times Of India. January 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Metro reaches Dwarka Sec 21". The Times Of India. October 31, 2010.
- ↑ "60 feet above ground, Delhi Metro to run over flyover". Thaindian.com. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Anand Vihar Metro line flagged off". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Day One: 30,000 hop on to Vaishali Metro". The Times Of India. July 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Part Design and Construction of Elevated Viaduct and 4 Elevated Stations viz. Dwarka, Najafgarh Depot, Municipal Corporation and Najafgarh Stations including architectural finishing, water supply, sanitary installation and drainage works on Dwarka - Najafgarh Corridor of Phase - III Delhi MRTS ." (PDF). DMRC. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ Jung wants better access to all Metro stations. Indian Express (2014-24-4). Retrieved on 2013-24-4.
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