Green Line (Delhi Metro)

Green Line (Line 5) is the fifth line of the Delhi Metro network and the first line on standard gauge, as opposed to previous broad gauge lines. It runs between Inderlok (station on the Red Line) and Mundka with a branch line connecting the line's Ashok Park Main station with Kirti Nagar station on the Blue Line. The completely elevated line, built as part of the Phase-II of Delhi Metro runs mostly along the busy NH 10 route in West Delhi. The line consists of 17 stations including an interchange station covering a total length of 18.46 km.

The line was opened in two stages, with the 15.1 km Inderlok - Mundka section opening on 3 April 2010^[2] and the 3.5 km Kirti Nagar - Ashok Park Main branch line on 27 August 2011. On 6 August 2012,in a step that will improve commuting in National Capital Region, the Union government has approved extension of Delhi Metro from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The 11.18 km metro stretch will have seven stations at Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevra, Tikri Kalan, Tikri Border, Modern Industrial Estate, Bahadurgarh Bus Stand and City Park between Mundka and Bahadurgarh.

The construction work of this project will start in the year 2012 and would be completed by month of December, 2016. On the completion of the project, it will provide commuting facilities to the passengers from Bahadurgarh to Delhi and vice versa. In the year 2016, about 96,000 passengers will be using the Metro facility and by the year 2021-2022, the metro users are expected to go up to 1,48,000. DMRC have placed an order for additional rolling stock for the line. The Delhi Metro phase III project will have more than 1,800 coaches by the year 2016. Projecting the needs, additional 60 coaches will be required for the Faridabad Line and 32 more coaches will be required for the Green Line extension.^[3]

Map

Stations

Delhi Metro Green Line
Legend
Kirti Nagar  Blue Line  Satguru Ramsingh Marg Inderlok  Red Line  Ashok Park Main Punjabi Bagh East Ring Road Shivaji Park Madipur Paschim Vihar East Paschim Vihar West Outer Ring Road Peera Garhi Udyog Nagar Surajmal Stadium Najafgarh Road Nangloi Nangloi Railway station Rajdhani Park Mundka

Branch Line

The Kirti Nagar branch line was meant to reduce fare and travel time for commuters but the slow transit speed of the standard gauge trains has resulted in people to convey through the same old longer route by interchanging at Kashmere Gate and Rajiv Chowk. However, it has been reduced in the coming months and there are equal number of crowds at Inderlok and Kirti Nagar and most of them deboard at Ashok Park Main, Peeragarhi and Nangloi. By 2021, this line will be complete and further extend from Bahadurgarh to Delhi Gate and Dwarka Sec 28 in order to reduce overcrowding in the existing interchange stations.

Infrastructure

Green Line is equipped with Bombardier Cityflo 350 signalling.^[2]

Rolling Stock

The Green Line uses standard gauge trains manufactured by a consortium of Mitsubishi, Hyundai Rotem and Bharat Earth Movers (BEML). A total of 196 cars for both the Green Line and the Violet Line were ordered, which are planned to run in both 4-car configurations (46 trains) and 6-car configurations (2 trains). One train was manufactured in Changwon in South Korea and rest of the trains were manufactured at BEML's facility in Bangalore. Width of these trains is 2.9 meters as compared to 3.2 meters on broad gauge trains.^[4]

References

Delhi Metro Red Line Dilshad Garden Rithala Yellow Line Jahangirpuri HUDA City Centre Blue Line Noida City Centre Dwarka Sector 21 Blue Line branch Yamuna Bank Vaishali Green Line Inderlok Mundka Green Line branch Ashok Park Main Kirti Nagar Violet Line Mandi House Badarpur Airport Express New Delhi IGI Airport Dwarka Sector 21