Blue Line (Delhi Metro)

Blue Line (Line 3 & Line 4)
Fleet of Blue line manufactured by Mitsubishi-ROTEM
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad
Termini	Line 3 (Main Line): Noida Electronic City and Dwarka Sector 21 Line 4 (Branch): Vaishali and Yamuna Bank
Stations	Line 3 (Main Line): 50 Line 4 (Branch): 8
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
History
Opened	Line 3 (Main Line): 31 December 2005, Line 4 (Branch): 8 January 2010
Technical
Line length	Line 3 (Main Line): 56.11 km (34.87 mi), Line 4 (Branch): 8.51 km (5.29 mi)
Character	At-grade, Underground, and Elevated
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map Legend Noida Electronic City Noida Sector 62 Noida Sector 59 Noida Sector 61 Noida Sector 52 Aqua Line Noida Sector 34 Noida City Centre Golf Course Botanical Garden Magenta Line Noida Sector 18 Vaishali Noida Sector 16 Kaushambi Noida Sector 15 Uttar Pradesh Delhi border Pink Line Anand Vihar New Ashok Nagar Pink Line Karkarduma Mayur Vihar Extension Preet Vihar Mayur Vihar-I Pink Line Nirman Vihar Nizamuddin Bridge over National Highway 24 Laxmi Nagar Akshardham Yamuna Bank Yamuna River Indraprastha Green Line Ring Road Indian Railways Supreme Court Tilak Marg/ITO Mandi House Violet Line Barakhamba Road Rajiv Chowk Yellow Line Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Magenta Line Jhandewalan Ridge Road Karol Bagh Rajendra Place Patel Nagar Shadipur Indian Railways Kirti Nagar Green Line Satguru Ram Singh Marg Moti Nagar Ramesh Nagar Ring Road Rajouri Garden Pink Line Tagore Garden Subhash Nagar Tilak Nagar Janakpuri East Outer Ring Road Janakpuri West Magenta Line Uttam Nagar East Uttam Nagar West Nawada Dwarka Mor Dwarka Grey Line Dwarka Sector 14 Dwarka Sector 13 Dwarka Sector 12 Dwarka Sector 11 Dwarka Sector 10 Dwarka Sector 9 Dwarka Sector 8 Dwarka Sector 21 Airport Express

Fleets of Blue Line manufactured by Bombardier

The Blue Line (Line 3 & Line 4) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. Predominantly elevated, it is the longest line (by total length) on the network and consists of a Main Line(Line 3) with 50 stations from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka Sector 21, spanning a length of 56.11 kilometres (34.87 miles), and a Branch Line(Line 4) consisting of eight stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of 8.51 kilometres (5.29 miles). ^[1]

The Main Line (Line 3) held the title of the longest line in the Delhi Metro network until August 6, 2021, when the inauguration of the unfinished section between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations on the Pink Line extended it to a 59 km (36.66 mi)-long corridor, surpassing Line 3. ^[2]

History

Line 3

Blue Line - Main Line
Phase	Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
I	31 December 2005	Dwarka	Barakhamba Road	22.74 km (14.13 mi)	22
	1 April 2006		Dwarka Sector 9	6.47 km (4.02 mi)	6
	11 November 2006	Barakhamba Road	Indraprastha	2.80 km (1.74 mi)	3
II	10 May 2009	Indraprastha	Yamuna Bank	2.17 km (1.35 mi)	1
	12 November 2009	Yamuna Bank	Noida City Centre	12.85 km (7.98 mi) [3]	10
	30 October 2010	Dwarka Sector 9	Dwarka Sector 21	2.28 km (1.42 mi) [4]	2
III	9 March 2019	Noida City Centre	Noida Electronic City	6.80 km (4.23 mi)	6
Total		Noida Electronic City	Dwarka Sector 21	56.11 km (34.87 mi)	50

Line 4

Blue Line - Branch Line
Phase	Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
II	6 January 2010	Yamuna Bank	Anand Vihar	6.25 km (3.88 mi)	6
	14 July 2011	Anand Vihar	Vaishali	2.26 km (1.40 mi)	2
Total		Yamuna Bank	Vaishali	8.51 km (5.29 mi)	8

The Dwarka – Barakhamba Road section of the line was inaugurated and opened to the public by the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on 31 December 2005. Subsequent sections opened between Dwarka – Dwarka Sector 9 on 1 April 2006, Barakhamba Road – Indraprastha on 11 November 2006, Indraprastha – Yamuna Bank on 10 May 2009, Yamuna Bank – Noida City Centre on 12 November 2009, and Dwarka Sector 9 – Dwarka Sector 21 on 30 October 2010.

A branch of the Blue line spanning 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi) was inaugurated on 8 January 2010 from Yamuna Bank metro station to the Anand Vihar in East Delhi. ^[5] It was further extended up to Vaishali, with it opening to the public on 14 July 2011. ^[6] On 9 March 2019, a 6.67 km (4.14 mi) extension of the line from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City was unveiled to the public. ^[7]

Phase IV

It has been proposed to extend the main line from Noida Electronic City to Sahibabad with five stations at Vaibhav Khand, DPS Indirapuram, Shakti Khand, Vasundhara Sector 5, and Sahibabad. ^{[8] [9]}

Stations

Main article: List of Delhi Metro stations

Karkarduma station on the Vaishali branch of the Blue Line holds the distinction of the second highest station of Delhi Metro with a platform height of 20 metres (65 feet 7 inches). ^[10] Rajouri Garden station on the main line is the third highest station with a height of 17 metres (55 feet 9 inches). ^[11]

Line 3 - Main Line

Delhi Metro has parking facilities at 35 metro stations on the Blue line. ^[12]

Blue Line - Main Line
#	Station Name		Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type
	English	Hindi
1	Noida Electronic City	नोएडा इलैक्ट्रौनिक सिटी	9 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side
2	Noida Sector 62	नोएडा सेक्टर 62	9 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side
3	Noida Sector 59	नोएडा सेक्टर 59	9 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side
4	Noida Sector 61	नोएडा सेक्टर 61	9 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side
5	Noida Sector 52	नोएडा सेक्टर 52	9 March 2019	Aqua Line	Elevated	Side
6	Noida Sector 34	नोएडा सेक्टर 34	9 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side
7	Noida City Centre	नोएडा सिटी सेंटर	12 November 2009	None	Elevated	Side
8	Golf Course	गोल्फ़ कोर्स	12 November 2009	None	Elevated	Side
9	Botanical Garden	बॉटानिकल गार्डन	12 November 2009	Magenta Line	Elevated	Side
10	Noida Sector 18	नोएडा सेक्टर 18	12 November 2009	None	Elevated	Side
11	Noida Sector 16	नोएडा सेक्टर 16	12 November 2009	None	Elevated	Side
12	Noida Sector 15	नोएडा सेक्टर 15	12 November 2009	None	Elevated	Side
13	New Ashok Nagar	न्यू अशोक नगर	12 November 2009	New Ashok Nagar	Elevated	Side
14	Mayur Vihar Extension	मयूर विहार एक्सटेंशन	12 November 2009	None	Elevated	Island
15	Mayur Vihar-I	मयूर विहार-I	12 November 2009	Pink Line	Elevated	Island
16	Akshardham	अक्षरधाम	12 November 2009	None	Elevated	Side
17	Yamuna Bank	यमुना बैंक	10 May 2009	Blue Line - (Branch Line - Line 4)	At Grade	Island
18	Indraprastha	इंद्रप्रस्थ	11 November 2006	Green Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Elevated	Side
19	Supreme Court	सुप्रीम कोर्ट	11 November 2006	None	Elevated	Side
20	Mandi House	मण्डी हाउस	11 November 2006	Violet Line	Underground	Side
21	Barakhamba Road	बाराखम्बा रोड़	31 December 2005	None	Underground	Side
22	Rajiv Chowk	राजीव चौक	31 December 2005	Yellow Line	Underground	Side
23	Ramakrishna Ashram Marg	रामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्ग	31 December 2005	Magenta Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Elevated	Side
24	Jhandewalan	झंडेवालान	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
25	Karol Bagh	क़रोल बाग़	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
26	Rajendra Place	राजेंद्र प्लेस	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
27	Patel Nagar	पटेल नगर	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
28	Shadipur	शादीपुर	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
29	Kirti Nagar	कीर्ति नगर	31 December 2005	Green Line	Elevated	Side
30	Moti Nagar	मोती नगर	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
31	Ramesh Nagar	रमेश नगर	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
32	Rajouri Garden	राजौरी गार्डन	31 December 2005	Pink Line	Elevated	Side
33	Tagore Garden	टैगोर गार्डन	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
34	Subhash Nagar	सुभाष नगर	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
35	Tilak Nagar	तिलक नगर	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
36	Janakpuri East	जनकपुरी पूर्व	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
37	Janakpuri West	जनकपुरी पश्चिम	31 December 2005	Magenta Line	Elevated	Side
38	Uttam Nagar East	उत्तम नगर पूर्व	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
39	Uttam Nagar West	उत्तम नगर पश्चिम	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
40	Nawada	नवादा	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
41	Dwarka Mor	द्वारका मोड़	31 December 2005	None	Elevated	Side
42	Dwarka	द्वारका	31 December 2005	Grey Line	Elevated	Side
43	Dwarka Sector 14	द्वारका सैक्टर 14	1 April 2006	None	Elevated	Side
44	Dwarka Sector 13	द्वारका सैक्टर 13	1 April 2006	None	Elevated	Side
45	Dwarka Sector 12	द्वारका सैक्टर 12	1 April 2006	None	Elevated	Side
46	Dwarka Sector 11	द्वारका सैक्टर 11	1 April 2006	None	Elevated	Side
47	Dwarka Sector 10	द्वारका सैक्टर 10	1 April 2006	None	Elevated	Side
48	Dwarka Sector 9	द्वारका सैक्टर 9	1 April 2006	None	Elevated	Side
49	Dwarka Sector 8	द्वारका सैक्टर 8	30 October 2010	None	Elevated	Side
50	Dwarka Sector 21	द्वारका सैक्टर 21	30 October 2010	Airport Express	Underground	Side

Line 4 - Branch Line

Blue Line - Branch Line
#	Station Name		Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type
	English	Hindi
1	Yamuna Bank	यमुना बैंक	10 May 2009	Blue Line - (Main Line)	At Grade	Side
2	Laxmi Nagar	लक्ष्मी नगर	6 January 2010	None	Elevated	Side
3	Nirman Vihar	निर्माण विहार	6 January 2010	None	Elevated	Side
4	Preet Vihar	प्रीत विहार	6 January 2010	None	Elevated	Side
5	Karkarduma	कड़कड़डूमा	6 January 2010	Pink Line	Elevated	Side
6	Anand Vihar	आनंद विहार	6 January 2010	Pink Line Anand Vihar Anand Vihar Terminal Anand Vihar ISBT	Elevated	Side
7	Kaushambi	कौशाम्बी	14 July 2011	None	Elevated	Side
8	Vaishali	वैशाली	14 July 2011	None	Elevated	Side

Train Info

Blue Line
Rakes	Mitsubishi	Hyundai Rotem	BEML	Bombardier
Train Length	8
Train Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary OHE
Train's Maximum Speed	100 km/h
Train Operation	Dwarka Sector 21 - Vaishali / Noida Electronic City Dwarka - Vaishali / Noida Electronic City

Future extension

"Delhi Blue Line Metro: Yamuna Bank to Loni": From the existing Yamuna Bank metro station, the Blue Line Metro will be extended 12 km (7.5 mi) to the Loni on Delhi-Ghaziabad border in Phase-V. ^[13]

"Delhi Blue Line Metro: Dwarka sector 21 to Udyog Vihar": From the existing Dwarka Sector 21 metro station, the Blue Line Metro was planned to be extended by 11 Kilometres up to Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, as part of the in the proposed 18 corridors under the phase 5 extension. ^[14]

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• Delhi Transport Corporation
• National Capital Region (India)

References

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2. Pakrasi, Susmita (6 August 2021). "Delhi Metro's Pink Line is now the single, longest corridor: Details here". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
3. "Delhi Metro reaches Noida". Railway Gazette. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
4. "Metro reaches Dwarka Sec 21". The Times of India . 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
5. "Delhi Anand Vihar Metro line opens for public". The Economic Times . 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
6. "Anand Vihar – Vaishali Section To Open For Passenger Services From 14th July 2011" (Press release). DMRC. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
7. "PM Modi flags off Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City section of Delhi Metro 's Blue Line | Business News". timesnownews.com. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
8. "Noida-Ghaziabad metro link, Rapid Rail set to be integrated in Sahibabad". The Times of India. 20 December 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 20 December 2023.
9. "Blue Line To Be Extended From Noida Electronic City; Sahibabad Metro To Be Integrated With Rapid Rail". TimesNow. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
10. Roy, Sidharatha (1 January 2020). "Delhi: Metro station as tall as a 7-floor building". Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
11. "60 feet above ground, Delhi Metro to run over flyover". Thaindian.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
13. "Delhi Metro to come up with eight new corridors in Phase IV". India Today. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
14. "From Mayur Vihar to Loni Border, Delhi Metro Phase 5 to cover 21 km in minutes". 2 April 2025.

External links

• Official Official website