Pink Line (Delhi Metro)

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Pink Line
(Line 7)
The rear of a Hyundai-Rotem coach of Delhi Metro's Pink Line at Anand Vihar metro station.jpg
Pink Line near Anand Vihar Station
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Delhi Metro
Locale Delhi
Termini
Stations 38
Service
Type Rapid Transit
System Delhi Metro
Operator(s) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stockHyundai-ROTEM
History
Opened
Technical
Line length59.24 km (36.81 mi)
CharacterUnderground and Elevated
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

Contents

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Maujpur - Babarpur
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Yamuna Vihar
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Bhajanpura
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Khajuri Khas
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Sonia Vihar
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Yamuna River
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Soorghat
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Jagatpur Village
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Jharoda Majra
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Burari
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Outer Ring Road
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Mukundpur Depot
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Majlis Park
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Ring Road
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Azadpur
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Shalimar Bagh
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Netaji Subhash Place
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Shakurpur
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Rohtak Road
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Punjabi Bagh West
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ESI - Basaidarapur
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Rajouri Garden
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Najafgarh Road
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Mayapuri
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Naraina Vihar
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Delhi Cantonment
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Dhaula Kuan
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Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus
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Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh
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Bhikaji Cama Place
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Sarojini Nagar
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Dilli Haat - INA
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South Extension
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Lajpat Nagar
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Vinobapuri
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Ashram
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Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin
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Ring Road
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Yamuna River
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Mayur Vihar-I
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Mayur Vihar Pocket I
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Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake
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East Vinod Nagar - Mayur Vihar-II
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Mandawali - West Vinod Nagar
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IP Extension
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Anand Vihar
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Karkarduma
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Karkarduma Court
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Krishna Nagar
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East Azad Nagar
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Welcome
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Grand Trunk Road
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Jaffrabad
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Maujpur - Babarpur
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Gokulpuri
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Johri Enclave
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Shiv Vihar
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under planning upto Loni

The Pink Line (Line 7) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. [1] It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, both in North Delhi.

At 59.24 kilometres (36.81 mi), the Pink Line is the longest individual line in the Delhi Metro and in India, exceeding the length of the operational Blue Line (excluding its branch line). It is mostly elevated and covers Delhi in an almost U-shaped pattern. The Pink Line is also known as the Ring Road Line, as the line passes alongside the Ring Road in Delhi.

The Pink Line has interchanges with most of the operational lines of the network, such as the Red Line at Netaji Subhash Place & Welcome, Yellow Line at Azadpur & Dilli Haat - INA, Green Line at Punjabi Bagh West, Blue Line at Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Anand Vihar & Karkarduma, Dhaula Kuan of Airport Express (Orange Line) at Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus, Violet Line at Lajpat Nagar, as well as with Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar Terminal (Indian Railways) and the ISBTs at Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan.

The Pink Line has the highest point of the Delhi Metro at Dhaula Kuan with a height of 23.6 metres (77 ft), passing over the Dhaula Kuan grade separator flyovers and the Airport Express Line. [2] It also possesses the country's smallest metro station, Ashram, with a size of just 151.6 metres (497 ft) against the usual 265 metres (869 ft). [3] :93 Also, the platform for a six-coach train is 140 metres (459 ft) but has been reduced to 135 metres (443 ft) in the Ashram station.

The line will be extended to Maujpur - Babarpur, creating one of the world's longest ring lines in the city. The Maujpur - Babarpur to Shiv Vihar section will then act as a branch line. The extension is not completed as of March 2025. [4]

History

The total length of the line is 59.24 kilometres (36.81 mi). [5] There are 38 stations in the Pink Line, out of which 26 are elevated and 12 are underground.

The line was opened in five stages from March 2018 to August 2021. The first section on the Pink Line become operational from 14 March 2018 between Majlis Park to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus, thereafter the section between Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus and Lajpat Nagar was opened on 6 August 2018, Shiv Vihar to Trilokpuri was opened on 31 October 2018. The section between Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket I was opened on 31 December 2018.

The section between Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket I was not completed as construction of a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) viaduct began late due to land acquisition issues at Trilokpuri. [6] This had rendered the Pink Line into two independent lines. Trains from Majlis Park would terminate at Mayur Vihar Pocket 1, while trains coming from Shiv Vihar would terminate at either IP Extension or Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake.

The final section between Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket I was opened on 6 August 2021. [7]

Stations

The stations of the Pink Line are: [8]

Pink Line
#Station NameOpeningInterchange ConnectionStation LayoutPlatform Layout
EnglishHindi
1 Maujpur - Babarpur मौजपुर - बाबरपुर2026 Pink Line ElevatedSide
2 Yamuna Vihar यमुना विहार2026NoneElevatedSide
3 Bhajanpura भजनपुरा2026NoneElevatedSide
4 Khajuri Khas खजूरी ख़ास2026NoneElevatedSide
5 Sonia Vihar सोनिया विहार2026NoneElevatedSide
6 Soorghat सूरघाट2026NoneElevatedSide
7 Jagatpur Village जगतपुर गांवSeptember 2025NoneElevatedSide
8 Jharoda Majra झड़ौदा माजराSeptember 2025NoneElevatedSide
9 Burari बुराड़ीSeptember 2025NoneElevatedSide
10 Majlis Park मजलिस पार्क14 March 2018 Magenta Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)
ElevatedSide
11 Azadpur आज़ादपुर14 March 2018 Yellow Line
Magenta Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)
UndergroundIsland
12 Shalimar Bagh शालीमार बाग़14 March 2018NoneUndergroundIsland
13 Netaji Subhash Place नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस14 March 2018 Red Line UndergroundSide
14 Shakurpur शकूरपुर14 March 2018NoneElevatedIsland
15 Punjabi Bagh West पंजाबी बाग़ पश्चिम14 March 2018 Green Line
ElevatedSide
16 ESI - Basaidarapur ईएसआई - बसईदारापुर14 March 2018NoneElevatedSide
17 Rajouri Garden राजौरी गार्डन14 March 2018 Blue Line ElevatedSide
18 Mayapuri मायापुरी14 March 2018NoneElevatedSide
19 Naraina Vihar नारायणा विहार14 March 2018NoneUndergroundIsland
20 Delhi Cantonment दिल्ली छावनी14 March 2018NoneElevatedSide
21 Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus दुर्गाबाई देशमुख साउथ कैम्पस14 March 2018 Airport Express ElevatedSide
22 Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh सर एम. विश्वेश्वरय्या मोती बाग़6 August 2018NoneElevatedSide
23 Bhikaji Cama Place भीकाजी कामा प्लेस6 August 2018NoneUndergroundIsland
24 Sarojini Nagar सरोजिनी नगर6 August 2018NoneUndergroundIsland
25 Dilli Haat - INA दिल्ली हाट - आईएनए6 August 2018 Yellow Line UndergroundIsland
26 South Extension साउथ एक्सटेंशन6 August 2018NoneUndergroundIsland
27 Lajpat Nagar लाजपत नगर6 August 2018 Violet Line
Golden Line
UndergroundIsland
28 Vinobapuri विनोबापुरी31 December 2018NoneUndergroundIsland
29 Ashram आश्रम31 December 2018NoneUndergroundIsland
30 Sarai Kale Khan Nizamuddin सराय काले ख़ान - निज़ामुद्दीन31 December 2018 NCRTC logo.png Sarai Kale Khan
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Hazrat Nizamuddin
Sarai Kale Khan ISBT
UndergroundIsland
31 Mayur Vihar-I मयूर विहार-१31 December 2018 Blue Line ElevatedSide
32 Mayur Vihar Pocket I मयूर विहार पॉकेट १31 December 2018NoneElevatedSide
33 Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake त्रिलोकपुरी संजय झील31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
34 East Vinod Nagar - Mayur Vihar-II पूर्व विनोद नगर - मयूर विहार-२31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
35 Mandawali - West Vinod Nagar मंडावली - वेस्ट विनोद नगर31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
36 IP Extension आईपी एक्सटेंशन31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
37 Anand Vihar आनंद विहार31 October 2018 Blue Line
NCRTC logo.png A02 Anand Vihar RRTS station (capsule).svg Anand Vihar
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Anand Vihar Terminal railway station
Anand Vihar ISBT
ElevatedSide
38 Karkarduma कड़कड़डूमा31 October 2018 Blue Line ElevatedSide
39 Karkarduma Court कड़कड़डूमा कोर्ट31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
40 Krishna Nagar कृष्णा नगर31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
41 East Azad Nagar आज़ाद नगर पूर्व31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
42 Welcome वेलकम31 October 2018 Red Line ElevatedSide
43 Jaffrabad जाफ़राबाद31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
44 Maujpur - Babarpur मौजपुर - बाबरपुर31 October 2018 Pink Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)
ElevatedSide
45 Gokulpuri गोकुलपुरी31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
46 Johri Enclave जौहरी एनक्लेव31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide
47 Shiv Vihar शिव विहार31 October 2018NoneElevatedSide

Train Info

Pink Line
RakesHyundai RotemAlstom Metropolis
Train Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
OHE
Train's Maximum Speed100 km/h
Train Operation Delhi Metro

Planned extension

Gokulpuri-Hindon Airport-Arthala Pink Line Extension: In September 2024, the DMRC proposed extending the Pink Line 13 km from Trans-Yamuna North-East Delhi (existing Gokulpuri metro station of pink line ) to the west Ghaziabad (existing Arthala metro station of Red Line) via Hindon Airport connecting 2 existing Red Line metro stations with 10 new Pink Line stations namely Gol Chakkar, DLF, Shalimar Garden, Hindon Airport, Bhopura, Tulsi Niketan, Rajendra Nagar, New Karhaira Colony, Karhaira, and Loni Road Industrial Area. [9]

See also

References

  1. "Metro comes to north-east Delhi, but it won't be straight line". Times of India . 30 October 2018.
  2. "New high for Metro with track at 24m". The Indian Express. 26 September 2014.
  3. Dayal, Anuj (5 April 2018). Delhi Metro - Phase 3 Challenges. New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
  4. "First section of Delhi Metro phase-IV to open by July 2024, says DMRC chief". TimesNow. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. "Delhi Metro Map". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. Roy, Sidharatha (4 May 2018). "Delhi Metro: Missing link at Mayur Vihar-1 in Metro's longest line finally set to be bridged". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. "Delhi Metro Pink Line's Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake-Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 stretch inaugurated". The Hindu. 6 August 2021. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. "Metro Network Phase I, II, III & NCR" (PDF). Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMR). February 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  9. New Metro Line To Connect North-East Delhi With Trans Hindon Area In Ghaziabad, timesnownews.com, 11 Sept 2024.