Blue Line (Delhi Metro)

Blue Line
(Line 3 , Line 4)
Fleets of Blue line manufactured by Mitsubishi-ROTEM.
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Delhi Metro
Termini Noida City Centre
Dwarka Sector 21
Stations Main Line: 44,
Branch: 8
Operation
Opened Main Line: 31 December 2005,
Branch: 6 January 2010
Operator(s) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character At-grade, underground, and elevated
Technical
Line length Main Line: 50.56 km (31.42 mi),
Branch: 6.25 km (3.88 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Indian gauge
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Route map

 Noida Electronic City
 Noida Sector 62
 Noida Sector 59
 Noida Sector 61
 Noida Sector 52
 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
Mainline rail interchange
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
Ring Road
Indian Railways
 Pragati Maidan
Tilak Marg/ITO
 Mandi House
Violet
Line
 Barakhamba Road
 Rajiv Chowk
Yellow
Line
 Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
 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
 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 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 kilometres (31.42 miles) and a branch line consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of 6.25 kilometres (3.88 miles).[1]

History

The Dwarka-Barakhamba Road section of the line was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh on 31 December 2005 and opened to the public on 31 December 2005. It is the longest line currently running on the Delhi Metro network.

Blue Line Stations
Extension date Termini Length Stations
31 December 2005DwarkaBarakhamba Road22.9 km (14.2 mi)22
1 April 2006Dwarka Sector 96.5 km (4.0 mi)6
11 November 2006Barakhamba RoadIndraprastha2.8 km (1.7 mi)3
12 November 2009Yamuna BankNoida City Centre13.1 km (8.1 mi)[2]10
14 July 2011Vaishali6.25 km (3.88 mi)[3]6
30 October 2010Dwarka Sector 9Dwarka Sector 212.76 km (1.71 mi)[4]2
TotalNoida City CentreDwarka Sector 2156.4 km (35.0 mi)50

Stations

Karkardooma station on Anand Vihar branch is the highest station of Delhi metro with a platform height of 19 metres (62 feet 4 inches). Rajouri Garden station on the main line is the second highest station with a height of 17 metres (55 feet 9 inches).[5]

Main Line

Delhi Metro currently has parking facilities at 35 metro stations of the Blue line.[6]

Blue Line Stations
No. Station Name Opening Interchange

Connection

 Station Layout Depot Connection Depot Layout
EnglishHindi
1Sahibabad साहिबाबाद 2022  Blue Line   Bus Terminal Elevated None None
2Vasundhara Sector 5 वसुंधरा सेक्टर 5 2022 NoneElevated None None
3Shakti Khand शक्ति खंड 2022 NoneElevated None None
4Indirapuram इंदिरापुरम 2022  Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
5Vaibhav Khand वैभव खंड 2022 NoneElevated None None
6Noida Electronic Cityनोएडा इलैक्ट्रौनिक सिटीSeptember 2018  Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
7Noida Sector 62नोएडा सेक्टर ६२September 2018  Feeder Bus Elevated None None
8Noida Sector 59नोएडा सेक्टर ५९September 2018  Feeder Bus Elevated None None
9Noida Sector 61नोएडा सेक्टर ६१September 2018  Feeder Bus Elevated None None
10Noida Sector 52नोएडा सेक्टर ५२September 2018  Aqua Line   Bus Terminal Elevated None None
11Noida Sector 34नोएडा सेक्टर ३४September 2018  Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
12Noida City Centreनोएडा सिटी सेंटर12 November 2009 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
13Golf Courseगोल्फ कोर्स12 November 2009 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
14Botanical Gardenबॉटानिकल गार्डन12 November 2009 Magenta Line   Feeder Bus Elevated None None
15Noida Sector 18नोएडा सेक्टर १८12 November 2009 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
16Noida Sector 16नोएडा सेक्टर १६12 November 2009 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
17Noida Sector 15नोएडा सेक्टर १५12 November 2009 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
18New Ashok Nagarनया अशोक नगर12 November 2009 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
19Mayur Vihar Extensionमयूर विहार विस्तार12 November 2009 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
20Mayur Vihar – Iमयूर विहार-१12 November 2009 Pink Line Elevated None None
21Akshardhamअक्षरधाम12 November 2009 Feeder Bus Elevated None None
22Yamuna Bankयमुना बैंक10 May 2009 Blue Line   Feeder Bus At Grade Yamuna Bank Depot At Grade
23Indraprasthaइंद्रप्रस्थ11 November 2006 Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
24Pragati Maidanप्रगति मैदान11 November 2006 Indian Railways   Feeder Bus Elevated None None
25Mandi Houseमंडी हाउस11 November 2006 Violet Line   Feeder Bus Underground None None
26Barakhambha Roadबाराखम्भा मार्ग31 December 2005 Indian Railways   Feeder Bus Underground None None
27Rajiv Chowkराजीव चौक31 December 2005 Yellow Line   Bus Terminal Underground None None
28Ramakrishna Ashram Margरामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्ग31 December 2005 Magenta Line   Feeder Bus Elevated None None
29Jhandewalanझंडेवालान31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
30Karol Baghक़रोल बाग़31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
31Rajendra Placeराजेंद्र प्लेस31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
32Patel Nagarपटेल नगर31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
34Shadipurशादीपुर31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
35Kirti Nagarकीर्ति नगर31 December 2005 Green Line   Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
33Moti Nagarमोती नगर31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
34Ramesh Nagarरमेश नगर31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
35Rajouri Gardenराजौरी गार्डन31 December 2005 Pink Line Elevated None None
36Tagore Gardenटैगोर गार्डन31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
37Subhash Nagarसुभाष नगर31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
38Tilak Nagarतिलक नगर31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
39Janakpuri Eastजनकपुरी पूर्व31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
40Janakpuri Westजनकपुरी पश्चिम31 December 2005 Magenta Line   Feeder Bus Elevated None None
41Uttam Nagar Eastउत्तम नगर पूर्व31 December 2005 Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
42Uttam Nagar Westउत्तम नगर पश्चिम31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
43Nawadaनवादा31 December 2005 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
44Dwarka Morद्वारका मोड़31 December 2005 Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
45Dwarkaद्वारका31 December 2005 Grey Line   Feeder Bus Elevated Dwarka - Najafgarh

Depot

 At Grade
46Dwarka Sector 14द्वारका सैक्टर १४1 April 2006 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
47Dwarka Sector 13द्वारका सैक्टर १३1 April 2006 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
48Dwarka Sector 12द्वारका सैक्टर १२1 April 2006 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
49Dwarka Sector 11द्वारका सैक्टर ११1 April 2006 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
50Dwarka Sector 10द्वारका सैक्टर १०1 April 2006 Green Line   Feeder Bus Elevated None None
51Dwarka Sector 9द्वारका सैक्टर ९1 April 2006 Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
52Dwarka Sector 8द्वारका सैक्टर ८30 October 2010 Indian Railways   Bus Terminal Elevated None None
53Dwarka Sector 21द्वारका सैक्टर २१30 October 2010 Orange Line   IGI Airport   Feeder Bus  Underground None None
54 Pochanpur Colony पोचनपुर कॉलोनी 2025 None Elevated None None
55 Qutub Vihar कुतुब विहार 2025 None Elevated None None
56 Somesh Vihar सोमेश विहार 2025 None Elevated None None
- BaduSarai 2025 None Elevated None None
57 Sector 108 सेक्टर 108 2025 None Elevated None None
58 Sikarpur शिकारपुर 2025 None Elevated None None
- AIIMS Bhadsa 2025 None Elevated None None
59 Dauralla डओ राला 2025 None Elevated None None
60 Iqbalpur इकबालपुर 2025 None Elevated None None
61 Budhera बुढेरा 2025 None Elevated None None
62 Sultanpur National Park सुल्तानपुर एनपी 2025  Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
63 Sultanpur Kaliwas Halt कलियावास स्टेशन 2025  Indian Railways  Elevated None None
64 Farukh Nagar फारुख नगर 2025  Bus Terminal  ElevatedNoneNone

Branch Line

Blue Line Stations †- Branch Line starts at Yamuna Bank (12 Stations)
No. Station Name Opening Interchange

Connection

 Station Layout Depot Connection Depot Layout
EnglishHindi
1Yamuna Bank†यमुना बैंक10 May 2009 Blue Line   Feeder Bus At Grade Yamuna Bank Depot At Grade
2Laxmi Nagarलक्ष्मी नगर6 January 2010[7] Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
3Nirman Viharनिर्माण विहार6 January 2010[7] Feeder Bus Elevated None None
4Preet Viharप्रीत विहार6 January 2010[7] Feeder Bus Elevated None None
5Karkardumaकड़कड़ डूमा6 January 2010[7] Pink Line Elevated None None
6Anand Viharआनंद विहार6 January 2010[7] Pink Line   Indian Railways   ISBT  Elevated None None
7Kaushambiकौशाम्बी14 July 2011[8] Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
8Vaishaliवैशाली14 July 2011[8] Feeder Bus Elevated None None
9Vaishali Extension वैशाली2022 Feeder Bus Elevated None None
10Vasundhara Sector 14 वसुंधरा सेक्टर 14 2022NoneElevated None None
11Sahibabad साहिबाबाद 2022 Blue Line   Bus Terminal Elevated None None
12Mohan Nagar मोहन नगर 2022 Red Line   Bus Terminal Elevated None None

Extensions

Vaishali extension

A small extension of length 2.57 kilometres (1.60 miles) has been constructed and opened on 14 July 2011[8] connecting Anand Vihar station of the Blue Line branch with Vaishali Metro station in Ghaziabad, a satellite city near Delhi.

Najafgarh extension (Line 09) Grey Line (Dwarka - Dhansa Bus Adda)

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.[9]

Noida extension

In April 2014 the Delhi Government approved the extension of line eastwards from Noida City Centre to Sec-62. The extended line would have 5 new stations in a distance of 6 kilometres (3.7 miles). Later, the Govt. approved the line to be extended till Greater Noida.[10]


Vaishali and Noida electronic city extension

A small extension is made from Vaishali to Mohan Nagar of Redline and further extension of the blue line from Noida Electronic city to Sahibabad is being planned. Main Blue line will join branch blue line at Sahibabad.


Dwarka Sector 21 to Farukh nagar Haryana extension

Not yet passed by DMRC for phase V.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sweta Dutta (2009-11-13). "Metro rolls into Noida". Indian Express.
  2. ↑ "Delhi Metro reaches Noida". Railway Gazette. 13 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Anand Vihar line opens on Wednesday". The Times Of India. 6 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Metro reaches Dwarka Sec 21". The Times Of India. 31 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "60 feet above ground, Delhi Metro to run over flyover". Thaindian.com. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  6. ↑ http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Parking_Details.aspx
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Anand Vihar Metro line flagged off". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 "Day One: 30,000 hop on to Vaishali Metro". The Times Of India. 15 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ Jung wants better access to all Metro stations. Indian Express (24 April 2014). Retrieved on 24 April 2014.
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