Green Line (Delhi Metro)

Green Line (Line 5)
A new train being launched in the opening of the Kirti Nagar branch in 2011.
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Delhi Metro
Status Fully Operational
Locale Delhi, Haryana
Termini Inderlok / Kirti Nagar
Bahadurgarh City Park
Stations 23
Operation
Opened 3 April 2010 (Inderlok-Mundka),24 June 2018(Mundka-City Park)
Owner DMRC
Operator(s) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character Elevated
Rolling stock Mitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML Standard gauge
Technical
Line length 29.64 km (18.42 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Operating speed 30 km/hr
Highest elevation 215 m

The Green Line is the fifth line of the Delhi Metro network and the first line on standard gauge, as opposed to previous broad gauge lines, prevalent in other lines. It runs between Inderlok (station on the Red Line and Bahadurgarh City Park with a branch line connecting the line's Ashok Park Main station with Kirti Nagar station on the Blue Line.[1] The completely elevated line, built as part of the Phase-II of Delhi Metro, runs mostly along the busy NH 9 route in North Delhi and North West Delhi, bypassing Tikri Border to enter Bahadurgarh. The line consists of 23 stations including an interchange station covering a total length of 29.64 km.

This Metro route can be further extend up to Sampla in Rohtak district of Haryana in future.

History

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. Though its route is shorter than other lines, the Green Line serves as a lifeline for Delhiites going to and coming from Red and Blue Lines, as it covers major commercial and residential areas like Punjabi Bagh, Paschim Vihar, Nangloi and Mundka.

On 6 August 2012, in a step that will improve commuting in National Capital Region, the Union government has approved the 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, Bus Stand and City Park between Mundka and Bahadurgarh.

The construction work of this project began in 2013 and was completed by the second half of 2018, as part of the Phase III expansion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mundka-Bahadurgarh stretch via video conferencing on June 24, 2018.

The Delhi Metro phase III project will have more than 1,800 coaches by the year 2019. Projecting the needs, additional 60 coaches will be required for the Faridabad Line and 35 more coaches will be required for the Green Line extension.[3]

Although the Green Line passes the newly-inaugurated Pink Line, which opened on March 14, 2018, it does not have a direct interchange facility. There was a proposal to link Shivaji Park or Punjabi Bagh station with the new Punjabi Bagh West station with a foot over bridge, but it was shelved off at the last minute due to high-cost concerns and lack of land for construction. A feasibility study is now being carried out by the DMRC for the same.

Passengers from Shivaji Park and the Punjabi Bagh stations of the Green Line can access the new station on the Pink Line by getting down at either of the stations and taking a conveyance, such as taking a cycle rickshaw or an e-rickshaw, thereby acting as a virtual interchange station respectively.

On a related note, the DMRC announced last month that it would soon start running 33 AC feeder buses to facilitate passengers from the Punjabi Bagh West station of the Pink Line to Shivaji Park and Punjabi Bagh stations of the Green Line respectively.

Stations

Delhi Metro Green Line
Kirti Nagar
 Blue Line 
Satguru Ramsingh Marg
Patel Nagar railway station
Inderlok
 Red Line 
Ashok Park Main
 Punjabi Bagh
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
Nangloi railway station
 Rajdhani Park
 Mundka
 Mundka Industrial Area (MIA)
 Ghevra Metro Station
 Tikri Kalan
 Tikri Border
Delhi
Haryana
border
 Modern Industrial Estate
 Bus Stand
 City Park


Green Line
# Station Name Opening Interchange

Connection

 Station Layout Depot Connection Depot Layout
English Hindi
2Ashok Park Mainअशोक पार्क मेन3 April 2010[4] Green Line 

 Feeder Bus 

 Elevated None None
3Punjabi Baghपंजाबी बाग़3 April 2010[4] Pink Line 

 Bus Terminal 

 Elevated None None
4Shivaji Parkशिवाजी पार्क3 April 2010[4] Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
5Madipurमादीपुर3 April 2010[4] Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
6Paschim Vihar Eastपश्चिम विहार पूर्व3 April 2010[4] Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
7Paschim Vihar Westपश्चिम विहार पश्चिम3 April 2010[4] Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
8Peera Garhiपीरागढ़ी3 April 2010[4] Magenta Line 

 Feeder Bus 

 None None
9Udyog Nagarउद्योग नगर3 April 2010[4] Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
10Surajmal Stadiumसूरजमल स्टेडियम3 April 2010[4] Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
11Nangloiनांगलोई3 April 2010[4] Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
12Nangloi Railway stationनांगलोई रेलवे स्टेशन3 April 2010[4] Indian Railways 

 Feeder Bus 

 Elevated None None
13Rajdhani Parkराजधानी पार्क3 April 2010[4] Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
14Mundkaमुण्डका3 April 2010[4] Indian Railways 

 Bus Terminal 

 Elevated Mundka Depot At Grade
15Mundka Industrial Area (MIA)मुण्डका औद्योगिक क्षेत्र24 June 2018  Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
16Ghevra Metro stationघेवरा मेट्रो स्टेशन24 June 2018  Indian Railways  Elevated None None
17Tikri Kalanटीकरी कलाँ24 June 2018  Feeder Bus  Elevated None None
18Tikri Borderटीकरी बॉर्डर24 June 2018  Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
19Pandit Shree Ram Sharma

Modern Industrial Estate (MIE)

 पंडित श्री राम शर्मा

आधुनिक औद्योगिक एस्टेट (एमआईई)

 24 June 2018  Bus Terminal  Elevated Modern Industrial Estate (MIE)

Depot

 At Grade
20Bahadurgarh City बहादुरगढ़ सिटी24 June 2018  Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
21Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh Bahadurgarh City Parkब्रिगेडियर होशियार सिंह बहादुरगढ़ सिटी पार्क24 June 2018  Indian Railways  Elevated None None
22 Bahadurgarh Udyog Vihar बहादुरगढ़ उद्योग विहार 2022 None Elevated None None
23 Bahadurgarh Industrial Area बहादुरगढ़ औद्योगिक क्षेत्र 2022 None Elevated None None
24 Surya Nagar सूर्य नगर 2022 None Elevated None None
25 Jakhoda जाखोड़ा 2022 None Elevated None None
26 Asoda Todran असोडा टोड्रान 2022 None Elevated None None
27 Rohad रोहद 2022 None Elevated None None
28 Garhi Sampla गढ़ी सम्प्ला 2022 None Elevated None None
29 Ismaila इस्माइला 2022  Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
30 Sampla सांपला 2022  Bus Terminal  Elevated None None
31 Ismaila Haryana Railway Station इस्माइल हरियाणा रेलवे स्टेशन 2022  Indian Railways  Elevated None None
32 Kharawar खरावर 2022 None Elevated None None
33 Kheri Sadh खेरी साध 2022 None Elevated None None
35 Garhi Bohar गढ़ी बोहर 2022 None Elevated None None
35 Rohtak Industrial Area रोहतक औद्योगिक क्षेत्र 2022 None Elevated None None
36 Rohtak Suncity रोहतक सनसीटी 2022 None Elevated None None
37 Tilyar Lake टिलार झील 2022 None Elevated None None
38 Maharishi Dayanand University Rohtak महर्षि दयानंद विश्वविद्यालय रोहतक 2022 None Elevated None None
40 Dev Colony देव कॉलोनी 2022 None Elevated None None
41 Sanjay Colony संजय कॉलोनी 2022 None Elevated None None
42 Rohtak Model Town रोहतक मॉडल टाउन 2022 None Elevated None None
43 Mansarovar Park Rohtak City मानसरोवर पार्क रोहतक सिटी 2022 None Elevated None None
44 DLF Colony Rohtak डीएलएफ कॉलोनी रोहतक 2022 None Elevated None None
45 Rohtak City Centre रोहतक सिटी सेंटर 2022  Bus Terminal  Elevated None None

Branch Line

The Kirti Nagar branch line was meant to reduce fare and travel time for commuters but, initially 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, the speed of the train has increased during the peak hours and there are equal number of crowds at both Inderlok and Kirti Nagar stations. Most of the passengers deboard at Ashok Park Main, Peeragarhi and Nangloi and Mundka. By 2021, this line will be complete and further extend from Bahadurgarh to Delhi Gate and Dwarka Sector 28 possibly, in order to reduce overcrowding in the existing interchange stations under Phase IV extension.

Green Line Branch * Branch Line starts at Ashok Park Main Station
# Station Name Opening Interchange

Connection

 Station Layout Depot Connection Depot Layout
EnglishHindi
1Ashok Park Main*अशोक पार्क मेन3 April 2010 Green Line 

 Feeder Bus 

 ElevatedNone None
2Satguru Ram Singh Margसतगुरु राम सिंह मार्ग27 August 2011 Indian Railways 

 Feeder Bus 

 ElevatedNone None
3Kirti Nagarकीर्ति नगर27 August 2011 Blue Line 

 Bus Terminal 

 At GradeNone None
4 Kirti Nagar Industrial Area कीर्ति नगर औद्योगिक क्षेत्र 2022  Indian Railways 

 Feeder Bus 

 Underground NoneNone
5 Mayapuri मायापुरी 2022  Pink Line 

 Feeder Bus 

 Underground NoneNone
6 Maya Enclave माया एन्क्लेव 2022  Indian Railways 

 Bus Terminal 

 Underground NoneNone
7 Sagarpur सागरपुर 2022  Feeder Bus  Underground NoneNone
8 Manglapuri मंगलापुरी 2025  Bus Terminal  Underground NoneNone
9 Palam पालम 2022  Magenta Line 

 Bus Terminal 

 Underground NoneNone
10 Dwarka Sector 10 द्वारका सेक्टर 10 2025  Blue Line 

 Feeder Bus 

 Underground NoneNone
11 Dwarka Sector 25 द्वारका सेक्टर 25 2022  Orange Line 

 Feeder Bus 

 Underground NoneNone
12 Dwarka sector 30 द्वारका सेक्टर 30 2022  Feeder Bus  Underground NoneNone

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Mundka-Bahardurgarh metro network".
  2. 1 2 "Delhi metro opens first standard gauge line". Railway Gazette. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Kirti Nagar-Ashok Park Metro line inaugurated". Hindustan Times. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Metro Goes To Mundka On new green line". The Times of India. 1 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Delhi Metro gets standard gauge train". Hindu Business Line. 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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