Pink Line (Delhi Metro)

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Pink Line
(Line 7)
Pink Line near Anand Vihar Station
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerDelhi Metro
LocaleDelhi
Termini
Stations38
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemDelhi Metro
Operator(s)Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stockHyundai-ROTEM
History
Opened
Technical
Line length59.24 km (36.81 mi)
CharacterUnderground and Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

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

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, 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, 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 against the usual 265 metres.[3]: 93  Also, the platform for a six-coach train is 140 metres but has been reduced to 135 metres 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 expected to be completed by March 2025.[4]

History[edit]

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[edit]

The stations of the Pink Line are:[8]

Pink Line
# Station Name Phase Opening Interchange Connection Station Layout Platform Layout Depot Connection Depot Layout
English Hindi
1 Maujpur - Babarpur मौजपुर - बाबरपुर 4 2025

[9]

Pink Line Elevated Side None None
2 Yamuna Vihar यमुना विहार 4 2025 None Elevated Side None None
3 Bhajanpura भजनपुरा 4 2025 None Elevated Side None None
4 Khajuri Khas खजूरी ख़ास 4 2025 None Elevated Side None None
5 Sonia Vihar सोनिया विहार 4 2025 None Elevated Side None None
6 Soorghat सूरघाट 4 2025 None Elevated Side None None
7 Jagatpur Village जगतपुर गांव 4 2025 None Elevated Side None None
8 Jharoda Majra झड़ौदा माजरा 4 2025 None Elevated Side None None
9 Burari बुराड़ी 4 2025 None Elevated Side None None
10 Majlis Park मजलिस पार्क 3 14 March 2018 Magenta Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)
Elevated Side Mukundpur Depot At Grade
11 Azadpur आज़ादपुर 3 14 March 2018 Yellow Line
Magenta Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)
Underground Island None None
12 Shalimar Bagh शालीमार बाग़ 3 14 March 2018 None Underground Island None None
13 Netaji Subhash Place नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस 3 14 March 2018 Red Line Underground Side None None
14 Shakurpur शकूरपुर 3 14 March 2018 None Elevated Island None None
15 Punjabi Bagh West पंजाबी बाग़ पश्चिम 3 14 March 2018 Green Line
Elevated Side None None
16 ESI - Basaidarapur ईएसआई - बसईदारापुर 3 14 March 2018 None Elevated Side None None
17 Rajouri Garden राजौरी गार्डन 3 14 March 2018 Blue Line Elevated Side None None
18 Mayapuri मायापुरी 3 14 March 2018 None Elevated Side None None
19 Naraina Vihar नारायणा विहार 3 14 March 2018 None Underground Island None None
20 Delhi Cantonment दिल्ली छावनी 3 14 March 2018 None Elevated Side None None
21 Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus दुर्गाबाई देशमुख साउथ कैम्पस 3 14 March 2018 Airport Express Elevated Side None None
22 Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh सर एम. विश्वेश्वरय्या मोती बाग़ 3 6 August 2018 None Elevated Side None None
23 Bhikaji Cama Place भीकाजी कामा प्लेस 3 6 August 2018 None Underground Island None None
24 Sarojini Nagar सरोजिनी नगर 3 6 August 2018 None Underground Island None None
25 Dilli Haat - INA दिल्ली हाट - आईएनए 3 6 August 2018 Yellow Line Underground Island None None
26 South Extension साउथ एक्सटेंशन 3 6 August 2018 None Underground Island None None
27 Lajpat Nagar लाजपत नगर 3 6 August 2018 Violet Line Underground Island None None
28 Vinobapuri विनोबापुरी 3 31 December 2018 None Underground Island None None
29 Ashram आश्रम 3 31 December 2018 None Underground Island None None
30 Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin सराय काले ख़ान - निज़ामुद्दीन 3 31 December 2018 Sarai Kale Khan
Hazrat Nizamuddin
Sarai Kale Khan ISBT
Underground Island None None
31 Mayur Vihar-I मयूर विहार-१ 3 31 December 2018 Blue Line Elevated Side None None
32 Mayur Vihar Pocket I मयूर विहार पॉकेट १ 3 31 December 2018 None Elevated Side None None
33 Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake त्रिलोकपुरी संजय झील 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
34 East Vinod Nagar - Mayur Vihar-II पूर्व विनोद नगर - मयूर विहार-२ 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
35 Mandawali - West Vinod Nagar मंडावली - वेस्ट विनोद नगर 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
36 IP Extension आईपी एक्सटेंशन 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side Vinod Nagar - Ghazipur Depot At Grade

Elevated

37 Anand Vihar आनंद विहार 3 31 October 2018 Blue Line
Anand Vihar
Anand Vihar Terminal
Anand Vihar ISBT
Elevated Side None None
38 Karkarduma कड़कड़डूमा 3 31 October 2018 Blue Line Elevated Side None None
39 Karkarduma Court कड़कड़डूमा कोर्ट 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
40 Krishna Nagar कृष्णा नगर 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
41 East Azad Nagar आज़ाद नगर पूर्व 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
42 Welcome वेलकम 3 31 October 2018 Red Line Elevated Side None None
43 Jaffrabad जाफ़राबाद 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
44 Maujpur - Babarpur मौजपुर - बाबरपुर 3 31 October 2018 Pink Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)
Elevated Side None None
45 Gokulpuri गोकुलपुरी 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
46 Johri Enclave जौहरी एनक्लेव 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None
47 Shiv Vihar शिव विहार 3 31 October 2018 None Elevated Side None None

Train Info[edit]

Pink Line
Rakes Hyundai Rotem BEML
Train Length 6
Train Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
OHE
Train's Maximum Speed 100 km/h
Train Operation Delhi Metro

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "First section of Delhi Metro phase-IV to open by July 2024, says DMRC chief". TimesNow. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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