Red Line (Delhi Metro)

Red Line
Coaches of Red Line
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Locale	Delhi
Termini	Dilshad Garden (east) Rithala (west)
Stations	21
Operation
Opened	December 25, 2002
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character	At-grade, underground, and elevated
Technical
Line length	25.15 km
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

The Red Line of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi consists of 21 metro stations from Dilshad Garden to Rithala with a total distance of 25.15 km. Most of the line is elevated. The line connects East-Northeast-North-Northwest Delhi

History

The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to open.

History
Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
December 25, 2002	Shahdara	Tis Hazari	8.3 kilometers (5.2 mi)	6
October 3, 2003	Tis Hazari	Inderlok	4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi)	4
March 31, 2004	Inderlok	Rithala	8.9 kilometers (5.5 mi)	8
June 4, 2008	Shahdara	Dilshad Garden	3.1 kilometers (1.9 mi)	3
Total	Dilshad Garden	Rithala	25.15 kilometers (15.63 mi)	21

Future extensions

An extension from Rithala to Bawana (6.1 km), originally planned for Phase I, has been moved into Phase III for completion by 2015. Phase III plans also include an eastward extension of 9.5 km from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad ISBT.

List of stations (east to west)

Main article: List of Delhi metro stations

Delhi Metro Red Line
Legend Dilshad Garden Jhilmil Mansarovar Park Delhi Shahdara Swami Dayanand Marg Welcome Seelampur Shastri Park River Yamuna Kashmere Gate(⇄ yellow line) Tis Hazari Pul Bangash Pratap Nagar Swami Narayan Marg Inderlok(⇄ green line) Kanhiya Nagar Keshav Puram Ring Road Netaji Subhash Place Kohat Enclave Pitam Pura Outer Ring Road Rohini East Rohini West Rithala

Red Line
#	Station Name		Opening	Connections	Layout
	English	Hindi
1	Dilshad Garden	दिलशाद गार्डन	June 4, 2008	None	Elevated
2	Jhilmil	झिलमिल कालोनी	June 4, 2008	None	Elevated
3	Mansarovar Park	मानसरोवर पार्क	June 4, 2008	None	Elevated
4	Shahdara	शाहदरा	December 25, 2002	None	Elevated
5	Welcome	वेलकम	December 25, 2002	None	Elevated
6	Seelampur	सीलमपुर	December 25, 2002	None	Elevated
7	Shastri Park	शास्त्री पार्क	December 25, 2002	None	At Grade
8	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट	December 25, 2002	Yellow Line	Elevated
9	Tis Hazari	तीस हजारी	December 25, 2002	None	Elevated
10	Pul Bangash	पुल बंगाश	October 3, 2003	None	Elevated
11	Pratap Nagar	प्रताप नगर	October 3, 2003	None	Elevated
12	Shastri Nagar	शास्त्री नगर	October 3, 2003	None	Elevated
13	Inderlok	इंदरलोक	October 3, 2003	Green Line	Elevated
14	Kanhiya Nagar	कन्हैया नगर	March 31, 2004	None	Elevated
15	Keshav Puram	केशव पुरम	March 31, 2004	None	Elevated
16	Netaji Subhash Place	नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस	March 31, 2004	None	Elevated
17	Kohat Enclave	कोहाट एंक्लेव	March 31, 2004	None	Elevated
18	Pitam Pura	पीतमपुरा	March 31, 2004	None	Elevated
19	Rohini East	रोहिणी पूर्व	March 31, 2004	None	Elevated
20	Rohini West	रोहिणी पश्चिम	March 31, 2004	None	Elevated
21	Rithala	रिठाला	March 31, 2004	None	Elevated