Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)

Yellow Line
Fleets of Yellow line.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Locale	Delhi, Gurgaon
Termini	Jahangirpuri HUDA City Centre
Stations	34
Operation
Opened	December 20, 2004
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character	Underground and Elevated
Rolling stock	Mitsubishi-ROTEM Broad gauge Bombardier MOVIA
Technical
Line length	45 kilometers (28 mi)
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

The Yellow Line is one of the lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of 34 metro stations from Jahangirpuri in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon. The line with a length of 45 kilometers (28 mi) is mostly underground and has been laid under one of the most congested parts of Delhi. The 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) underground stretch from Vishwa Vidyalaya — Kashmere Gate, the first section of the line was inaugurated on December 20, 2004.

The Yellow line has interchanges with the Red, Blue and Violet lines of the Delhi Metro, as well as with the Old Delhi and New Delhi railway stations of the Indian Railways. The Line also connects with the Airport Express Line at New Delhi station.

History

The following dates represent the dates the section opened to the public, not the private inauguration.

History
Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
December 20, 2004	Vishwa Vidyalaya	Kashmere Gate	4 kilometers (2.5 mi)	4
July 3, 2005	Kashmere Gate	Central Secretariat	7 kilometers (4.3 mi)	6
February 4, 2009	Vishwa Vidyalaya	Jahangirpuri	6.4 kilometers (4.0 mi)	5
June 21, 2010	HUDA City Centre	Qutub Minar	14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi)	9
August 26, 2010	Chhatarpur		—	1
September 3, 2010	Central Secretariat	Qutab Minar	12.53 kilometers (7.79 mi)	9
Total	Jahangirpuri	HUDA City Centre	45 kilometers (28 mi)	34

Stations

Main article: List of Delhi metro stations

Delhi Metro Yellow Line

Legend Jahangirpuri Adarsh Nagar Ring Road Azadiipur Model Town GTB Nagar Vishwa Vidyalaya Vidhan Sabha Civil Lines ISBT Road Kashmere Gate(⇄ red line) Grand Trunk Road Old Delhi Railway Station Chandni Chowk Chawri Bazar New Delhi(⇄ airport express) Rajiv Chowk(⇄ blue line) Patel Chowk Central Secretariat(⇄ violet line) Rajpath Udyog Bhawan Race Course Jor Bagh Ring railway INA Ring Road AIIMS Green Park Hauz Khas Outer Ring Road Malviya Nagar Saket Mehrauli Badarpur Road Qutub Minar Chhatarpur Sultanpur Ghitorni Arjan Garh Delhi-Haryana border Guru Dronacharya Sikandarpur MG Road IFFCO Chowk HUDA City Centre

Stations
#	Station Name		Opening	Connections	Layout
	English	Hindi
1	Jahangirpuri	जहांगीरपुरी	February 4, 2009	None	Elevated
2	Adarsh Nagar	आदर्श नगर	February 4, 2009	None	Elevated
3	Azadpur	आजादपुर	February 4, 2009	None	Elevated
4	Model Town	मॉडल टाउन	February 4, 2009	None	Elevated
5	GTB Nagar	गुरु तेग बहादुर नगर	February 4, 2009	None	Underground
6	Vishwa Vidyalaya	विश्व विद्यालय	December 20, 2004	None	Underground
7	Vidhan Sabha	विधान सभा	December 20, 2004	None	Underground
8	Civil Lines	सिविल लाइंस	December 20, 2004	None	Underground
9	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट	December 20, 2004	Red Line, Kashmere Gate ISBT	Underground
10	Chandni Chowk	चाँदनी चौक	July 3, 2005	Old Delhi station (Indian Railways)	Underground
11	Chawri Bazar	चावड़ी बाजार	July 3, 2005	None	Underground
12	New Delhi	नई दिल्ली	July 3, 2005	Airport Express, New Delhi station (Indian Railways)	Underground
13	Rajiv Chowk	राजीव चौक	July 3, 2005	Blue Line	Underground
14	Patel Chowk	पटेल चौक	July 3, 2005	None	Underground
15	Central Secretariat	केंद्रीय सचिवालय	July 3, 2005	Violet Line	Underground
16	Udyog Bhawan	उद्योग भवन	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
17	Race Course	रेस कोर्से	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
18	Jor Bagh	जोर बाघ	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
19	INA	आईएनऐ	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
20	AIIMS	एम्स	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
21	Green Park	ग्रीन पार्क	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
22	Hauz Khas	हौज़ खास	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
23	Malviya Nagar	मालवीय नगर	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
24	Saket	साकेत	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
25	Qutub Minar	क़ुतुब मीनार	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
26	Chhatarpur	छत्तरपुर	August 26, 2010	None	Elevated
27	Sultanpur	सुल्तानपुर	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
28	Ghitorni	घितोर्नी	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
29	Arjan Garh	अर्जन गढ़	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
30	Guru Dronacharya	गुरु द्रोणाचार्य	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
31	Sikandarpur	सिकंदरपुर	June 21, 2010	Gurgaon Metro (RMRG) (Under construction)	Elevated
32	MG Road	एम जी रोड	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
33	IFFCO Chowk	इफ्फको चौक	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
34	HUDA City Centre	हुडा सिटी सेंटर	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated

Phase III extension

Under Phase III, the Yellow Line is expected to be extended further north from Jahangirpuri station by 4.48km. Two addition stations will be built to extend the line to Badli. The stations on this extension are expected to be:
1) Jahangirpuri
2) Rohini Sector 18
3) Badli

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)