Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)

Yellow Line
Yellow Line
	Fleets of Yellow line made by Bombardier.
Overview
Locale	Delhi, Gurgaon
Termini	Jahangirpuri; HUDA City Centre;
Stations	34
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stock	Mitsubishi-ROTEM Broad gauge ; Bombardier MOVIA
History
Opened	December 20, 2004
Technical
Line length	45 kilometers (28 mi)
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Route map

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. It is the 2nd longest metro line on the Delhi Metro network.

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. Chawri Bazar is the deepest station of the Delhi Metro network and is situated about 30 metres (98 ft) below ground level and has 18 escalators, the most in any Delhi Metro station. It is located close to the monuments of Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India and Red Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

History

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

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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]		—	1
September 3, 2010	Central Secretariat	Qutab Minar^[2]	12.53 kilometers (7.79 mi)	9
Total	Jahangirpuri	HUDA City Centre	45 kilometers (28 mi)	34

Stations

Legend

Samaypur Badli Depot

Samaypur Badli

Rohini Sector 18, 19

Outer Ring Road

Haiderpur Badli Mor

Indian Railways

Jahangirpuri

Adarsh Nagar

Ring Road

Timarpur - Kyber Pass Depot

Vidhan Sabha

Civil Lines

ISBT Road

Kashmere Gate

Red Line

Violet Line

Grand Trunk Road

Chandni Chowk

Chawri Bazar

New Delhi

Airport Express

service tunnel to Blue line

Rajiv Chowk

Blue Line

Patel Chowk

Rajpath

Ring railway

Ring Road

Outer Ring Road

Mehrauli Badarpur Road

Qutab Minar

Chhatarpur

Golden Line

Sultanpur

Sultanpur Depot

border

Millennium City Centre Gurugram

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#	Station Name		Opening	Connections	Layout
#	English	Hindi	Opening	Connections	Layout
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 कोर्स	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	Rapid Metro Gurgaon	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 4.48 km. Two addition stations will be built to extend the line to Badli. By 2021, the whole line will extend from Narela in rural Delhi to Sohna Road in Gurgaon, Haryana. The stations on this extension are expected to be:
1) Shalimar Bagh
2) Rohini Sector 18
3) Badli^[3]

References

^ "Chattarpur station to open today". The Times of India. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
^ "Metro to bridge Delhi-Gurgaon divide today". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
^ "This is how Metro is coming to your doorstep". The Times Of India. March 31, 2011.

External links

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[1] "Chattarpur station to open today". The Times of India. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2010-08-26.

[2] "Metro to bridge Delhi-Gurgaon divide today". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

[3] "This is how Metro is coming to your doorstep". The Times Of India. March 31, 2011.

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