Violet Line (Delhi Metro)

The Violet Line is one of the eight lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. The line connects Kashmere Gate station in New Delhi with Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh via Faridabad.[3] The line consists of 32 metro stations with a total length of 43.285 kilometres (26.896 mi).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Violet Line (Line 6)
Fleets of Violet line trains supplied by Mitsubishi. Here, a train leaves from JLN Stadium Metro Station.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Delhi and Faridabad
Termini	Kashmere Gate Raja Nahar Singh
Stations	34
Daily ridership	300,000 (daily) (as of May2018)[1]
Operation
Opened	3 October 2010[2]
Owner	DMRC
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character	Underground and Elevated
Rolling stock	Mitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML Standard gauge
Technical
Line length	43.285 kilometres (26.896 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

The Central Secretariat - Sarita Vihar section of the line was opened on 3 October 2010 and was extended to Badarpur on 14 January 2011. The line was extended from Central Secretariat up to Mandi House on 26 June 2014 and further extended to ITO on 8 June 2015. The line was further extended to Kashmere Gate metro station via Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid and Lal Qila on 28 May 2017. The stretch between ITO and Kashmere Gate metro station is popularly known as the Heritage Line. This line acts as a parallel link for those, who travel in the heavily used Yellow Line and connects the interior parts of South Delhi, a little of Central Delhi to the satellite town of Faridabad.[11] An extension southwards till Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 September 2015.[12] An extension southwards till Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19 November 2018.

History

The Violet Line was originally planned to open in March 2010.[13] On 12 July 2009, a portion of a bridge under construction collapsed when its cantilever pier collapsed on load of launching girder at Zamrudpur, near East of Kailash, on the Central Secretariat – Badarpur corridor. Six people were killed and 15 others injured.[14] The day after, on 13 July 2009, a crane that was removing the debris collapsed, and with a bowling pin effect collapsed two other nearby cranes, injuring six.[15]

An extension from the Badarpur-end of the line was opened on 6 September 2015 to cater to the satellite city of Faridabad. This is the second line to cross the Delhi-Haryana border after the Yellow Line to Gurgaon. This extension runs fully elevated for 13.87 km and has 9 stations.[12]

Extension to Ballabhgarh (Raja Nahar Singh metro station) was opened on 19-Nov-2018.[16]

History
Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
3 October 2010	Central Secretariat	Sarita Vihar	13.6 kilometers (8.5 mi)	13
14 January 2011	Sarita Vihar	Badarpur	4.2 kilometers (2.6 mi)	3
26 June 2014	Mandi House	Central Secretariat	3.03 kilometers (1.88 mi)	2
8 June 2015	Mandi House	ITO	0.972 kilometers (0.604 mi)	1
6 September 2015	Badarpur	Escorts Mujesar	13.875 kilometers (8.622 mi)	9
28 May 2017	Kashmere Gate	ITO	5.17 kilometers (3.21 mi)	4
19 November 2018	Escorts Mujesar	Raja Nahar Singh	3.205 kilometers (1.991 mi)	2
Total	Kashmere Gate	Raja Nahar Singh	43.6 kilometers (27.1 mi)	34

The depot is in Ajronda, adjacent to Neelam Chowk Ajronda metro station.[17]

DMRC have placed an order for additional rolling stock for the line. The Delhi Metro phase III project was planned to have more than 1,800 coaches by the year 2015-16. Projecting the needs, additional 60 coaches will be required for the Faridabad Line and 32 more coaches will be required for the Green Line extension.

Stations

− − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − − −

Violet Line
#	Station Name		Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
	English	Hindi
1	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट	3	20 December 2004	Red Line   Yellow Line   ISBT	Underground	Island	None	None
2	Lal Qila	लाल किला	3	28 May 2017	Feeder Bus	Underground	Island	None	None
3	Jama Masjid	जामा मस्जिद	3	28 May 2017	Feeder Bus	Underground	Island	None	None
4	Delhi Gate	दिल्ली गेट	3	28 May 2017	Feeder Bus	Underground	Island	None	None
5	ITO	आईटीओ	3	8 June 2015	Indian Railways   Feeder Bus	Underground	Island	None	None
6	Mandi House	मंडी हाउस	2	26 June 2014	Blue Line   Indian Railways   Feeder Bus	Underground	Island	None	None
7	Janpath	जनपथ	2	26 June 2014	Feeder Bus	Underground	Island	None	None
8	Central Secretariat	केंद्रीय सचिवालय	1	3 October 2010	Yellow Line   Feeder Bus	Underground	Side	None	None
9	Khan Market	खान बाजार	1	3 October 2010	Feeder Bus	Underground	Island	None	None
10	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	जवाहर लाल नेहरू स्टेडियम	1	3 October 2010	Bus Terminal	Underground	Island	None	None
11	Jangpura	जंगपुरा	1	3 October 2010	Indian Railways   Feeder Bus	Underground	Island	None	None
12	Lajpat Nagar	लाजपत नगर	1	3 October 2010	Pink Line   Bus Terminal	Elevated	Side	None	None
13	Moolchand	मूलचंद	1	3 October 2010	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
14	Kailash Colony	कैलाश कॉलोनी	1	3 October 2010	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
15	Nehru Place	नेहरू प्लेस	1	3 October 2010	Bus Terminal	Elevated	Side	None	None
16	Kalkaji Mandir	कालकाजी मंदिर	1	3 October 2010	Magenta Line   Bus Terminal	Elevated	Side	None	None
17	Govind Puri	गोविंद पुरी		3 October 2010	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
18	Harkesh NagarOkhla	हरकेश नगर ओखला	1	3 October 2010	Indian Railways	Elevated	Side	None	None
19	Jasola Apollo	जसोला अपोलो	1	3 October 2010	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
20	Sarita Vihar	सरिता विहार	1	3 October 2010	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	Sarita Vihar Depot	At Grade
21	Mohan Estate	मोहन एस्टेट	2	14 January 2011	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
22	Tughlakabad	तुगलकाबाद	2	14 January 2011	Indian Railways   Bus Terminal	Elevated	Side	None	None
23	Badarpur	बदरपुर	2	14 January 2011	Bus Terminal	Elevated	Side	None	None
24	Sarai	सराय	3	6 September 2015	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
25	NHPC Chowk	एनएचपीसी चौक	3	6 September 2015	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
26	Mewla Maharajpur	मेवला महाराजपुर	3	6 September 2015	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
27	Sector 28	सेक्टर 28	3	6 September 2015	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
28	Badkhal Mor	बदखल मोर	3	6 September 2015	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
29	Faridabad Old	फरीदाबाद ओल्ड	3	6 September 2015	Indian Railways   Bus Terminal	Elevated	Side	None	None
30	Neelam Chowk Ajronda	नीलम चौक अज्रोंडा	3	6 September 2015	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	Neelam Chowk Ajronda Depot	At Grade
31	Bata Chowk	बाटा चौक	3	6 September 2015	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
32	Escorts Mujesar	एस्कॉर्ट्स मुजेसर	3	6 September 2015	Indian Railways   Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
33	Sant Surdas - Sihi (NCB Colony - Good Year )	संत सूरदास - सिही (एनसीबी कॉलोनी - गुड ईयर )	3	19 November 2018	Feeder Bus	Elevated	Side	None	None
34	Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh)	राजा नाहर सिंह (बल्लभगढ़)	3	19 November 2018	Indian Railways   Bus Terminal	Elevated	Side	None	None
40 −	Ballabhgarh Sanjay Colony −	बल्लभढ़ संजय कॉलोनी −	3 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
41 −	Sector 58 - 59 −	सेक्टर 58 - 59 −	4 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
42 −	Sector 55 −	सेक्टर 55 −	4 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
43 −	Sikri −	सीकरी −	4 −	2025 −	None −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
44 −	Pirthala −	पिरथला −	4 −	2025 −	None −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
45 −	Baghola −	बघौला −	4 −	2025 −	None −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
46 −	Alapur −	अलापुर −	4 −	2025 −	None −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
47 −	Huda Chowk Palwal −	हुड्डा चौक पालवाल −	4 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
48 −	Alawpur Chowk −	अलावपुर चौक −	4 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
49 −	Palwal City −	पलवल सिटी −	4 −	2025 −	Indian Railways   Bus Terminal  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
50 −	Palwal Extension −	पलवल एक्सटेंशन −	5 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
51 −	Agra Chowk New Palwal −	आगरा चौक नई पलवल −	5 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
52 −	New Civil Lines Palwal −	नई सिविल लाइंस पलवल −	5 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
53 −	Ram Nagar Palwal −	राम नगर पालवाल −	5 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
54 −	Palwal Rural −	पलवल ग्रामीण −	5 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
55 −	Dholagarh −	धोलागढ़ −	5 −	2025 −	None −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
56 −	Palwal Gurjar Park −	पलवल गुर्जर पार्क −	5 −	2025 −	None −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
57 −	Bahrola −	बहरोला −	5 −	2025 −	None −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
58 −	Khera Sarai −	खेरा सराई −	5 −	2025 −	None −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
59 −	Bamni Khera −	बमनी खेरा −	5 −	2025 −	Feeder Bus  −	Elevated −	Side −	None −	None −
60 −	Rundhi −	रुंधी −	5 −	2025	Indian Railways   Bus Terminal	Elevated	Side −	None −	None

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Train Info

#	Violet Line
1	Rakes	Mitsubishi	Hyundai Rotem	BEML
2	Train Length	6
3	Train Gauge	4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
4	Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary OHE
5	Train's Maximum Speed	100 Km/hr
6	Train Operation	Delhi Metro

Towards → Kashmere Gate

North Bound	Towards → Kashmere Gate

Violet Line
Reserved For Ladies	General Class
C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6

Towards ← Raja Nahar Singh

South Bound	Towards ← Raja Nahar Singh

Violet Line
Reserved For Ladies	General Class
C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6

Rolling stock

This line will have standard gauge trains manufactured by a consortium of Mitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML. A total of 196 cars were ordered which are supposed to run in 4-car configuration (46 trains) and 6-car configuration (2 trains). These trains will be used in this line and Green line. One train was manufactured in Changwon in South Korea and rest of the trains are manufactured at BEML's facility in Bangalore. Trains are 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge as compared to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) of broad gauge trains.[18]

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi

References

1. Goswami, Sweta (15 June 2015). "Violet Line users for more coaches". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_delhi-metro-to-jln-stadium-rolls-out-phase-ii-almost-complete_1446853 Delhi metro to JLN Stadium rolls out, Phase-II almost complete
3. "PM to flag off Delhi metro's Escorts Mujesar-Raja Nahar Singh section on Monday".
4. "DMRC". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
5. "DMRC". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
6. "DMRC". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
7. "DMRC opens Sarita Vihar-Badarpur section". The Hindu. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
8. "Metro finally at Badarpur". The Times of India. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
9. "Badarpur to be linked to Metro network today". Indian Express. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
10. "DMRC opens Sarita Vihar–Badarpur section". Hindustan Times. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
11. "Delhi Metro's Mandi House-Central Secretariat line opens". 26 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
12. "PM Modi set to launch Faridabad corridor on September 6". IBN Live. PTI. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. "A chronology of Delhi Metro accidents". Indo-Asian News Service. Hindustan Times Online. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
15. Megha Suri (14 July 2009). "Day 2: 3 cranes fall, Metro image takes beating". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
16. https://www.wefornews.com/delhi-metro-violet-line-escorts-mujesar-ballabgarh-flagged-off-by-pm-modi/
18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports