Blue Line (Delhi Metro)

The Blue Line (Line 3 & Line 4) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It is the longest line (by total length) of the network and consists of a Main Line (Line 3) with 50 stations from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka Sector 21, with a length of 56.11 kilometres (34.87 miles) and a Branch Line (Line 4) consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of 8.51 kilometres (5.29 miles).[1]

Blue Line
(Line 3 & Line 4)
Fleet of Blue line manufactured by Mitsubishi-ROTEM
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleDelhi, Noida
Termini
StationsLine 3 (Main Line): 50
Line 4 (Branch): 8
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemDelhi Metro
Operator(s)Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
History
OpenedLine 3 (Main Line): 31 December 2005,
Line 4 (Branch): 8 January 2010
Technical
Line lengthLine 3 (Main Line): 56.11 km (34.87 mi),
Line 4 (Branch): 8.51 km (5.29 mi)
CharacterAt-grade, Underground, and Elevated
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

Noida Electronic City
Noida Sector 62
Noida Sector 59
Noida Sector 61
Noida Sector 52
Noida Sector 34
Noida City Centre
Golf Course
Botanical Garden
Noida Sector 18
Vaishali
Noida Sector 16
Kaushambi
Noida Sector 15
Anand_Vihar_Terminal_railway_station Swami_Vivekanand_Inter_State_Bus_Terminus
Anand Vihar
New Ashok Nagar
Karkarduma
Mayur Vihar Extension
Preet Vihar
Mayur Vihar-I
Nirman Vihar
Nizamuddin Bridge over
National Highway 24
Laxmi Nagar
Akshardham
Yamuna Bank
Yamuna River
Indraprastha
Ring Road
Supreme Court
Tilak Marg/ITO
Mandi House
Barakhamba Road
Rajiv Chowk
Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
Jhandewalan
Ridge Road
Karol Bagh
Rajendra Place
Patel Nagar
Shadipur
Kirti Nagar
Satguru Ram Singh Marg
Moti Nagar
Ramesh Nagar
Ring Road
Rajouri Garden
Tagore Garden
Subhash Nagar
Tilak Nagar
Janakpuri East
Outer Ring Road
Janakpuri West
Uttam Nagar East
Uttam Nagar West
Nawada
Dwarka Mor
Dwarka
Dwarka Sector 14
Dwarka Sector 13
Dwarka Sector 12
Dwarka Sector 11
Dwarka Sector 10
Dwarka Sector 9
Dwarka Sector 8
Dwarka Sector 21
Fleets of Blue Line manufactured by Bombardier

The Main line (Line 3) was the longest line of the Delhi Metro network until 6 August 2021, when an unfinished section between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations on the Pink Line was inaugurated and it became one 59-km-long corridor.[2]

History

The DwarkaBarakhamba Road section of the line was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on 31 December 2005 and opened to the public on 31 December 2005. Subsequent sections opened between Dwarka Dwarka Sector 9 on 1 April 2006, Barakhamba Road Indraprastha on 11 November 2006, Indraprastha Yamuna Bank on 10 May 2009, Yamuna Bank Noida City Centre on 12 November 2009, and Dwarka Sector 9 Dwarka Sector 21 on 30 October 2010.

A branch of the Blue line with a length of 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi) was inaugurated on 8 January 2010 from Yamuna Bank metro station up to the Anand Vihar in East Delhi.[3] It was further extended up to Vaishali, with it opening to public on 14 July 2011.[4] On 9 March 2019, a 6.67 km extension of the line from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City was opened for public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[5]

Line 3
Blue Line - Main
Phase Extension date Termini Length Stations
I 31 December 2005DwarkaBarakhamba Road22.74 km (14.13 mi)22
1 April 2006Dwarka Sector 96.47 km (4.02 mi)6
11 November 2006Barakhamba RoadIndraprastha2.80 km (1.74 mi)3
II 10 May 2009IndraprasthaYamuna Bank2.17 km (1.35 mi)1
12 November 2009Yamuna BankNoida City Centre12.85 km (7.98 mi)[6]10
30 October 2010Dwarka Sector 9Dwarka Sector 212.28 km (1.42 mi)[7]2
III 9 March 2019 Noida City Centre Noida Electronic City 6.80 km (4.23 mi) 6
TotalNoida Electronic CityDwarka Sector 2156.11 km (34.87 mi)50
Line 4
Blue Line - Branch
Phase Extension date Termini Length Stations
II 8 January 2010 Yamuna BankAnand Vihar6.25 km (3.88 mi)6
14 July 2011 Anand Vihar Vaishali 2.26 km (1.40 mi) 2
TotalYamuna BankVaishali8.51 km (5.29 mi)8

Stations

Karkardooma station on the Vaishali branch is the second highest station of Delhi metro with a platform height of 20 metres (65 feet 7 inches).[8] Rajouri Garden station on the main line is the third highest station with a height of 17 metres (55 feet 9 inches).[9]

Line 3 (Main Line)

Delhi Metro currently has parking facilities at 35 metro stations of the Blue line.[10]

Blue Line
# Station Name Phase Opening Interchange Connection Station Layout Platform Level Type Depot Connection Depot Layout
English Hindi
1 Sahibabad साहिबाबाद - TBD     
(Planned)
Elevated Side None None
2 Vasundhra Sector 7 वसुंधरा सेक्टर ७ - TBD None Elevated Side None None
3 Shakti Khand शक्ति खंड - TBD None Elevated Side None None
4 DPS Indirapuram डीपीएस इंदिरापुरम - TBD None Elevated Side None None
5 Vaibhav Khand वैभव खंड - TBD None Elevated Side None None
1Noida Electronic Cityनोएडा इलैक्ट्रौनिक सिटी 39 March 2019 None Elevated Side Noida Electronic City Depot Elevated
2Noida Sector 62नोएडा सेक्टर ६२ 3 9 March 2019 None Elevated Side None None
3Noida Sector 59नोएडा सेक्टर ५९ 3 9 March 2019 None Elevated Side None None
4Noida Sector 61नोएडा सेक्टर ६१ 3 9 March 2019 None Elevated Side None None
5 Noida Sector 52 नोएडा सेक्टर ५२ 3 9 March 2019 Aqua Line Elevated Side None None
6Noida Sector 34नोएडा सेक्टर ३४ 3 9 March 2019 None Elevated Side None None
7Noida City Centreनोएडा सिटी सेंटर 212 November 2009 None Elevated Side None None
8Golf Courseगोल्फ़ कोर्स 2 12 November 2009 None Elevated Side None None
9 Botanical Garden बॉटानिकल गार्डन 2 12 November 2009 Magenta Line Elevated Side None None
10Noida Sector 18नोएडा सेक्टर १८ 2 12 November 2009None Elevated Side None None
11Noida Sector 16नोएडा सेक्टर १६ 2 12 November 2009 None Elevated Side None None
12Noida Sector 15नोएडा सेक्टर १५ 2 12 November 2009 None Elevated Side None None
13New Ashok Nagarनया अशोक नगर 2 12 November 2009 Delhi-Meerut RRTS Elevated Side None None
14Mayur Vihar Extensionमयूर विहार विस्तार 2 12 November 2009 None Elevated Island None None
15 Mayur Vihar-I मयूर विहार-१ 2 12 November 2009 Pink Line Elevated Island None None
16Akshardhamअक्षरधाम 2 12 November 2009None Elevated Side None None
17 Yamuna Bank यमुना बैंक 2 10 May 2009      At Grade Island Yamuna Bank Depot At Grade
18Indraprasthaइंद्रप्रस्थ 111 November 2006None Elevated Side None None
19Supreme Courtउच्चतम न्यायालय 1 11 November 2006 None Elevated Side None None
20 Mandi House मंडी हाउस 1 11 November 2006 Violet Line Underground Side None None
21Barakhamba Roadबाराखम्बा मार्ग 131 December 2005None Underground Side None None
22 Rajiv Chowk राजीव चौक 1 31 December 2005 Yellow Line Underground Side None None
23Ramakrishna Ashram Margरामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्ग 1 31 December 2005Magenta Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)
Elevated Side None None
24Jhandewalanझंडेवालान 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
25Karol Baghक़रोल बाग़ 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
26Rajendra Placeराजेंद्र प्लेस 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
27Patel Nagarपटेल नगर 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
28Shadipurशादीपुर 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
29 Kirti Nagar कीर्ति नगर 1 31 December 2005 Green Line Elevated Side None None
30Moti Nagarमोती नगर 1 31 December 2005None Elevated Side None None
31Ramesh Nagarरमेश नगर 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
32 Rajouri Garden राजौरी गार्डन 1 31 December 2005 Pink Line Elevated Side None None
33Tagore Gardenटैगोर गार्डन 1 31 December 2005None Elevated Side None None
34Subhash Nagarसुभाष नगर 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
35Tilak Nagarतिलक नगर 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
36Janakpuri Eastजनकपुरी पूर्व 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
37 Janakpuri West जनकपुरी पश्चिम 1 31 December 2005 Magenta Line Elevated Side None None
38Uttam Nagar Eastउत्तम नगर पूर्व 1 31 December 2005None Elevated Side None None
39Uttam Nagar Westउत्तम नगर पश्चिम 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
40Nawadaनवादा 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
41Dwarka Morद्वारका मोड़ 1 31 December 2005 None Elevated Side None None
42 Dwarka द्वारका 1 31 December 2005 Grey Line Elevated Side Dwarka - Najafgarh Depot At Grade
43Dwarka Sector 14द्वारका सैक्टर १४ 21 April 2006 None Elevated Side None None
44Dwarka Sector 13द्वारका सैक्टर १३ 2 1 April 2006 None Elevated Side None None
45Dwarka Sector 12द्वारका सैक्टर १२ 2 1 April 2006 None Elevated Side None None
46Dwarka Sector 11द्वारका सैक्टर ११ 2 1 April 2006 None Elevated Side None None
47Dwarka Sector 10द्वारका सैक्टर १० 2 1 April 2006 None Elevated Side None None
48Dwarka Sector 9द्वारका सैक्टर ९ 2 1 April 2006 None Elevated Side None None
49Dwarka Sector 8द्वारका सैक्टर ८ 230 October 2010None Elevated Side None None
50 Dwarka Sector 21 द्वारका सैक्टर २१ 2 30 October 2010 Airport Express Underground Side None None
51Dwarka Sector 25द्वारका सैक्टर २५ -TBDNone Elevated Side None None
52Dwarka Sector 26द्वारका सैक्टर २६ -TBDNone Elevated Side None None
52Dwarka Sector 28द्वारका सैक्टर २८ -TBDNone Elevated Side None None
53Sector 111सैक्टर १११ -TBDNone Elevated Side None None
54Sector 1सैक्टर १ -TBDNone Elevated Side None None
55Sector 23Aसैक्टर २३ए -TBDYellow Line
(Planned)
Elevated Side None None

Line 4 (Branch Line)

Blue Line - Branch
# Station Name Phase Opening Interchange Connection Station Layout Platform Level Type Depot Connection Depot Layout
English Hindi
1 Yamuna Bank यमुना बैंक 2 10 May 2009      At Grade Island Yamuna Bank Depot At Grade
2Laxmi Nagarलक्ष्मी नगर 28 January 2010None Elevated Side None None
3Nirman Viharनिर्माण विहार 2 8 January 2010 None Elevated Side None None
4Preet Viharप्रीत विहार 2 8 January 2010 None Elevated Side None None
5 Karkarduma कड़कड़ डूमा 2 8 January 2010 Pink Line Elevated Side None None
6 Anand Vihar आनंद विहार 2 8 January 2010 Pink Line
Anand Vihar railway station
Anand Vihar ISBT
Delhi-Meerut RRTS
Elevated Side None None
7Kaushambiकौशाम्बी 214 July 2011None Elevated Side None None
8Vaishaliवैशाली 2 14 July 2011 None Elevated Side None None
9 Vaishali Extension वैशाली एक्सटेंशन - TBD None Elevated Side None None
10 Vasundhra Sector 14 वसुंधरा सेक्टर १४ - TBD None Elevated Side None None
11 Sahibabad साहिबाबाद - TBD     
(Planned)
Elevated Side None None
12 Mohan Nagar मोहन नगर - TBD Red Line
(Planned)
Elevated Side None None

Train Info

Blue Line
Rakes Mitsubishi Hyundai Rotem BEML Bombardier
Train Length 8
Train Gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
OHE
Train's Maximum Speed 100 km/h
Train Operation Delhi Metro

Extensions

Vaishali extension

A small extension of length 2.57 kilometres (1.60 miles) was constructed and opened on 14 July 2011[11] connecting Anand Vihar station of the Blue Line branch with Vaishali Metro station in Ghaziabad, a satellite city near Delhi.

Najafgarh extension (Line 9) Grey Line (Dwarka - Dhansa Bus Stand)

A branch line from Dwarka station to Najafgarh was constructed under Phase III. It was designated as the Grey Line. This line has 3 new stations. Construction work on this extension started in September 2013. The Dwarka-Najafgarh stretch opened for public operations on 4 October 2019. Another extension towards Dhansa Bus Stand became operational on 18 September 2021, after delays due to Covid-19 pandemic.[12]

Noida extension

In April 2014, the Central government approved the extension of the line eastwards from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City (Sector-62). The extended line has 6 new stations in a distance of 6.75 kilometres (4.19 miles), which became operational on 9 March 2019. Later, the government approved an additional line starting from Noida Sector 51 to Greater Noida, which became the Aqua Line under control of the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC). This line was thrown open to public on 25 January 2019.[13]

See also

References

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  11. "Day One: 30,000 hop on to Vaishali Metro". The Times of India. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  12. "Part Design and Construction of Elevated Viaduct and 3 Elevated Stations viz. Dwarka, Nangli, and Najafgarh Stations including architectural finishing, water supply, sanitary installation and drainage works on Dwarka – Najafgarh Corridor of Phase – III Delhi MRTS " (PDF). DMRC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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