Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)

Yellow line
Fleets of Yellow line trains are made by Bombardier. Here, an eight-coach train leaves from AIIMS Metro Station.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Locale	Delhi, Gurgaon
Termini	Samaypur Badli HUDA City Centre
Stations	37
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	48.8 kilometers (30.3 mi)
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Route map 350px

The Yellow Line is one of the lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of 37 metro stations from Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon. The line with a length of 48.8 kilometers (30.3 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. This line covers Outer Delhi, North Delhi, through Central Delhi and South Delhi and finally Gurgaon.

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.

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	Qutub Minar	12.53 kilometers (7.79 mi)	9
November 10, 2015	Jahangirpuri	Samaypur Badli	4.37 kilometers (2.72 mi)	3
Total	Samaypur Badli	HUDA City Centre	48.8 kilometers (30.3 mi)	37

Stations

Main article: List of Delhi metro stations

Delhi Metro Yellow Line
Legend
Samaypur Badli Rohini Sector 18 Outer Ring Road Haiderpur Indian Railways Jahangirpuri Adarsh Nagar Ring Road Azadpur Model Town GTB Nagar Vishwa Vidyalaya Vidhan Sabha Delhi Civil Lines ISBT Road Kashmere Gate  Red Line  Grand Trunk Road Chandni Chowk Old Delhi Railway Station 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 Qutab Minar Chhatarpur Sultanpur Ghitorni Arjan Garh Delhi Haryana border Guru Dronacharya Sikandarpur Rapid Metro (Gurgaon)  MG Road IFFCO Chowk HUDA City Centre

Stations
#	Station Name		Opening	Connections	Layout
	English	Hindi
1	Samaypur Badli	समयपुर बादली	10 November 2015	None	Elevated
2	Rohini Sector 18	रोहिणी सेक्टर 18	10 November 2015	None	Elevated
3	Haiderpur	हैदरपुर	10 November 2015	None	Elevated
4	Jahangirpuri	जहांगीरपुरी	February 4, 2009	None	Elevated
5	Adarsh Nagar	आदर्श नगर	February 4, 2009	None	Elevated
6	Azadpur	आजादपुर	February 4, 2009	Pink Line (Under Construction)	Elevated
7	Model Town	मॉडल टाउन	February 4, 2009	None	Elevated
8	GTB Nagar	गुरु तेग बहादुर नगर	February 4, 2009	None	Underground
9	Vishwa Vidyalaya	विश्व विद्यालय	December 20, 2004	None	Underground
10	Vidhan Sabha	विधान सभा	December 20, 2004	None	Underground
11	Civil Lines	सिविल लाइंस	December 20, 2004	None	Underground
12	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट	December 20, 2004	Red Line, Kashmere Gate ISBT	Underground
13	Chandni Chowk	चाँदनी चौक	July 3, 2005	Old Delhi Railway Station (Indian Railways)	Underground
14	Chawri Bazar	चावड़ी बाजार	July 3, 2005	None	Underground
15	New Delhi	नई दिल्ली	July 3, 2005	Airport Express, New Delhi Railway Station (Indian Railways)	Underground
16	Rajiv Chowk	राजीव चौक	July 3, 2005	Blue Line	Underground
17	Patel Chowk	पटेल चौक	July 3, 2005	None	Underground
18	Central Secretariat	केंद्रीय सचिवालय	July 3, 2005	Violet Line	Underground
19	Udyog Bhawan	उद्योग भवन	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
20	Race Course	रेस कोर्स	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
21	Jor Bagh	जोर बाघ	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
22	INA	आईएनऐ	September 3, 2010	Pink Line (Under Construction)	Underground
23	AIIMS	एम्स	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
24	Green Park	ग्रीन पार्क	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
25	Hauz Khas	हौज़ खास	September 3, 2010	Magenta Line (Under Construction)	Underground
26	Malviya Nagar	मालवीय नगर	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
27	Saket	साकेत	September 3, 2010	None	Underground
28	Qutub Minar	क़ुतुब मीनार	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
29	Chhatarpur	छत्तरपुर	August 26, 2010	None	Elevated
30	Sultanpur	सुल्तानपुर	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
31	Ghitorni	घितोर्नी	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
32	Arjan Garh	अर्जन गढ़	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
33	Guru Dronacharya	गुरु द्रोणाचार्य	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
34	Sikandarpur	सिकंदरपुर	June 21, 2010	Rapid Metro, Gurgaon	Elevated
35	MG Road	एम जी रोड	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
36	IFFCO Chowk	इफ्फको चौक	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated
37	HUDA City Centre	हुडा सिटी सेंटर	June 21, 2010	None	Elevated

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)