Violet Line (Delhi Metro)

The Violet Line (Line 6) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. The line connects Kashmere Gate station in New Delhi with Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh via Faridabad. The line consists of 34 metro stations with a total length of .

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, and a little of Central Delhi to the satellite town of Faridabad. The stretch between ITO metro station and Kashmere Gate metro station is popularly known as the Heritage Line.

History The Violet Line was originally planned to open in March 2010. On 12 July 2009, a portion of an under-construction bridge 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. The day after, on 13 July 2009, a crane that was removing the debris collapsed, and with a bowling pin effect knocking down two other nearby cranes, injuring six.

An extension from the Badarpur metro station of the line was opened on 6 September 2015 to provide connectivity to the neighbouring 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 and has 9 stations.

A further extension to Ballabhgarh (Raja Nahar Singh metro station) was opened on 19 November 2018. The following dates represent the dates the section opened to the public, not the private inauguration.

History Phase Extension dateTermini Length StationsII 3 October 2010Central SecretariatSarita Vihar1314 January 2011Sarita ViharBadarpur Border3III 26 June 2014Mandi HouseCentral Secretariat28 June 2015ITO16 September 2015Badarpur BorderEscorts Mujesar928 May 2017Kashmere GateITO419 November 2018Escorts MujesarRaja Nahar Singh2TotalKashmere GateRaja Nahar Singh34

The depot is in Sarita Vihar adjacent to Mohan Estate metro station as a part of Phase-II of the Delhi Metro Network of the Violet Line, and in Ajronda adjacent to Neelam Chowk Ajronda metro station as a part of Phase-III of the Delhi Metro Network of the Violet Line.

Stations

Violet Line#Station NamePhaseOpeningInterchange ConnectionStation LayoutPlatform Level TypeEnglishHindi1Kashmere Gateकश्मीरी गेट III 28 May 2017 Kashmere Gate ISBTUndergroundIsland2Lal Qilaलाल क़िलाNone3Jama Masjidजामा मस्जिद4Delhi Gateदिल्ली गेट (Phase IV - Under Construction)5ITOआईटीओ8 June 2015None6Mandi Houseमण्डी हाउस26 June 20147JanpathजनपथNone8Central Secretariatकेन्द्रीय सचिवालय II 3 October 2010(Phase V(A) – Approved)Side9Khan Marketख़ान मार्किटNoneIsland10Jawaharlal Nehru Stadiumजवाहर लाल नेहरू स्टेडियम11JangpuraजंगपुराDelhi-Meerut RRTS12Lajpat Nagarलाजपत नगर (Phase IV - Under Construction) ElevatedSide13Moolchandमूलचन्दNone14Kailash Colonyकैलाश कॉलोनी15Nehru Placeनेहरू प्लेस16Kalkaji Mandirकालकाजी मंदिर17Govindpuriगोविन्दपुरी None 18Harkesh Nagar Okhlaहरकेश नगर ओखला19Jasola Apolloजसोला अपोलो20Sarita Viharसरिता विहार21Mohan Estateमोहन एस्टेट14 January 201122Tughlakabad Stationतुग़लकाबाद स्टेशन(Phase IV - Under Construction) Tughlakabad23Badarpur Borderबदरपुर बॉर्डरNone24Saraiसराय III 6 September 201525NHPC Chowkएनएचपीसी चौक26Mewla Maharajpurमेवला महाराजपुर27Sector 28सेक्टर 2828Badkal Morबड़कल मोड़29Old Faridabadओल्ड फ़रीदाबाद Faridabad30Neelam Chowk Ajrondaनीलम चौक अजरौन्दा None31Bata Chowkबाटा चौक32Escorts Mujesarएस्कॉर्ट्स मुजेसर33Sant Surdas - Sihiसंत सूरदास - सिहि 19 November 201834Raja Nahar Singhराजा नाहर सिंह Ballabhgarh

Train info Violet LineRakesMitsubishiHyundai RotemBEMLTrain Length6Train GaugeElectrification (nominal) from overhead catenaryTrain's Maximum Speed100 km/hTrain OperationKashmere Gate - Badarpur Border Kashmere Gate - Old Faridabad

Kashmere Gate - Raja Nahar Singh

Infrastructure The Violet Line is equipped with Bombardier CITYFLO 350 signalling.

Rolling stock The Violet Line uses standard-gauge trains that were manufactured by a consortium of Mitsubishi–Hyundai Rotem–BEML. A total of 196 cars for the Violet Line and the Green Line were ordered in both four-car configurations (46 trains) and six-car configurations (two trains). One train was manufactured in Changwon, South Korea, while the remaining trains were manufactured at BEML's facility in Bangalore. The width of these trains is 2.9 meters as compared to 3.2 meters on broad gauge trains.

Future extensions

Under Delhi Metro's Phase 5, there is no extension planned for the Violet Line. However, it will have an interchange with the upcoming Central Secretariat-Kishangarh corridor at Central Secretariat and the upcoming Jor Bagh-Mithapur corridor at Lajpat Nagar and Jasola Apollo.

Violet Line (Delhi Metro)

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