The Blue Line (Line 3 & Line 4) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. Predominantly elevated, it consists of a Main Line (Line 3) with 50 stations from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka Sector 21, spanning a length of , and a Branch Line (Line 4) consisting of eight stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of .

The Main Line (Line 3) held the title of the longest line in the Delhi Metro network until August 6, 2021, when the inauguration of the unfinished section between Shree Ram Mandir Mayur Vihar and Trilokpuri - Sanjay Lake stations on the Pink Line extended it to a -long corridor, surpassing Line 3.

History

+ Line 3 Phase Extension dateTermini Length StationsI31 December 2005 Dwarka-Kakrola Barakhamba Road 221 April 2006 Dwarka Sector 9 611 November 2006 Barakhamba Road Indraprastha 3II10 May 2009 Indraprastha Yamuna Bank 112 November 2009 Yamuna Bank Noida City Centre 1030 October 2010 Dwarka Sector 9 Dwarka Sector 21 2III9 March 2019Noida City CentreNoida Electronic City 6Total Noida Electronic City Dwarka Sector 21 50

+ Line 4 Phase Extension dateTermini Length StationsII6 January 2010 Yamuna Bank Anand Vihar 614 July 2011Anand ViharVaishali2Total Yamuna Bank Vaishali 8

The Dwarka – Barakhamba Road section of the line was inaugurated and opened to the public by the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, 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 spanning was inaugurated on 8 January 2010 from Yamuna Bank metro station to the Anand Vihar in East Delhi. It was further extended up to Vaishali, with it opening to the public on 14 July 2011. On 9 March 2019, a extension of the line from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City was unveiled to the public.

Phase V It has been proposed to extend the main line from Noida Electronic City to Sahibabad with five stations at Vaibhav Khand, DPS Indirapuram, Shakti Khand, Vasundhara Sector 5, and Sahibabad.

Stations

Karkarduma station on the Vaishali branch of the Blue Line holds the distinction of the second highest station of Delhi Metro with a platform height of . Rajouri Garden station on the main line is the third highest station with a height of .

Line 3 - Main Line Delhi Metro has parking facilities at 35 metro stations on the Blue line.

#Station NamePhaseOpeningInterchange ConnectionStation LayoutPlatform Level TypeEnglishHindi1 नोएडा इलेक्ट्रॉनिक सिटी III 9 March 2019NoneElevatedSide2 नोएडा सेक्टर 623 नोएडा सेक्टर 594 नोएडा सेक्टर 615नोएडा सेक्टर 52 6 नोएडा सेक्टर 34None7 नोएडा सिटी सेंटर II 12 November 20098 गोल्फ़ कोर्स9बॉटेनिकल गार्डन10 नोएडा सेक्टर 18None11 नोएडा सेक्टर 1612 नोएडा सेक्टर 1513न्यू अशोक नगर New Ashok Nagar14 मयूर विहार एक्सटेंशनNoneIsland15मयूर विहार-I16 अक्षरधामNoneSide17यमुना बैंक10 May 2009 - (Branch Line - Line 4)At GradeIsland18 इंद्रप्रस्थ I 11 November 2006 (Phase IV and V(A) - Under Construction) ElevatedSide19 सुप्रीम कोर्टNone20मण्डी हाउसUnderground21 बाराखम्बा रोड़ 31 December 2005 None22राजीव चौक23 रामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्ग (Phase IV - Under Construction) Elevated24 झंडेवालानNoneElevated25 क़रोल बाग़26 राजेंद्र प्लेस27पटेल नगर28शादीपुर29कीर्ति नगर30 मोती नगरNone31 रमेश नगर32राजौरी गार्डन33 टैगोर गार्डनNone34 सुभाष नगर35 तिलक नगर36 जनकपुरी पूर्व37जनकपुरी पश्चिम38 उत्तम नगर पूर्वNone39 उत्तम नगर पश्चिम40 नवादा41 द्वारका मोड़42द्वारका-ककरोला43 द्वारका सेक्टर 14 1 April 2006None44 द्वारका सेक्टर 1345 द्वारका सेक्टर 1246 द्वारका सेक्टर 1147 द्वारका सेक्टर 1048 द्वारका सेक्टर 949 द्वारका सेक्टर 8 II 30 October 2010 50द्वारका सेक्टर 21Underground

Line 4 - Branch Line #Station NamePhaseOpeningInterchange ConnectionStation LayoutPlatform Level TypeEnglishHindi1यमुना बैंक II 10 May 2009 - (Main Line)At GradeSide2 लक्ष्मी नगर6 January 2010None Elevated3 निर्माण विहार4 प्रीत विहार5कड़कड़डूमा6आनंद विहार Anand Vihar ISBTElevated7 कौशाम्बी14 July 2011NoneElevated8 वैशालीElevated

Train Info Blue LineRakesMitsubishiHyundai RotemBEMLBombardier Train Length8Train Gauge broad gaugeElectrification (nominal) from overhead catenaryTrain's Maximum Speed100 km/hTrain OperationDwarka Sector 21 - Vaishali / Noida Electronic City Dwarka - Vaishali / Noida Electronic City

Future extension

Yamuna Bank to Loni: from the existing Yamuna Bank metro station, the Blue Line Metro will be extended upwards to Loni on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border in Phase-V.

Dwarka Sector 21 to Udyog Vihar: from the existing Dwarka Sector 21 metro station, the Blue Line Metro is planned to be extended by 11 kilometres to Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, as part of the proposed 18 corridors under the Phase V extension.

See also List of Delhi Metro stations Transport in Delhi Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Transport Corporation National Capital Region (India)

References

External links

Official Official website