Red Line (Delhi Metro)

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Red Line (Line 1)
Red Line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	DMRC
Locale	Delhi and Ghaziabad
Termini	Shaheed Sthal Rithala
Stations	29
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Delhi Metro
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Daily ridership	374,516[1]
History
Opened	25 December 2002 (Shahdara - Tis Hazari) 3 October 2003 (Tis Hazari - Inderlok) 31 March 2004 (Inderlok - Rithala)
Technical
Line length	34.69 km (21.56 mi)
Character	At-grade and Elevated
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed	33 km/hr
Route map Legend Shaheed Sthal Hindon River Arthala Mohan Nagar Shyam Park Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar Raj Bagh Shaheed Nagar Uttar Pradesh Delhi border Dilshad Garden Jhilmil Mansarovar Park Shahdara Junction Shahdara Swami Dayanand Marg Welcome  Pink Line  Seelampur Shastri Park Yamuna River Kashmere Gate  Yellow Line   Violet Line  Tis Hazari Rani Jhansi Road Pul Bangash Subzi Mandi Kishanganj Pratap Nagar Swami Narayan Marg Shastri Nagar Inderlok  Green Line  Kanhaiya Nagar Keshav Puram Ring Road Netaji Subhash Place  Pink Line  Kohat Enclave Pitam Pura Outer Ring Road Rohini East Rohini West Rithala

The Red Line (Line 1) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of the first stretch of the Delhi Metro that was constructed and commissioned in Delhi. It is an entirely elevated line and has 29 stations that runs from Rithala to Shaheed Sthal (Ghaziabad ISBT) with a total distance of 34.69 km.^[2] The line connects the areas of North East Delhi, North Delhi, and North West Delhi.

The Red Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line and Violet line at Kashmere Gate, Pink Line at Welcome and Netaji Subhash Place, and the Green Line at Inderlok. This line is the third most heavily used by daily commuters, as it acts as a link for those, who reside in West and North Delhi, to travel towards East Delhi and vice versa.

History[]

The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The first Segment was constructed from Tis Hazari to Shahdara and opened on 25 December 2002. The Strategy worked in favor of DMRC. Many foreign investors, specifically from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation invested in the project, they were really impressed with the attempt, especially by the corruption-free model. The money invested was utilized to complete the rest of the segments in phase-I and then in the construction of the phase-II. Subsequently, other stations were opened in phases, initially between Tis Hazari to Inderlok in 2003, then from Inderlok to Rithala in 2004 and a final eastern extension from Shahdara to Dilshad Garden in 2008.

As part of the Phase III plan, an eastward extension of 9.5 km from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad ISBT (New Bus Stand) which was approved by the DMRC and the government in January 2014. Construction began in early 2015 and commercial operations started on 8 March 2019, thereby providing commuters another link to travel to Ghaziabad, as opposed to the Blue Line branch, that connects to Vaishali in Ghaziabad.^[3]

History
Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
25 December 2002	Shahdara	Tis Hazari	8.3 kilometers (5.2 mi)	6
3 October 2003	Tis Hazari	Inderlok	4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi)	4
31 March 2004	Inderlok	Rithala	8.9 kilometers (5.5 mi)	8
4 June 2008	Shahdara	Dilshad Garden	3.1 kilometers (1.9 mi)	3
8 March 2019	Dilshad Garden	Shaheed Sthal	9.6 kilometers (6.0 mi)	8
Total	Shaheed Sthal	Rithala	34.4 kilometers (21.4 mi)	29

List of stations[]

Delhi Metro currently have parking facilities at 20 metro stations of the Red line.^[4]

Red Line
No.	Station Name		Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
	English	Hindi
1	Shaheed Sthal	शहीद स्थल	3	8 March 2019		Elevated	Side	None	None
2	Hindon River	हिंडन रिवर	3	8 March 2019		Elevated	Side	None	None
3	Arthala	अर्थला	3	8 March 2019		Elevated	Side	None	None
4	Mohan Nagar	मोहन नगर	3	8 March 2019		Elevated	Side	None	None
5	Shyam Park	श्याम पार्क	3	8 March 2019		Elevated	Side	None	None
6	Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar	मे‌‌जर मोहित शर्मा राजेन्द्र नगर	3	8 March 2019		Elevated	Side	None	None
7	Raj Bagh	राज बाग़	3	8 March 2019		Elevated	Side	None	None
8	Shaheed Nagar	शहीद नगर	3	8 March 2019		Elevated	Side	None	None
9	Dilshad Garden	दिलशाद गार्डन	2	4 June 2008		Elevated	Side	None	None
10	Jhilmil	झिलमिल कॉलोनी	2	4 June 2008		Elevated	Side	None	None
11	Mansarovar Park	मानसरोवर पार्क	2	4 June 2008		Elevated	Side	None	None
12	Shahdara	शाहदरा	1	25 December 2002	Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station	Elevated	Side	None	None
13	Welcome	वेलकम	1	25 December 2002	Pink Line	Elevated	Island	None	None
14	Seelampur	सीलमपुर	1	25 December 2002		Elevated	Island	None	None
15	Shastri Park	शास्त्री पार्क	1	25 December 2002		At Grade	Side	Shastri Park Depot	At Grade
16	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट	1	25 December 2002	Yellow Line   Violet Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
17	Tis Hazari	तीस हज़ारी	1	25 December 2002		Elevated	Side	None	None
18	Pul Bangash	पुल बंगश	1	3 October 2003	Magenta Line  (Phase 4 | Under Construction)	Elevated	Side	None	None
19	Pratap Nagar	प्रताप नगर	1	3 October 2003	Subzi Mandi railway station	Elevated	Side	None	None
20	Shastri Nagar	शास्त्री नगर	1	3 October 2003	Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station	Elevated	Side	None	None
21	Inderlok	इन्दरलोक	1	3 October 2003	Green Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
22	Kanhaiya Nagar	कन्हैया नगर	2	31 March 2004		Elevated	Side	None	None
23	Keshav Puram	केशव पुरम	2	31 March 2004		Elevated	Side	None	None
24	Netaji Subhash Place	नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस	2	31 March 2004	Pink Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
25	Kohat Enclave	कोहाट एन्क्लेव	2	31 March 2004		Elevated	Side	None	None
26	Pitam Pura	पीतमपुरा	2	31 March 2004	Magenta Line  (Phase 4 | Under Construction)	Elevated	Side	None	None
27	Rohini East	रोहिणी पूर्व	2	31 March 2004		Elevated	Side	None	None
28	Rohini West	रोहिणी पश्चिम	2	31 March 2004		Elevated	Side	None	None
29	Rithala	रिठाला	2	31 March 2004		Elevated	Side	None	None

Future extensions[]

Toward Narela[]

Under the Phase IV of the Delhi Metro Red Line will extended towards Narela (21.73 km)^[2][5] with 16 proposed stations at: Rohini Sector 24, Rohini Sector 26, Rohini Sector 31, Rohini Sector 32, Rohini Sector 36, Rohini Sector 37, Barwala, Pooth Khurd, Bawana Industrial Area – 1, Bawana Industrial Area – 2, Bawana, Bawana JJ Colony, Sanoth, New Sanoth Colony, Anaj Mandi and Narela.

Train Info[]

#	Red Line
1	Rakes	Mitsubishi	Hyundai Rotem	BEML
2	Train Length	6
3	Train Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad 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 ← Shaheed Sthal[]

The first car in the moving direction of train is reserved for ladies.

East Bound	Towards ← Shaheed Sthal

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

Towards ← Rithala[]

The first car in the moving direction of train is reserved for ladies.

West Bound	Towards ← Rithala

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

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delhi Metro.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Delhi.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ghaziabad.

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports
• "Station Information". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC). Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.