Violet Line (Delhi Metro)

The Violet Line (Line 6) is one of the lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. The line connects Kashmere Gate station in New Delhi with Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh via Faridabad.[2] The line consists of 32 metro stations with a total length of 46.34 kilometres (28.79 mi).[3]

Violet Line
(Line 6)
Fleets of Violet line trains supplied by Mitsubishi. Here, a train leaves from JLN Stadium Metro Station.
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerDMRC
LocaleDelhi and Faridabad
TerminiKashmere Gate
Raja Nahar Singh
Stations34
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemDelhi Metro
Operator(s)Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stockMitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML Standard gauge
Daily ridership300,000 (daily) (as of May2018)[1]
History
Opened
Technical
Line length46.34 kilometres (28.79 mi)
CharacterUnderground and Elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Route map
 Red Line 
 Kashmere Gate
 Yellow Line 
 Lal Qila
 Jama Masjid
 Delhi Gate
 ITO
 Mandi House
 Blue Line 
 Janpath
 Central Secretariat
 Yellow Line 
 Khan Market
Lodi Road
 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Ring Railway
 Jangpura
 Lajpat Nagar
 Pink Line 
Ring Road
 Moolchand
 Kailash Colony
 Nehru Place
 Kalkaji Mandir
 Magenta Line 
Outer Ring Road
 Govindpuri
 Harkesh Nagar Okhla
Indian Railways
 Jasola Apollo
 Sarita Vihar
 Mohan Estate
 Tughlakabad Station
Badarpur Border
Delhi
Haryana
border
 Sarai
Mathura Road / NH-2
 NHPC Chowk
 Mewla Maharajpur
 Sector 28
 Badkhal Mor
 Old Faridabad
Neelam Chowk Ajronda
 Bata Chowk
 Escorts Mujesar
 Sant Surdas (Sihi)
Mathura Road / NH-2
 Raja Nahar Singh

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, a little of Central Delhi to the satellite town of Faridabad.[4] 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.[5] On 12 July 2009, a portion of a bridge under construction 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.[6] The day after, on 13 July 2009, a crane that was removing the debris collapsed, and with a bowling pin effect collapsed two other nearby cranes, injuring six.[7]

An extension from the Badarpur metro station of the line was opened on 6 September 2015 to cater to the 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 13.87 km and has 9 stations.[8]

Extension to Ballabhgarh (Raja Nahar Singh metro station) was opened on 19-Nov-2018.[9]

History
Extension date Termini Length Stations
3 October 2010Central SecretariatSarita Vihar15.34 kilometers (9.53 mi)13
14 January 2011Sarita ViharBadarpur Border4.82 kilometers (3.00 mi)3
26 June 2014Mandi HouseCentral Secretariat3.23 kilometers (2.01 mi)2
8 June 2015Mandi HouseITO0.97 kilometers (0.60 mi)1
6 September 2015Badarpur BorderEscorts Mujesar13.56 kilometers (8.43 mi)9
28 May 2017Kashmere GateITO5.07 kilometers (3.15 mi)4
19 November 2018Escorts Mujesar Raja Nahar Singh3.35 kilometers (2.08 mi)2
TotalKashmere GateRaja Nahar Singh46.34 kilometers (28.79 mi)34

The depot is in Ajronda, adjacent to Neelam Chowk Ajronda metro station.[10]

Stations
Main article: List of Delhi Metro stations
Violet Line
# Station Name Phase Opening Interchange
Connection		 Station Layout Platform Level Type Depot Connection Depot Layout
EnglishHindi
1 Kashmere Gate कश्मीरी गेट 3 28 May 2017  Red Line   Yellow Line 

Kashmere Gate ISBT

 Underground Island None None
2 Lal Qila लाल किला 3 28 May 2017 Underground Island None None
3 Jama Masjid जामा मस्जिद 3 28 May 2017 Underground Island None None
4 Delhi Gate दिल्ली गेट 3 28 May 2017 Underground Island None None
5 ITO आईटीओ 3 8 June 2015 Underground Island None None
6 Mandi House मंडी हाउस 2 26 June 2014  Blue Line  Underground Island None None
7 Janpath जनपथ 2 26 June 2014 Underground Island None None
8 Central Secretariat केंद्रीय सचिवालय 1 3 October 2010  Yellow Line  Underground Side None None
9 Khan Market खान बाजार 1 3 October 2010 Underground Island None None
10 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium जवाहर लाल नेहरू स्टेडियम 1 3 October 2010 Underground Island None None
11 Jangpura जंगपुरा 1 3 October 2010 Underground Island None None
12 Lajpat Nagar लाजपत नगर 1 3 October 2010  Pink Line  Elevated Side None None
13 Moolchand मूलचंद 1 3 October 2010 Elevated Side None None
14 Kailash Colony कैलाश कॉलोनी 1 3 October 2010 Elevated Side None None
15 Nehru Place नेहरू प्लेस 1 3 October 2010 Elevated Side None None
16 Kalkaji Mandir कालकाजी मंदिर 1 3 October 2010  Magenta Line  Elevated Side None None
17 Govindpuri गोविंदपुरी 3 October 2010 Elevated Side None None
18 Harkesh Nagar Okhla हरकेश नगर ओखला 1 3 October 2010 Elevated Side None None
19 Jasola Apollo जसोला अपोलो 1 3 October 2010 Elevated Side None None
20 Sarita Vihar सरिता विहार 1 3 October 2010 Elevated Side Sarita Vihar Depot At Grade
21 Mohan Estate मोहन एस्टेट 2 14 January 2011 Elevated Side None None
22 Tughlakabad तुगलकाबाद 2 14 January 2011  Silver Line  (Phase 4 Under Construction)

Tughlakabad railway station

 Elevated Side None None
23 Badarpur Border बदरपुर बॉर्डर 2 14 January 2011 Elevated Side None None
24 Sarai सराय 3 6 September 2015 Elevated Side None None
25 NHPC Chowk एनएचपीसी चौक 3 6 September 2015 Elevated Side None None
26 Mewla Maharajpur मेवला महाराजपुर 3 6 September 2015 Elevated Side None None
27 Sector 28 सेक्टर 28 3 6 September 2015 Elevated Side None None
28 Badkhal Mor बदखल मोर 3 6 September 2015 Elevated Side None None
29 Old Faridabad ओल्ड फरीदाबाद 3 6 September 2015 Faridabad railway station Elevated Side None None
30 Neelam Chowk Ajronda नीलम चौक अज्रोंडा 3 6 September 2015 Elevated Side Neelam Chowk Ajronda Depot At Grade
31 Bata Chowk बाटा चौक 3 6 September 2015 Elevated Side None None
32 Escorts Mujesar एस्कॉर्ट्स मुजेसर 3 6 September 2015 Elevated Side None None
33 Sant Surdas - Sihi संत सूरदास - सिही 3 19 November 2018 Elevated Side None None
34 Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) राजा नाहर सिंह (बल्लभगढ़) 3 19 November 2018 Elevated Side None None
40 Ballabhgarh Sanjay Colony बल्लभढ़ संजय कॉलोनी 3 2025 Elevated Side None None
41 Sector 58 - 59 सेक्टर 58 - 59 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
42 Sector 55 सेक्टर 55 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
43 Sikri सीकरी 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
44 Pirthala पिरथला 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
45 Baghola बघौला 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
46 Alapur अलापुर 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
47 Huda Chowk Palwal हुड्डा चौक पलवल 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
48 Alawpur Chowk अलावपुर चौक 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
49 Palwal City पलवल सिटी 4 2025 Elevated Side None None
50 Palwal Extension पलवल एक्सटेंशन 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
51 Agra Chowk New Palwal आगरा चौक नई पलवल 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
52 New Civil Lines Palwal नई सिविल लाइंस पलवल 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
53 Ram Nagar Palwal राम नगर पालवाल 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
54 Palwal Rural पलवल ग्रामीण 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
55 Dholagarh धोलागढ़ 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
56 Palwal Gurjar Park पलवल गुर्जर पार्क 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
57 Bahrola बहरोला 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
58 Khera Sarai खेरा सराई 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
59 Bamni Khera बमनी खेरा 5 2025 Elevated Side None None
60 Rundhi रुंधी 5 2025 Elevated Side None None

Train info
# Violet Line
1 Rakes Mitsubishi Hyundai Rotem BEML
2 Train Length 6
3 Train Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard 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 → Kashmere Gate
North Bound Towards → Kashmere Gate
Violet Line
Reserved For Ladies General Class
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6

Towards → Raja Nahar Singh
South Bound Towards → Raja Nahar Singh
Violet Line
Reserved For Ladies General Class
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6

Rolling stock

This line will have standard gauge trains manufactured by a consortium of Mitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML. A total of 196 cars were ordered which are supposed to run in 4-car configuration (46 trains) and 6-car configuration (2 trains). These trains will be used in this line and Green line. One train was manufactured in Changwon in South Korea and rest of the trains are manufactured at BEML's facility in Bangalore. Trains are 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge as compared to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) of broad gauge trains.[11]

See also

References
  1. Goswami, Sweta (15 June 2015). "Violet Line users for more coaches". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. "PM to flag off Delhi metro's Escorts Mujesar-Raja Nahar Singh section on Monday".
  3. "Route map". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Delhi Metro's Mandi House-Central Secretariat line opens". 26 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "A chronology of Delhi Metro accidents". Indo-Asian News Service. Hindustan Times Online. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
  7. Megha Suri (14 July 2009). "Day 2: 3 cranes fall, Metro image takes beating". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  8. "PM Modi set to launch Faridabad corridor on September 6". IBN Live. PTI. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. "Delhi Metro Violet Line Escorts Mujesar-Ballabgarh flagged off by PM Modi - WeForNews | Latest News, Blogs".
  10. "Badarpur (Delhi) - YMCA Chowk (Faridabad) Corridor Details".
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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