Magenta Line (Delhi Metro)

The Magenta Line (Line 8) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India and the first driverless metro in India. The total length of the line is 37.46 kilometers (23.28 mi) and it consists of 25 metro stations from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden, out of which 10 are elevated and rest 15 are underground.[1] Unlike the Airport Metro Express, this line directly serves Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Magenta Line
(Line 8)
Delhi Metro Magenta Line - 8
Overview
StatusFully Operational
OwnerDelhi Metro
LocaleDelhi and Noida
TerminiJanakpuri West
Botanical Garden
Stations25
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemDelhi Metro
Operator(s)Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stockHyundai Rotem Standard gauge
History
Opened
Technical
Line length37.46 kilometers (23.28 mi)
CharacterUnderground and Elevated
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Route map

 Janakpuri West
 Blue Line 
 Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South
 Dashrath Puri
 Palam
Sadar Bazaar Cantonment
Terminal 1-IGI Airport
NH48
Shankar Vihar
Vasant Vihar
Munirka
 R. K. Puram
 IIT Delhi
 Hauz Khas
 Yellow Line 
 Panchsheel Park
 Chirag Delhi
 Greater Kailash
 Nehru Enclave
 Kalkaji Mandir
 Violet Line 
Okhla NSIC
Mathura Road/NH-2
 Sukhdev Vihar
 Jamia Millia Islamia
 Okhla Vihar
 Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh
 Kalindi Kunj
Yamuna River
Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
border
 Okhla Bird Sanctuary
 Botanical Garden
 Blue Line 

Janakpuri West metro station on the line contains India's tallest escalator with vertical height of 15.6 metres.[2] The Magenta Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line at Hauz Khas, Blue Line at Janakpuri West & Botanical Garden and the Violet Line at Kalkaji Mandir of the Delhi Metro network.

Shankar Vihar metro station on the line is unique as it is the only station on the network where free movement of civilians is restricted by the military, as it falls in the Delhi Cantonment area and according to DMRC official "located right in the heart of the defence zone, it thus will cater primarily to defence personnel".[3] The Hauz Khas metro station on this line is the deepest Metro station at a depth of 29 metres.[4]

For the first time in India, the construction work of two parallel tunnels was completed together at Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South station. The Janakpuri West, Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South & Dashrath Puri stations have been executed by an HCC-Samsung joint venture.[5][6]

History

The line was initially targeted for completion in December 2016, however, this date was extended due to difficult tunnelling conditions. The trials of the line began in August 2017. The line got inaugurated in two stages where the first section from Botanical Garden to Kalkaji Mandir was opened for public by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 December 2017[7] and the second stage got inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 28 May 2018. The remaining section of the line became functional and opened for public use from 29 May 2018 at 06:00 hrs IST.[8]

Extension history

A stretch of 8.679 km having 9 stations from Botanical Garden-Kalkaji Mandir was opened to public on 25 December 2017. The remaining portion of line opened on 28 May 2018.[9]

History
Last Extension Sections Length Stations
25 December 2017 Botanical Garden-Kalkaji Mandir 12.64 kilometers (7.85 mi) 9
28 May 2018 Kalkaji Mandir-Janakpuri West 24.82 kilometers (15.42 mi) 16
Total Botanical Garden-Janakpuri West 37.46 kilometers (23.28 mi) 25

Phase 4

In addition to the Kalindi Kunj , the Magenta Line will have a new depot at Mangolpuri. Under this phase, the line will be further extended from Janakpuri West to RK Ashram, providing an interchange for Blue Line and improving connectivity in the northern parts of Delhi. Work is slated to begin in 2019 and has a deadline of 2023-24.[10]

Stations
Main article: List of Delhi Metro stations
Magenta Line
# Stations Phase Opening Interchange
Connections		 Station Layout Platform Layout Depot Connection Depot Layout
English Hindi
1 Ramakrishna Ashram Marg रामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्ग 4 2024  Blue Line  Underground Island None None
2 Nabi Karim नबी करीम 4 2024 None Underground Island None None
3 Sadar Bazar सदर बाज़ार 4 2024 None Underground Island None None
4 Pul Bangash पुल बंगश 4 2024  Red Line  Underground Island None None
5 Ghanta Ghar घंटा घर 4 2024 None Underground Island None None
6 Derawal Nagar देरावल नगर 4 2024 None Underground Island None None
7 Ashok Vihar अशोक विहार 4 2024 None Elevated Side None None
8 Azadpur आज़ादपुर 4 2024  Pink Line   Yellow Line 
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)		 Elevated Side None None
9 Majlis Park मजलिस पार्क 4 March 2023[11]  Pink Line 
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)		 Elevated Island Mukundpur Depot At Grade
10 Bhalswa भलस्वा 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
11 Haiderpur Badli Mor हैदरपुर बादली मोड़ 4 March 2023  Yellow Line  Elevated Side None None
12 North Pitampura उत्तर पीतमपुरा 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
13 Prashant Vihar प्रशांत विहार 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
14 Pitampura पीतमपुरा 4 March 2023  Red Line 
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)		 Elevated Side None None
15 Madhuban Chowk मधुबन चौक 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
16 Deepali Chowk दीपाली चौक 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
17 Pushpanjali पुष्पांजली 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
18 West Enclave वेस्ट एन्क्लेव 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
19 Mangolpuri मंगोलपुरी 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
20 Peeragarhi पीरागढ़ी 4 March 2023  Green Line 
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)		 Elevated Side None None
21 Paschim Vihar पश्चिम विहार 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
22 Keshopur केशोपुर 4 March 2023 None Elevated Side None None
23 Krishna Park Extension कृष्ण पार्क एक्सटेंशन 4 March 2023 None Underground Island None None
24 Janakpuri Westजनकपुरी पश्चिम3 29 May 2018  Blue Line  Underground Island None None
25 Dabri Mor - South Janakpuriडाबरी मोड़ - दक्षिण जनकपुरी 3 29 May 2018  Metro Lite 
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)		 Underground Island None None
26 Dashrathpuriदशरथपुरी 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
27 Palamपालम 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
28 Sadar Bazar Cantonmentसदर बाज़ार छावनी 3 29 May 2018 None Elevated Side None None
29 Terminal 1-IGI Airport टर्मिनल 1 इन्दिरा गांधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा 3 29 May 2018 IGI Airport Terminal-1 Underground Island None None
30 Shankar Viharशंकर विहार 3 29 May 2018 None Elevated Side None None
31 Vasant Viharवसन्त विहार 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
32 Munirkaमुनिरका 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
33 R. K. Puramराम कृष्ण पुरम 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
34 IIT Delhiआईआईटी दिल्ली 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
35 Hauz Khasहौज़ ख़ास 3 29 May 2018  Yellow Line  Underground Island None None
36 Panchsheel Parkपंचशील पार्क 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
37 Chirag Delhiचिराग दिल्ली 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
38 Greater Kailashग्रेटर कैलाश 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
39 Nehru Enclaveनेहरू एन्क्लेव 3 29 May 2018 None Underground Island None None
40 Kalkaji Mandirकालकाजी मंदिर 3 25 December 2017  Violet Line  Underground Side None None
41 Okhla NSICओखला एनएसआईसी 3 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side None None
42 Sukhdev Viharसुखदेव विहार 3 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side None None
43 Jamia Millia Islamiaजामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया 3 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side None None
44 Okhla Viharओखला विहार 3 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side None None
45 Jasola Vihar Shaheen Baghजसोला विहार शाहीन बाग़ 3 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side Kalindi Kunj - Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh Depot At Grade

Elevated

46 Kalindi Kunjकालिन्दी कुंज 3 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side None None
47 Okhla Bird Sanctuaryओखला पक्षी अभयारण्य 3 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side None None
48 Botanical Gardenबोटैनिकल गार्डन 3 25 December 2017  Blue Line  Elevated Side None None

Train info
# Magenta Line
1 Rakes 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

See also

References
  1. "Route map". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Tiwari, Shewali (13 May 2018). "At A Height Of 15.6 Meters, India's Tallest Escalator Is In This Delhi Metro Station". Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. "Delhi Metro Magenta Line: At one station, a peculiar problem". 30 May 2018.
  4. Chattopadhyay, Anindya (28 May 2018). "Delhi Metro's Magenta Line: New Hauz Khas station an engineering landmark". Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. For The First Time In India, DMRC Completes Work of Two Parallel Tunnels Simultaneously at Dabri Mor
  6. Delhi Metro Completes Work on Indias First Twin Tunnels Simultaneously - NDTV.com
  7. "Delhi Metro's Magenta line to be inaugurated by PM Modi on December 25". Indian Express. 18 December 2017.
  8. Delhi metro magenta line flagging off ceremony
  9. Delhi metro magenta line flagging off ceremony
  10. "Delhi Metro Phase 4: DMRC likely to begin work on longest corridor from December; details here". The Financial Express. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. "Some sections of Delhi Metro's phase 4 to be opened by Mar 2023, says DMRC Chief".
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