Magenta Line (Delhi Metro)

The Magenta Line is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India and the first driverless metro in India. The line, which trundles across South Delhi and is majorly underground, spans 40.26 kilometers (25.02 mi) and consists of 26 metro stations: 10 are elevated and the rest 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
Status	Operational
Owner	Delhi Metro
Locale	Delhi and Noida
Termini	Krishna Park Extension Botanical Garden
Stations	26
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stock	Hyundai Rotem
History
Opened	25 December 2017 (Botanical Garden – Kalkaji Mandir) 28 May 2018 (Janakpuri West – Kalkaji Mandir) 5 January 2025 (Janakpuri West - Krishna Park Extension)
Technical
Line length	40.26 kilometers (25.02 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map Legend under construction Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Blue Line Nabi Karim Green Line Sadar Bazar Pul Bangash Red Line Ghanta Ghar Derawal Nagar Ashok Vihar Azadpur Yellow Line Pink Line Majlis Park Pink Line Bhalswa Haiderpur Badli Mor Yellow Line North Pitampura Prashant Vihar Pitampura Red Line Deepali Chowk Pushpanjali West Enclave Mangolpuri Peeragarhi Green Line Paschim Vihar Keshopur Krishna Park Extension Janakpuri West Blue Line Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South Dashrathpuri Palam Sadar Bazar Cantonment Terminal 1 IGI Airport Golden Line Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway Shankar Vihar Vasant Vihar Munirka R. K. Puram IIT Hauz Khas Yellow Line Panchsheel Park Chirag Delhi Golden Line Greater Kailash Nehru Enclave Kalkaji Mandir Violet Line Okhla NSIC NH 19 / Mathura Road 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

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

Shankar Vihar metro station is unique within the network as it is the only station where civilian movement is restricted by the military. Located within the Delhi Cantonment, it primarily serves defence personnel due to its position in the heart of the defence zone.^[3] The Hauz Khas metro station on this line is the deepest metro station in the network at a depth of 29 metres.^[4]

For the first time in India, the construction of two parallel tunnels was successfully completed concurrently at the Dabri Mor–Janakpuri South station.^[5]: 71

History

The line was initially scheduled for completion in December 2016, but the timeline was extended due to challenging tunnelling conditions. Trial runs began in August 2017. The line was inaugurated in two phases: the first section, from Botanical Garden to Kalkaji Mandir, was opened to the public on December 25, 2017.^[6] The second phase was inaugurated on May 28, 2018, with the remaining section becoming operational and open for public use on May 29, 2018 at 06:00 IST.^[7]

Extension history

A stretch of 8.679 km, comprising 9 stations on the Botanical Garden–Kalkaji Mandir section, was opened to the public on 25 December 2017. The portion of 24.82 km of the line was opened to public on 28 May 2018 and a small stretch of 2.8 km the section of Phase IV was opened on 5 January 2025.^[8]

Magenta Line
Extension date	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
5 January 2025	Janakpuri West – Krishna Park Extension	2.8 kilometers (1.7 mi)	1
Total	Botanical Garden – Janakpuri West	40.26 kilometers (25.02 mi)	26

Phase 4

In addition to Kalindi Kunj depot, the Magenta Line will have a new depot at Mangolpuri. Under this phase, the line will be further extended from Janakpuri West to Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, providing interchanges with Green, Red, Yellow, Pink and Blue lines, and improving connectivity in the northern parts of Delhi. The extension is expected to be completed by March 2026.^[9]

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	2026	Blue Line	Underground	Island	None	None
2	Nabi Karim	नबी करीम	4	2026	Green Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Underground	Island	None	None
3	Sadar Bazar	सदर बाज़ार	4	2026	None	Underground	Island	None	None
4	Pul Bangash	पुल बंगश	4	2026	Red Line	Underground	Island	None	None
5	Ghanta Ghar	घंटा घर	4	2026	None	Underground	Island	None	None
6	Derawal Nagar	डेरावाल नगर	4	2026	None	Underground	Island	None	None
7	Ashok Vihar	अशोक विहार	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
8	Azadpur	आज़ादपुर	4	2026	Pink Line Yellow Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
9	Majlis Park	मजलिस पार्क	4	2026	Pink Line	Elevated	Island	None	None
10	Bhalaswa	भलस्वा	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
11	Haiderpur Badli Mor	हैदरपुर बादली मोड़	4	2026	Yellow Line	Elevated	Island	None	None
12	North Pitampura	उत्तर पीतमपुरा	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
13	Prashant Vihar	प्रशांत विहार	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
14	Pitampura	पीतमपुरा	4	2026	Red Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
15	Deepali Chowk	दीपाली चौक	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
16	Pushpanjali	पुष्पांजली	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
17	West Enclave	वेस्ट एन्क्लेव	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
18	Mangolpuri	मंगोलपुरी	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	Mangolpuri Depot	At Grade
19	Peeragarhi	पीरागढ़ी	4	2026	Green Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
20	Paschim Vihar	पश्चिम विहार	4	2026	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
21	Keshopur	केशोपुर	4	2026[10]	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
22	Krishna Park Extension	कृष्णा पार्क एक्सटेंशन	4	5 January 2025	None	Underground	Island	None	None
23	Janakpuri West	जनकपुरी पश्चिम	3	29 May 2018	Blue Line	Underground	Island	None	None
24	Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South	डाबरी मोड़ - दक्षिण जनकपुरी	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
25	Dashrath Puri	दशरथपुरी	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
26	Palam	पालम	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
27	Sadar Bazaar Cantonment	सदर बाज़ार छावनी	3	29 May 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
28	Terminal 1-IGI Airport	टर्मिनल १ - आईजीआई एअरपोर्ट	3	29 May 2018	IGI Airport Terminal-1 Golden Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Underground	Island	None	None
29	Shankar Vihar	शंकर विहार	3	29 May 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
30	Vasant Vihar	वसन्त विहार	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
31	Munirka	मुनिरका	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
32	R. K. Puram	राम कृष्ण पुरम	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
33	IIT Delhi	आईआईटी दिल्ली	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
34	Hauz Khas	हौज़ ख़ास	3	29 May 2018	Yellow Line	Underground	Island	None	None
35	Panchsheel Park	पंचशील पार्क	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
36	Chirag Delhi	चिराग दिल्ली	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
37	Greater Kailash	ग्रेटर कैलाश	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
38	Nehru Enclave	नेहरू एन्क्लेव	3	29 May 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
39	Kalkaji Mandir	कालकाजी मंदिर	3	25 December 2017	Violet Line	Underground	Side	None	None
40	Okhla NSIC	ओखला एनएसआईसी	3	25 December 2017	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
41	Sukhdev Vihar	सुखदेव विहार	3	25 December 2017	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
42	Jamia Millia Islamia	जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया	3	25 December 2017	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
43	Okhla Vihar	ओखला विहार	3	25 December 2017	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
44	Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh	जसोला विहार शाहीन बाग़	3	25 December 2017	None	Elevated	Side	Kalindi Kunj - Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh Depot	At Grade Elevated
45	Kalindi Kunj	कालिन्दी कुंज	3	25 December 2017	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
46	Okhla Bird Sanctuary	ओखला बर्ड सैन्चुरी	3	25 December 2017	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
47	Botanical Garden	बॉटैनिकल गार्डन	3	25 December 2017	Blue Line	Elevated	Side	None	None

Train info

Magenta Line
Rakes	Hyundai Rotem	Alstom Metropolis
Train Length	6
Train Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary OHE
Train's Maximum Speed	100 km/h
Train Operation	Delhi Metro

See also

• Delhi
• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Delhi Metro
• Delhi Monorail
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• Transport in Delhi
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Route map". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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. Dayal, Anuj (5 April 2018). Delhi Metro - Phase 3 Challenges. New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
6. "Delhi Metro's Magenta line to be inaugurated by PM Modi on December 25". Indian Express. 18 December 2017.
7. Delhi metro magenta line flagging off ceremony
8. Delhi metro magenta line flagging off ceremony
9. "Delhi: Covid, green concerns put Phase-IV in low gear; push targets back". The Times of India. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
10. "First section of Delhi Metro phase-IV to open by July 2024, says DMRC chief". TimesNow. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.