Pink Line (Delhi Metro)

The Pink Line (Line 7) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India.^[1] It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, both in North Delhi.

Pink Line (Line 7)
Pink Line near Anand Vihar Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Delhi Metro
Locale	Delhi
Termini	Majlis Park Shiv Vihar
Stations	38
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Delhi Metro
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stock	Hyundai-ROTEM
History
Opened	14 March 2018 (Majlis Park – Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus) 6 August 2018 (Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus – Lajpat Nagar) 31 October 2018 (Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake – Shiv Vihar) 31 December 2018 (Lajpat Nagar – Mayur Vihar Pocket I) 6 August 2021 (Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake – Mayur Vihar Pocket I)
Technical
Line length	59.24 km (36.81 mi)
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 Maujpur - Babarpur Yamuna Vihar Bhajanpura Khajuri Khas Sonia Vihar Yamuna River Soorghat Jagatpur Village Jharoda Majra Burari Outer Ring Road Mukundpur Depot Majlis Park Magenta Line Ring Road Azadpur Yellow Line Magenta Line Shalimar Bagh Netaji Subhash Place Red Line Shakurpur Rohtak Road Punjabi Bagh West Green Line ESI - Basaidarapur Rajouri Garden Blue Line Najafgarh Road Mayapuri Naraina Vihar Delhi Cantonment Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway Dhaula Kuan Airport Express Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh Bhikaji Cama Place Sarojini Nagar Dilli Haat - INA Yellow Line South Extension Lajpat Nagar Violet Line Vinobapuri Ashram Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin Ring Road Yamuna River Mayur Vihar-I Blue Line Mayur Vihar Pocket I Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake East Vinod Nagar - Mayur Vihar-II Mandawali - West Vinod Nagar IP Extension Anand Vihar Blue Line Karkarduma Blue Line Karkarduma Court Krishna Nagar East Azad Nagar Welcome Red Line Grand Trunk Road Jaffrabad Maujpur - Babarpur Pink Line Gokulpuri Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Johri Enclave Shiv Vihar

At 59.24 kilometres (36.81 mi), the Pink Line is the longest individual line in the Delhi Metro and in India, exceeding the length of the operational Blue Line (excluding its branch line). It is mostly elevated and covers Delhi in an almost U-shaped pattern. The Pink Line is also known as the Ring Road Line, as the line passes alongside the Ring Road in Delhi.

The Pink Line has interchanges with most of the operational lines of the network, such as the Red Line at Netaji Subhash Place & Welcome, Yellow Line at Azadpur & Dilli Haat - INA, Green Line at Punjabi Bagh West, Blue Line at Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Anand Vihar & Karkarduma, Dhaula Kuan of Airport Express (Orange Line) at Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus, Violet Line at Lajpat Nagar, as well as with Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar Terminal (Indian Railways) and the ISBTs at Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan.

The Pink Line has the highest point of the Delhi Metro at Dhaula Kuan with a height of 23.6 metres, passing over the Dhaula Kuan grade separator flyovers and the Airport Express Line.^[2] It also possesses the country's smallest metro station, Ashram, with a size of just 151.6 metres against the usual 265 metres.^[3]: 93 Also, the platform for a six-coach train is 140 metres but has been reduced to 135 metres in the Ashram station.

The line will be extended to Maujpur - Babarpur, creating one of the world's longest ring lines in the city. The Maujpur - Babarpur to Shiv Vihar section will then act as a branch line. The extension is expected to be completed by March 2025.^[4]

History

The total length of the line is 59.24 kilometres (36.81 mi).^[5] There are 38 stations in the Pink Line, out of which 26 are elevated and 12 are underground.

The line was opened in five stages from March 2018 to August 2021. The first section on the Pink Line become operational from 14 March 2018 between Majlis Park to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus, thereafter the section between Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus and Lajpat Nagar was opened on 6 August 2018, Shiv Vihar to Trilokpuri was opened on 31 October 2018. The section between Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket I was opened on 31 December 2018.

The section between Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket I was not completed as construction of a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) viaduct began late due to land acquisition issues at Trilokpuri.^[6] This had rendered the Pink Line into two independent lines. Trains from Majlis Park would terminate at Mayur Vihar Pocket 1, while trains coming from Shiv Vihar would terminate at either IP Extension or Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake.

The final section between Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake and Mayur Vihar Pocket I was opened on 6 August 2021.^[7]

Stations

Main article: List of Delhi Metro stations

The stations of the Pink Line are:^[8]

Pink Line
#	Station Name		Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Layout	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
	English	Hindi
1	Maujpur - Babarpur	मौजपुर - बाबरपुर	4	2025 [9]	Pink Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
2	Yamuna Vihar	यमुना विहार	4	2025	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
3	Bhajanpura	भजनपुरा	4	2025	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
4	Khajuri Khas	खजूरी ख़ास	4	2025	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
5	Sonia Vihar	सोनिया विहार	4	2025	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
6	Soorghat	सूरघाट	4	2025	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
7	Jagatpur Village	जगतपुर गांव	4	2025	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
8	Jharoda Majra	झड़ौदा माजरा	4	2025	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
9	Burari	बुराड़ी	4	2025	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
10	Majlis Park	मजलिस पार्क	3	14 March 2018	Magenta Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Elevated	Side	Mukundpur Depot	At Grade
11	Azadpur	आज़ादपुर	3	14 March 2018	Yellow Line Magenta Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Underground	Island	None	None
12	Shalimar Bagh	शालीमार बाग़	3	14 March 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
13	Netaji Subhash Place	नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस	3	14 March 2018	Red Line	Underground	Side	None	None
14	Shakurpur	शकूरपुर	3	14 March 2018	None	Elevated	Island	None	None
15	Punjabi Bagh West	पंजाबी बाग़ पश्चिम	3	14 March 2018	Green Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
16	ESI - Basaidarapur	ईएसआई - बसईदारापुर	3	14 March 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
17	Rajouri Garden	राजौरी गार्डन	3	14 March 2018	Blue Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
18	Mayapuri	मायापुरी	3	14 March 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
19	Naraina Vihar	नारायणा विहार	3	14 March 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
20	Delhi Cantonment	दिल्ली छावनी	3	14 March 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
21	Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus	दुर्गाबाई देशमुख साउथ कैम्पस	3	14 March 2018	Airport Express	Elevated	Side	None	None
22	Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh	सर एम. विश्वेश्वरय्या मोती बाग़	3	6 August 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
23	Bhikaji Cama Place	भीकाजी कामा प्लेस	3	6 August 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
24	Sarojini Nagar	सरोजिनी नगर	3	6 August 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
25	Dilli Haat - INA	दिल्ली हाट - आईएनए	3	6 August 2018	Yellow Line	Underground	Island	None	None
26	South Extension	साउथ एक्सटेंशन	3	6 August 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
27	Lajpat Nagar	लाजपत नगर	3	6 August 2018	Violet Line Golden Line	Underground	Island	None	None
28	Vinobapuri	विनोबापुरी	3	31 December 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
29	Ashram	आश्रम	3	31 December 2018	None	Underground	Island	None	None
30	Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin	सराय काले ख़ान - निज़ामुद्दीन	3	31 December 2018	Sarai Kale Khan Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station Sarai Kale Khan ISBT	Underground	Island	None	None
31	Mayur Vihar-I	मयूर विहार-१	3	31 December 2018	Blue Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
32	Mayur Vihar Pocket I	मयूर विहार पॉकेट १	3	31 December 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
33	Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake	त्रिलोकपुरी संजय झील	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
34	East Vinod Nagar - Mayur Vihar-II	पूर्व विनोद नगर - मयूर विहार-२	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
35	Mandawali - West Vinod Nagar	मंडावली - वेस्ट विनोद नगर	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
36	IP Extension	आईपी एक्सटेंशन	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	Vinod Nagar - Ghazipur Depot	At Grade Elevated
37	Anand Vihar	आनंद विहार	3	31 October 2018	Blue Line Anand Vihar Anand Vihar Terminal railway station Anand Vihar ISBT	Elevated	Side	None	None
38	Karkarduma	कड़कड़डूमा	3	31 October 2018	Blue Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
39	Karkarduma Court	कड़कड़डूमा कोर्ट	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
40	Krishna Nagar	कृष्णा नगर	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
41	East Azad Nagar	आज़ाद नगर पूर्व	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
42	Welcome	वेलकम	3	31 October 2018	Red Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
43	Jaffrabad	जाफ़राबाद	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
44	Maujpur - Babarpur	मौजपुर - बाबरपुर	3	31 October 2018	Pink Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Elevated	Side	None	None
45	Gokulpuri	गोकुलपुरी	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
46	Johri Enclave	जौहरी एनक्लेव	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
47	Shiv Vihar	शिव विहार	3	31 October 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None

Train Info

Pink Line
Rakes	Hyundai Rotem	Alstom Metropolis
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

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway

References

1. "Metro comes to north-east Delhi, but it won't be straight line". Times of India. 30 October 2018.
2. "New high for Metro with track at 24m". The Indian Express. 26 September 2014.
3. Dayal, Anuj (5 April 2018). Delhi Metro - Phase 3 Challenges. New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
4. "First section of Delhi Metro phase-IV to open by July 2024, says DMRC chief". TimesNow. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
5. "Delhi Metro Map". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
6. Roy, Sidharatha (4 May 2018). "Delhi Metro: Missing link at Mayur Vihar-1 in Metro's longest line finally set to be bridged". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
7. "Delhi Metro Pink Line's Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake-Mayur Vihar Pocket-1 stretch inaugurated". The Hindu. 6 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
8. "Metro Network Phase I, II, III & NCR" (PDF). Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMR). February 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
9. "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

• 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.
• Delhi Metro Pink Line Details Archived 3 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine