Red Line (Delhi Metro)

The Red Line (Line 1) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. It is mostly an elevated line and has 29 stations that runs from Rithala to Shaheed Sthal with a total distance of 34.55 km (21.47 mi).^[2] The Tis Hazari – Shahdara section of this line was the first stretch of the Delhi Metro that was constructed and commissioned. The line connects the areas of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and the districts of Shahdara,^[3][4] Central Delhi^[5][6] and North West Delhi^[7][8] in Delhi.

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	34.55 km (21.47 mi)
Character	At-grade and Elevated
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map Legend Shaheed Sthal Delhi-Meerut Hindon River Hindon River Arthala Mohan Nagar Blue Line 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 Magenta Line 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 Pitampura Magenta Line Outer Ring Road Rohini East Rohini West Rithala Rohini Sector 24&25 Rohini Sector 26 Grey Line Rohini Sector 31 Rohini Sector 32 Rohini Sector 36&37 Barwala Rohini Sector 35 Rohini Sector 34 Bawana Industrial Area Sector 3&4 Bawana Industrial Area Sector 1&2 Bawana JJ Colony Sanoth New Sanoth Depot Station Bhorgarh Anaj Mandi Narela Narela DDA Sports Complex Yellow Line Narela Narela Sector 5 Delhi Haryana border Kundli Nathupur

The Red Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line and Violet line at Kashmere Gate, the Pink Line at Welcome and Netaji Subhash Place, and the Green Line at Inderlok. It is the third most heavily used line of the Delhi Metro network as it acts as a link for those in West Delhi and North West Delhi traveling towards Central Delhi, Shahdara, East Delhi, and Ghaziabad, and vice versa.

History

Red Line
Phase	Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
I	25 December 2002	Shahdara	Tis Hazari	8.35 kilometers (5.19 mi)	6
	3 October 2003	Tis Hazari	Inderlok	4.87 kilometers (3.03 mi)	4
	31 March 2004	Inderlok	Rithala	8.84 kilometers (5.49 mi)	8
II	4 June 2008	Shahdara	Dilshad Garden	2.86 kilometers (1.78 mi)	3
III	8 March 2019	Dilshad Garden	Shaheed Sthal	9.63 kilometers (5.98 mi)	8
Total		Shaheed Sthal	Rithala	34.55 kilometers (21.47 mi)	29

Phase I & II

The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The Tis Hazari – Shahdara section of the line was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on 25 December 2002 and opened to the public on the same day.^[9] Subsequent sections opened between Tis Hazari – Inderlok on 3 October 2003, Inderlok – Rithala on 31 March 2004 and Shahdara – Dilshad Garden on 4 June 2008.^[10]

Phase III

As part of the Phase III of Delhi Metro, an eastward extension of 9.5 kilometres (5.90 mi) from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad ISBT (New Bus Adda) was approved by DMRC and MoHUA 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 along with the Blue Line branch that connects to Kaushambi and Vaishali.^[11] In November 2022, Delhi Metro introduced a set of two eight-coach trains on the Red Line, which were converted from the existing fleet of 39 six-coach trains.^[12] By April 2024, all the six-coach trains had been converted to 8-coach ones.^[13]

Phase IV

"Red Line Phase IV: Rithala-Narela-Nathupur": Under the Phase IV of the Delhi Metro, the Red Line is proposed to be extended towards Kundli with 21 new stations at Rohini Sector 25, Rohini Sector 26, Rohini Sector 31, Rohini Sector 32, Rohini Sector 36, Barwala, Rohini Sector 35, Rohini Sector 34, Bawana Industrial Area – 1 Sector 3,4, Bawana Industrial Area – 1 Sector 1,2, Bawana JJ Colony, Sanoth, New Sanoth, Depot Station, Bhorgarh Village, Anaj Mandi Narela, Narela DDA Sports Complex, Narela, Narela Sector 5, Kundli and Nathupur. All these stations will be elevated, except Depot Station, which would be at-grade.^[14][15]

Phase V

"Red Line Phase V: Nathupur-Sector7": The "Red Line Phase IV: Rithala-Narela-Nathupur" line is planned to be extended in Phase-V to Faridabad Sector-7. In April 2025, initial land survey was being conducted for the feasibility and the DPR will be conducted after approval from DMRC.^[16]

List of stations

Main article: List of Delhi Metro stations

Delhi Metro currently has parking facilities at 20 metro stations of the Red line.^[17][18]

Red Line
#	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	Ghaziabad	Elevated	Side	None	None
2	Hindon River	हिंडन रिवर	3	8 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
3	Arthala	अर्थला	3	8 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
4	Mohan Nagar	मोहन नगर	3	8 March 2019	Blue Line(Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Elevated	Side	None	None
5	Shyam Park	श्याम पार्क	3	8 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
6	Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar	मे‌‌जर मोहित शर्मा राजेन्द्र नगर	3	8 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
7	Raj Bagh	राज बाग़	3	8 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
8	Shaheed Nagar	शहीद नगर	3	8 March 2019	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
9	Dilshad Garden	दिलशाद गार्डन	2	4 June 2008	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
10	Jhilmil	झिलमिल	2	4 June 2008	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
11	Mansarovar Park	मानसरोवर पार्क	2	4 June 2008	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
12	Shahdara	शाहदरा	1	25 December 2002	Shahdara railway station	At Grade	Side	None	None
13	Welcome	वेलकम	1	25 December 2002	Pink Line	At Grade	Island	None	None
14	Seelampur	सीलमपुर	1	25 December 2002	None	At Grade	Island	None	None
15	Shastri Park	शास्त्री पार्क	1	25 December 2002	None	At Grade	Side	Shastri Park Depot	At Grade
16	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट	1	25 December 2002	Yellow Line Violet Line Kashmere Gate ISBT	Elevated	Side	None	None
17	Tis Hazari	तीस हज़ारी	1	25 December 2002	None	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 Delhi Kishanganj railway station	Elevated	Side	None	None
20	Shastri Nagar	शास्त्री नगर	1	3 October 2003	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
21	Inderlok	इंद्रलोक	1	3 October 2003	Green Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
22	Kanhaiya Nagar	कन्हैया नगर	1	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
23	Keshav Puram	केशव पुरम	1	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
24	Netaji Subhash Place	नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस	1	31 March 2004	Pink Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
25	Kohat Enclave	कोहाट एन्क्लेव	1	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
26	Pitampura	पीतमपुरा	1	31 March 2004	Magenta Line (Phase 4 – Under Construction)	Elevated	Side	None	None
27	Rohini East	रोहिणी पूर्व	1	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
28	Rohini West	रोहिणी पश्चिम	1	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
29	Rithala	रिठाला	1	31 March 2004	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
30	Rohini Sector 24-25	रोहिणी सेक्टर 24-25	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
31	Rohini Sector 26	रोहिणी सेक्टर 26	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
32	Rohini Sector 31	रोहिणी सेक्टर 31	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
33	Rohini Sector 32	रोहिणी सेक्टर 32	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
34	Rohini Sector 36-37	रोहिणी सेक्टर 36-37	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
35	Barwala	बरवाला	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
36	Rohini Sector 35	रोहिणी सेक्टर 35	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
37	Rohini Sector 34	रोहिणी सेक्टर 34	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
38	Bawana Industrial Area Sector 3,4	बवाना औद्योगिक क्षेत्र सेक्टर 3,4	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
39	Bawana Industrial Area Sector 1,2	बवाना औद्योगिक क्षेत्र सेक्टर 1,2	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
40	Bawana JJ Colony	बवाना जे जे कॉलोनी	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
41	Sanoth	सनोथ	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
42	New Sanoth	नया सनोथ	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
43	Depot Station	डिपो स्टेशन	4	2030	None	At Grade	Side	Depot Station	At Grade
44	Bhorgarh Village	भोरगढ़	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
45	Anaj Mandi Narela	अनाज मंडी नरेला	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
46	Narela DDA Sports Complex	नरेला डीडीए स्पोर्ट्स कॉम्प्लेक्स	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
47	Narela	नरेला	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
48	Narela Sector 5	नरेला सेक्टर 5	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
49	Kundli	कुंडली	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
50	Nathupur	नाथूपुर	4	2030	None	Elevated	Side	None	None

Train info

Red Line
Rakes	Mitsubishi	Hyundai Rotem	BEML
Train Length	8
Train Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary OHE
Train's Maximum Speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Train Operation	Delhi Metro

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• Delhi Transport Corporation
• List of Metro Systems
• National Capital Region (India)
• Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh