Red Line (Delhi Metro)

Red Line
Red Line
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Locale	Delhi
Termini	Dilshad Garden (east) Rithala (west)
Stations	21
Daily ridership	300,000
Operation
Opened	25 December 2002
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character	At-grade, underground, and elevated
Technical
Line length	24.4 km
Track gauge	Indian gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

The Red Line of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi, consists of 21 stations that runs from Dilshad Garden to Rithala with a total distance of 24.4 km.^[1] The entire line is elevated. The line connects the areas of North East Delhi, North Delhi and North West Delhi.

History

The DMRC was facing a mammoth problem of funding. The then Central Government (BJP+NDA) did not have enough money for the project and no foreign fundings were available due to economic sanctions after the Pokaran-2 Nuclear Tests. The Central Government then took a bold decision. The Government decided to Construct a Segment of whole Project, by concentrating all available funds. This was done to show that India can handle such projects and attract foreign investors, specifically from Japan and South Korea. The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The first Segment was constructed from Tis Hazari to Shahdara and opened on 25 December 2002. The Strategy worked in favour of DMRC. Many foreign investors, specifically from The Japan Bank for International Cooperation invested in the project, they were really impressed with the attempt, especially by the corruption free model. The money invested was utilised to complete the rest of the segments in phase-I and then in construction of the phase-II. Subsequently, other stations were opened in phases, initially between Tis Hazari to Inderlok in 2003, then from Inderlok to Rithala in 2004 and a final eastern extension from Shahdara to Dilshad Garden in 2008. The Red Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line at Kashmere Gate and the Green Line at Inderlok. Kashmere Gate will also have an interchange with the Violet Line - which currently terminates as ITO - by late 2016. This line is the third most heavily used by daily commuters, as it acts as a link for those, who reside in West and North Delhi, to travel towards East Delhi and vice versa.

Future extensions

An extension from Rithala to Bawana (6.1 km), originally planned for Phase I, has been moved into Phase III for completion by 2016-17 respectively. Another Phase III plan, includes an eastward extension of 9.5 km from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad ISBT (New Bus Stand) which was approved by the DMRC and the government in January 2014. Construction began in early 2015 and is expected to be completed by 2016-17, thereby providing commuters another link to travel to Ghaziabad, as opposed to the Blue Line branch, that connects to Vaishali in Ghaziabad.

History
Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
25 December 2002	Shahdara	Tis Hazari	8.3 kilometers (5.2 mi)	6
3 October 2003	Tis Hazari	Inderlok	4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi)	4
31 March 2004	Inderlok	Rithala	8.9 kilometers (5.5 mi)	8
4 June 2008	Shahdara	Dilshad Garden	3.1 kilometers (1.9 mi)	3
Total	Dilshad Garden	Rithala	24.4 kilometers (15.2 mi)	21

Map

List of stations (East to North)

Main article: List of Delhi metro stations

Delhi Metro Red Line

Legend

Dilshad Garden

Jhilmil

Mansarovar Park

Shahdara

Swami Dayanand Marg

Welcome

Seelampur

Shastri Park

Yamuna River

Kashmere Gate

Yellow Line

Violet Line

Tis Hazari

Rani Jhansi Road

Pul Bangash

Swami Narayan Marg

Green Line

Ring Road

Outer Ring Road

Red Line
No.	Station Name		Opening	Connections	Layout
No.	English	Hindi	Opening	Connections	Layout
1	Dilshad Garden	दिलशाद गार्डन	4 June 2008	None	Elevated
2	Jhilmil	झिलमिल कालोनी	4 June 2008	None	Elevated
3	Mansarovar Park	मानसरोवर पार्क	4 June 2008	None	Elevated
4	Shahdara	शाहदरा	25 December 2002	None	Elevated
5	Welcome	वेलकम	25 December 2002	Pink Line (Under Construction)	Elevated
6	Seelampur	सीलमपुर	25 December 2002	None	Elevated
7	Shastri Park	शास्त्री पार्क	25 December 2002	None	At Grade
8	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट	25 December 2002	Yellow Line Violet Line (Under Construction)	Elevated
9	Tis Hazari	तीस हजारी	25 December 2002	None	Elevated
10	Pul Bangash	पुल बंगश	3 October 2003	None	Elevated
11	Pratap Nagar	प्रताप नगर	3 October 2003	None	Elevated
12	Shastri Nagar	शास्त्री नगर	3 October 2003	None	Elevated
13	Inderlok	इन्दरलोक	3 October 2003	Green Line	Elevated
14	Kanhiya Nagar	कन्हैया नगर	31 March 2004	None	Elevated
15	Keshav Puram	केशव पुरम	31 March 2004	None	Elevated
16	Netaji Subhash Place	नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस	31 March 2004	Pink Line (Under Construction)	Elevated
17	Kohat Enclave	कोहाट एन्क्लेव	31 March 2004	None	Elevated
18	Pitam Pura	पीतमपुरा	31 March 2004	None	Elevated
19	Rohini East	रोहिणी पूर्व	31 March 2004	None	Elevated
20	Rohini West	रोहिणी पश्चिम	31 March 2004	None	Elevated
21	Rithala	रिठाला	31 March 2004	None	Elevated

References

↑ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)

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