Violet Line (Delhi Metro)

Violet Line
Fleets of Violet line trains supplied by Mitsubishi. Here, a train leaves from JLN Stadium Metro Station.
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Delhi, Faridabad
Termini	ITO Escorts Mujesar
Stations	28
Daily ridership	2.5 lakhs (daily) (as of June 2015)[1]
Operation
Opened	3 October 2010[2]
Owner	DMRC
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Character	Underground and Elevated
Rolling stock	Mitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML Standard gauge
Technical
Line length	35.175 kilometres (21.857 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

The Violet Line is one of the six lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. The line connects ITO station via Central Secretariat station of the Yellow Line with Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad. The line consists of 28 metro stations with a total length of 35.175 kilometres (21.857 mi).^[3][4][5][6] The Central Secretariat—Sarita Vihar section of the line was opened on 3 October 2010 and was extended to Badarpur on 14 January 2011. The line was extended from Central Secretariat up to Mandi House on 26 June 2014 and further extended to ITO on 8 June 2015. This line acts as a parallel link for those, who travel in the heavily-used Yellow Line and connects the interior parts of South Delhi, a little of Central Delhi to the satellite town of Faridabad.^[7] An extension southwards till Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 September 2015.^[8]

History

The Violet Line was originally supposed to open in March 2010.^[9] On 12 July 2009, a portion of a bridge under construction collapsed when its cantilever pier collapsed on load of launching girder at Zamrudpur, near East of Kailash, on the Central Secretariat – Badarpur corridor. Six people were killed and 15 others injured.^[10] The day after, on 13 July 2009, a crane that was removing the debris collapsed, and with a bowling pin effect collapsed two other nearby cranes, injuring six.^[11]

An extension from the Badarpur-end of the line was opened on 6 September 2015 to cater to the satellite city of Faridabad. This is the second line to cross the Delhi-Haryana border after the Yellow Line to Gurgaon. This extension runs fully elevated for 13.87 km and has 9 stations.^[8]

History
Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
3 October 2010	Central Secretariat	Sarita Vihar	13.6 kilometers (8.5 mi)	13
14 January 2011	Sarita Vihar	Badarpur	4.2 kilometers (2.6 mi)	3
26 June 2014	Mandi House	Central Secretariat	3.03 kilometers (1.88 mi)	2
8 June 2015	Mandi House	ITO	0.972 kilometers (0.604 mi)	1
6 September 2015	Badarpur	Escorts Mujesar	13.875 kilometers (8.622 mi)	9
2017	Escorts Mujesar	Ballabgarh	3.205 kilometers (1.991 mi)	2
Total	ITO	Escorts Mujesar	35.175 kilometers (21.857 mi)	28

The depot is in Ajronda, adjacent to Neelam Chowk Ajronda station.^[12]

DMRC have placed an order for additional rolling stock for the line. The Delhi Metro phase III project will have more than 1,800 coaches by the year 2015-16. Projecting the needs, additional 60 coaches will be required for the Faridabad Line and 32 more coaches will be required for the Green Line extension.

Stations

Delhi Metro Violet Line
Legend
Red Line  Kashmere Gate  Yellow Line  Red Fort(proposed) Jama Masjid(proposed) Delhi Gate(proposed) ITO Mandi House  Blue Line  Janpath Central Secretariat  Yellow Line  Khan Market Lodi Road Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Ring Railway Jangpura Lajpat Nagar Ring Road Moolchand Kailash Colony Nehru Place Kalkaji Mandir Outer Ring Road Govind Puri Okhla Indian Railways Jasola Apollo Sarita Vihar Mohan Estate Tughlakabad Badarpur Delhi Haryana border Sarai Mathura Road NHPC Chowk Mewla Maharajpur Sector 28 Badkhal Mor Faridabad Old Neelam Chowk Ajronda Bata Chowk Escorts Mujesar NCB Colony(proposed) Ballabhgarh(proposed)

The line starts as underground from ITO till Jangpura, passing under Khan Market and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Then the elevated portion goes through Lajpat Nagar, Kailash Colony, Nehru Place, Okhla, Sarita Vihar, till the Escorts Mujesar station. The line has interchanges with Yellow Line at Central Secretariat and with Blue Line at Mandi House. Length of each platform is 140 meters with a width of 6.5 meteres.^[13] Beyond ITO towards Kashmere Gate Violet Line under phase 3 of Delhi Metro is under construction. An extension of 3.2 km from Escorts Mujesar to Ballabhgarh is under construction and expected to be completed in 2017.^[14]

List

Violet Line
#	Station Name		Opening	Connections	Layout
	English	Hindi
1	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट		Red Line      Yellow line	Underground
2	Red Fort	लाल किला		None	Underground
3	Jama Masjid	जामा मस्जिद		None	Underground
4	Delhi Gate	दिल्ली गेट		None	Underground
5	ITO	आई टी ओ	8 June 2015	None	Underground
6	Mandi House	मण्डी हाऊस	26 June 2014	Blue Line	Underground
7	Janpath	जनपथ	26 June 2014	None	Underground
8	Central Secretariat	केन्द्रीय सचिवालय	3 July 2005	Yellow Line	Underground
9	Khan Market	खान मार्किट	3 October 2010[15]	None	Underground
10	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	जवाहरलाल नेहरू स्टेडियम	3 October 2010[15]	None	Underground
11	Jangpura	जंगपुरा	3 October 2010[15]	None	Underground
12	Lajpat Nagar	लाजपत नगर	3 October 2010[15]	Pink Line (Under Construction)	Elevated
13	Moolchand	मूलचन्द	3 October 2010[15]	None	Elevated
14	Kailash Colony	कैलाश कॉलोनी	3 October 2010[15]	None	Elevated
15	Nehru Place	नेहरू प्लेस	3 October 2010[15]	None	Elevated
16	Kalkaji Mandir	कालकाजी	3 October 2010[15]	Magenta Line (Under Construction)	Elevated
17	Govind Puri	गोविन्दपुरी	3 October 2010[15]	None	Elevated
18	Okhla	ओखला	3 October 2010[15]	None	Elevated
19	Jasola Apollo	जसोला अपोलो	3 October 2010[15]	None	Elevated
20	Sarita Vihar	सरिता विहार	3 October 2010[15]	None	Elevated
21	Mohan Estate	मोहन एस्टेट	14 January 2011	None	Elevated
22	Tughlakabad	तुगलकाबाद	14 January 2011	None	Elevated
23	Badarpur	बदरपुर	14 January 2011	None	Elevated
24	Sarai	सराय	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
25	NHPC Chowk	एन एच पी सी चौक	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
26	Mewla Maharajpur	मेवला महाराजपुर	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
27	Sector 28	सेक्टर 28	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
28	Badkhal Mor	बड़खल मोङ	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
29	Faridabad Old	पुराना फरीदाबाद	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
30	Neelam Chowk Ajronda	नीलम चौक अजरौन्दा	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
31	Bata Chowk	बाटा चौक	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
32	Escorts Mujesar	ऐस्काॅर्ट्स मुजेसर	6 September 2015	None	Elevated
33	NCB Colony	एनसीबी कालोनी	2017	None	Elevated
34	Ballabhgarh	बल्लभगढ़	2017	None	Elevated

Rolling stock

This line will have standard gauge trains manufactured by a consortium of Mitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML. A total of 196 cars were ordered which are supposed to run in 4-car configuration (46 trains) and 6-car configuration (2 trains). These trains will be used in this line and Green line. One train was manufactured in Changwon in South Korea and rest of the trains are manufactured at BEML's facility in Bangalore. Trains are 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge as compared to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) of broad gauge trains.^[16]

Extensions

Approved Extension: North Bound

After the extension up to ITO on 8 June 2015, future stations under construction along this extension are (northbound):^[17]

1. Delhi Gate
2. Jama Masjid
3. Red Fort
4. Kashmere Gate (interchange to Red Line and Yellow Line)

The planned completion date for the north bound extension is August 2016 ^[18]

Approved Extension: South Bound

An extension 3.2 km consisting of two more stations southwards from Escorts Mujesar will be added along this stretch in 2017.^[19]

1) NCB Colony
2) Ballabhgarh

References

1. Goswami, Sweta (15 June 2015). "Violet Line users for more coaches". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_delhi-metro-to-jln-stadium-rolls-out-phase-ii-almost-complete_1446853 Delhi metro to JLN Stadium rolls out, Phase-II almost complete
3. "DMRC opens Sarita Vihar-Badarpur section". The Hindu. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
4. "Metro finally at Badarpur". The Times of India. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
5. "Badarpur to be linked to Metro network today". Indian Express. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
6. "DMRC opens Sarita Vihar–Badarpur section". Hindustan Times. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
7. "Delhi Metro's Mandi House-Central Secretariat line opens". 26 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
8. "PM Modi set to launch Faridabad corridor on September 6". IBN Live. PTI. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
9. http://railwayjob.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/metros-noida-badarpur-lines-running-late/
10. "A chronology of Delhi Metro accidents". Indo-Asian News Service (Hindustan Times Online). 2009-07-12. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
11. Megha Suri (2009-07-14). "Day 2: 3 cranes fall, Metro image takes beating". The Times of India. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
13. "Central Secretariat to become an interchange station soon". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 21 December 2009.
14. "Faridabad Metro Corridor - press brief". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
15. "Metro to JLN Stadium rolls out". Hindustan Times. 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
16. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/03/18/stories/2009031850811500.htm
17. "Metro's new east-south link to cut travel time". The Times Of India. 19 September 2010.
18. "ITO-Kashmere Gate line may open soon". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
19. http://www.delhimetrorail.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=4q8IfnclpVGbglld

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