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Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)
The Yellow Line (Line 2) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of List of Delhi metro stations, 37 stations from Samaypur Badli metro station, Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre metro station, HUDA City Centre in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon in Haryana. The line with a length of is mostly underground and laid under one of the most congested parts of Delhi. The Yellow line is the second line of Delhi Metro to become operational after the Red Line (Delhi Metro), Red line. It is the 3rd longest metro line on the Delhi Metro network. This line covers, North Delhi, through Central Delhi, New Delhi, South Delhi and finally the city of Gurgaon in Haryana. The Yellow line has interchanges with the Red Line (Delhi Metro), Red, Blue Line (Delhi Metro), Blue, Violet Line (Delhi Metro), Violet, Pink Line (Delhi Metro), Pink and Magenta Line (Delhi Metro), Magenta lines of the Delhi Metro, as well as with the Delhi Junctio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be called a subway, tube, or underground. Unlike buses or trams, rapid transit systems are railways (usually electric railway, electric) that operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles, and which is often grade-separated in tunnels or on elevated railways. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between rapid transit station, stations typically using electric multiple units on rail tracks, although some systems use guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typically have high platforms, without steps inside the trains, requiring custom-made trains in order to minimize gaps between train a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Line (Delhi Metro)
The Red Line (Line 1) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It is an entirely elevated line and has 29 stations that runs from Rithala to Shaheed Sthal with a total distance of 34.55 km. 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, Central Delhi and North West Delhi in Delhi. 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 who reside in West Delhi and North West Delhi and travel towards Central Delhi, Shahdara and East Delhi and vice versa. History The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Delhi Metro Station
New Delhi Station is a station on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro. It is within walking distance from the Indian Railways New Delhi railway station. It is on the New Delhi Metro (Platform Number 16) side of the New Delhi Railway Station. The Airport Express also terminates at New Delhi Metro Station. Check-in facilities of some of the carriers including Air India are available at this station. A skywalk connecting the station with the New Delhi railway station was opened to the public in February 2022. Station layout Connections Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 39STL, 120B, 172, 213, 213A, 307A, 308, 430A, 433, 433CL, 433LSTL, 440A, 445, 445A, 453, 454, 457, 458, 460A, 467, 500, 522SPL, 604, 622, 716, 728A, 781, 840EXT, 853, 910A, 949, Airport Exp- 4, RL-75, RL-77A, RL-77B, RL-77Ext, RL-79 serves the station. See also *List of Delhi Metro stations *Transport in Delhi *Delhi Metro Rail Corporation *Delhi Suburban Railway *Delhi Transport Corporation *Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Airport Metro Express
The Delhi Airport Express Line or Orange Line is a Delhi Metro line from New Delhi Metro Station to Dwarka Sector 21, linking Indira Gandhi International Airport. The total length of the line is 22.7 km, of which 15.7 km is underground and 7 km, from Buddha Jayanti Park to Mahipalpur, is elevated. On 27 June 2013 Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. announced to DMRC that they are unable to operate the line beyond 30 June 2013. Following this, DMRC took over operations of Airport Express line from 1 July 2013 with an operations and maintenance team of 100 officials to handle the line. The line runs at a speed of 80 km/h providing for a 19-minute journey from New Delhi to IGI Airport. History The first tenders for line construction were awarded in September 2007. On 23 January 2008, the DMRC awarded a 30-year build-operate-transfer PPP contract to the Reliance Energy- CAF consortium. However, DMRC paid for half of the construction cost and executed tunneling and ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of . or 83% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction . In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in 2022, Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight. It runs 13,169 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India. Mail or Express trains, the most common types of trains, run at an average speed of . Suburban EMUs run at an average speed of . Ordinary passenger trains (incl. mixed) run at an average speed of . The maximum speed of passenger trains varies, with the Vande Bharat Express running at a peak speed of . In the freight segment, IR runs 8,479 trains daily. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Junction Railway Station
Delhi Junction railway station is the oldest railway station in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India in terms of frequency. Around 250 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. It was established near Chandni Chowk in 1864 when trains from , Calcutta started operating up to Delhi. Its present building was constructed by the British Indian government in the style of the nearby Red Fort and opened in 1903. It has been an important railway station of the country and preceded the by about 60 years. Chandni Chowk station of the Delhi Metro is located near it. History The station started with a broad gauge train from Calcutta in 1864. Metre-gauge track from Delhi to Rewari and further to Ajmer was laid in 1873 by Rajputana State Railway and metre-gauge trains from this station started in 1876. The present building of the station was built in 1900 and opened for the public in 1903. Started with just 2 platforms and 1000 passengers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magenta Line (Delhi Metro)
Magenta Line (Line 8) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India and the first driverless metro in India. The total length of the line is and it consists of 25 metro stations from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden, out of which 10 are elevated and rest 15 are underground. Unlike the Airport Metro Express, this line directly serves Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Janakpuri West metro station on the line contains India's tallest escalator with vertical height of 15.6 metres. The Magenta Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line at Hauz Khas, Blue Line at Janakpuri West & Botanical Garden and the Violet Line at Kalkaji Mandir of the Delhi Metro network. Shankar Vihar metro station on the line is unique as it is the only station on the network where free movement of civilians is restricted by the military, as it falls in the Delhi Cantonment area and according to DMRC official "located right in the heart of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, both in North Delhi. The Pink Line, with a length of , is the longest individual line in Delhi Metro, breaking the record set by the operational Blue Line (excluding 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 entire line passes alongside the busy Ring Road in Delhi, that witnesses massive traffic jams every day. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Violet Line (Delhi Metro)
The Violet Line (Line 6) is one of the lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. The line connects Kashmere Gate metro station, Kashmere Gate station in New Delhi with Raja Nahar Singh metro station, Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh via Faridabad. The line consists of 32 List of Delhi metro stations, metro stations with a total length of . This line acts as a parallel link for those, who travel in the heavily used Yellow Line (Delhi Metro), Yellow Line and connects the interior parts of South Delhi, a little of Central Delhi to the satellite town of Faridabad. The stretch between ITO metro station and Kashmere Gate metro station is popularly known as the Heritage Line. History The Violet Line was originally planned to open in March 2010. 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 metro station, Central Sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Line (Delhi Metro)
The Blue Line (Line 3 & Line 4) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It is the longest line (by total length) of the network and consists of a Main Line (Line 3) with 50 stations from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka Sector 21, with a length of and a Branch Line (Line 4) consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of . The Main line (Line 3) was the longest line of the Delhi Metro network until 6 August 2021, when an unfinished section between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations on the Pink Line was inaugurated and it became one 59-km-long corridor. History The Dwarka – Barakhamba Road section of the line was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on 31 December 2005 and opened to the public on 31 December 2005. Subsequent sections opened between Dwarka – Dwarka Sector 9 on 1 April 2006, Barakhamba Road – Indraprastha on 11 November 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Delhi
South Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India with its headquarters in Saket. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Saket, Hauz Khas, and Mehrauli. It is bounded by the Yamuna River to the east, the districts of New Delhi to the north, Faridabad District of Haryana state to the southeast, Gurgaon District of Haryana to the southwest, and South West Delhi to the west. South Delhi has a population of 2,731,929 (2011 census), and an area of , with a population density of 9,034 persons per km2 (23,397 persons per mi2). The South Delhi neighborhood of Hauz Khas is witnessing the growth of trendy shops and lodgings. It is now becoming the center for domestic and international tourists and backpackers. The area also is home to historical monuments and has easy access to the Delhi Metro, making it a preferred location for many visitors to India and domestic middle-class visitors from other Indian st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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