Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)

Yellow Line
(Line 2)
Yellow Line; (Line 2)
	A Bombardier eight-coach train leaves from Patel Chowk Metro Station.
Overview
Locale	Delhi, Gurgaon
Termini	Samaypur Badli; Millennium City Centre;
Stations	37
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stock	Mitsubishi-ROTEM ; Bombardier MOVIA
History
Opened	20 December 2004 (Vishwa Vidyalaya – Kashmere Gate); 3 July 2005 (Kashmere Gate – Central Secretariat);
Technical
Line length	49.02 km (30.46 mi)
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map
	Delhi
	Haryana

The Yellow Line (Line 2) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of 37 stations from Samaypur Badli in Delhi to Millennium City Centre in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon in Haryana. The 49.02 kilometers (30.46 mi) line is mostly underground and laid under one of the most congested parts of Delhi.[1] The Yellow Line is the second line of Delhi Metro to become operational after the 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, Blue, Violet, Pink and Magenta lines of the Delhi Metro, as well as with the Old Delhi and New Delhi railway stations of the Indian Railways. The Line also connects with the Airport Express Line at New Delhi metro station. Chawri Bazar metro station is the second deepest station of the Delhi Metro network and is situated about 25 metres (82 ft) below ground level and has 18 escalators.

History

The Vishwa Vidyalaya to Kashmere Gate section was the first underground section of Delhi Metro to be completed and became operational for public. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated this 4 km stretch on 19 December 2004.

The following dates represent the dates the section opened to the public, not the private inauguration.

Yellow Line
Phase	Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
I	20 December 2004	Vishwa Vidyalaya	Kashmere Gate	4.06 kilometers (2.52 mi)	4
I	3 July 2005	Kashmere Gate	Central Secretariat	6.62 kilometers (4.11 mi)	6
II	4 February 2009	Vishwa Vidyalaya	Jahangirpuri	6.38 kilometers (3.96 mi)	5
	21 June 2010	HUDA City Centre	Qutab Minar	15.82 kilometers (9.83 mi)	9
	26 August 2010	Chhatarpur[2]		–	1
	3 September 2010	Central Secretariat	Qutab Minar[3]	11.76 kilometers (7.31 mi)	9
III	10 November 2015	Jahangirpuri	Samaypur Badli[4]	4.38 kilometers (2.72 mi)	3
Total		Samaypur Badli	HUDA City Centre	49.02 kilometers (30.46 mi)	37

Stations

Yellow Line
#	Station Name		Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
#	English	Hindi	Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
1	Samaypur Badli	समयपुर बादली	3	10 November 2015	Badli Railway station	Elevated	Side	Siraspur Depot	At Grade
2	Rohini Sector 18, 19	रोहिणी सेक्टर १८ - १९			None		Side	None
3	Haiderpur Badli Mor	हैदरपुर बादली मोड़			Magenta Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)		Island
4	Jahangirpuri	जहाँगीरपुरी	2	4 February 2009	None		Side
5	Adarsh Nagar	आदर्श नगर			Adarsh Nagar Railway station
6	Azadpur	आज़ादपुर			Pink Line Magenta Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)
7	Model Town	मॉडल टाउन			None
8	GTB Nagar	गुरु तेग बहादुर नगर				Underground
9	Vishwa Vidyalaya	विश्व विद्यालय	1	20 December 2004				Timarpur - Kyber Pass Depot	At Grade
10	Vidhan Sabha	विधान सभा						None
11	Civil Lines	सिविल लाइन्स
12	Kashmere Gate	कश्मीरी गेट			Red Line Violet Line Kashmere Gate ISBT		Island
13	Chandni Chowk	चाँदनी चौक		3 July 2005	Delhi Junction Railway station
14	Chawri Bazar	चावड़ी बाज़ार			None
15	New Delhi	नई दिल्ली			Airport Express Green Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction) New Delhi Railway Station
16	Rajiv Chowk	राजीव चौक			Blue Line
17	Patel Chowk	पटेल चौक			None
18	Central Secretariat	केन्द्रीय सचिवालय			Violet Line		Side
19	Udyog Bhawan	उद्योग भवन	2	3 September 2010	None		Island
20	Lok Kalyan Marg	लोक कल्याण मार्ग
21	Jor Bagh	जोर बाग़
22	Dilli Haat - INA	दिल्ली हाट आईएनए			Pink Line
23	AIIMS	एम्स			None
24	Green Park	ग्रीन पार्क			None
25	Hauz Khas	हौज़ ख़ास			Magenta Line
26	Malviya Nagar	मालवीय नगर			None
27	Saket	साकेत
28	Qutab Minar	क़ुतुब मीनार		21 June 2010		Elevated	Side
29	Chhatarpur	छत्तरपुर		26 August 2010	Golden Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)
30	Sultanpur	सुल्तानपुर		21 June 2010	None			Sultanpur Depot	At Grade
31	Ghitorni	घिटोरनी						None
32	Arjan Garh	अर्जन गढ़
33	Guru Dronacharya	गुरु द्रोणाचार्य
34	Sikanderpur	सिकन्दरपुर			Rapid Metro
35	MG Road	एम जी रोड			None
36	IFFCO Chowk	इफ़्को चौक
37	Millennium City Centre Gurugram	मिलेनियम सिटी सेंटर गुरुग्राम
38	Sector 45	सैक्टर ४०		2027
39	Cyber Park	साइबर पार्क
40	Sector 47	सैक्टर ४७
41	Subhash Chowk	सुभाष चौक
42	Sector 48	सैक्टर ४८
43	Sector 72A	सैक्टर ८२ए
44	Hero Honda Chowk	हीरो होंडा चौक
45	Udyog Vihar Phase 6	उद्योग विहार फेज़ ६
46	Sector 10	सेक्टर ११
47	Sector 37	सेक्टर ८
48	Basai Village	बसई गांव
49	Sector 9	सैक्टर ९
50	Sector 7	सैक्टर ७
51	Sector 4	सैक्टर ४
52	Sector 5	सैक्टर ५
53	Ashok Vihar Gurugram	अशोक विहार गुरूग्राम
54	Sector 3	सैक्टर ३
55	Bajghera Road	बजघेरा रोड
56	Palam Vihar Extension	पालम विहार एक्सटेंशन
57	Palam Vihar	पालम विहार
58	Sector 23A	सैक्टर २३ए
59	Sector 22	सैक्टर २२
60	Udyog Vihar Phase 4	उद्योग विहार फेज़ ४
61	Udyog Vihar Phase 5	उद्योग विहार फेज़ ५
62	Cyber City	साइबर सिटि			Rapid Metro

Train info

Yellow Line
Rakes	Mitsubishi	Hyundai Rotem	BEML	Bombardier
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
Train Operation	Delhi Metro

References

"Route map". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
"Chattarpur station to open today". The Times of India. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
"Metro to bridge Delhi-Gurgaon divide today". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
"The Jahangirpuri- Samaypur Badli section (Extension of Line-2)". Delhi Metro. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

External links

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)

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[1] "Route map". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[2] "Chattarpur station to open today". The Times of India. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.

[3] "Metro to bridge Delhi-Gurgaon divide today". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.

[PR_9112015-4] "The Jahangirpuri- Samaypur Badli section (Extension of Line-2)". Delhi Metro. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

Delhi Metro stations
Yellow Line	Samaypur Badli Rohini Sector 18, 19 Haiderpur Badli Mor Jahangirpuri Adarsh Nagar Azadpur ■ Model Town GTB Nagar Vishwa Vidyalaya Vidhan Sabha Civil Lines Kashmere Gate ■ ■ Chandni Chowk Chawri Bazar New Delhi ■ Rajiv Chowk ■ Patel Chowk Central Secretariat ■ Udyog Bhawan Lok Kalyan Marg Jor Bagh Dilli Haat - INA ■ AIIMS Green Park Hauz Khas ■ Malviya Nagar Saket Qutab Minar Chhatarpur Sultanpur Ghitorni Arjan Garh Guru Dronacharya Sikanderpur MG Road IFFCO Chowk Millennium City Centre Gurugram
Depot(s)	■ Siraspur, Khyber Pass & Sultanpur

Railways in Northern India
National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Branch lines/ sections	Agra–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Udaipur line Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Khem Karan line Amritsar–Pathankot line Aunrihar–Jaunpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Bathinda–Rewari line Bathinda–Rajpura line Bikaner–Rewari line Bhanupli–Leh line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line Kanpur–Delhi section Laksar–Dehradun line Lucknow–Gorakhpur line Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mathura–Vadodara section Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line Merta Road–Rewari line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari–Rohtak line Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line Suratgarh–Bathinda line Varanasi–Chhapra line Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
Urban and suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Metro (Blue Green Grey Magenta Orange Pink Red Violet Yellow) Rapid Metro Gurgaon Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi–Meerut RRTS
Heritage railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
Defunct lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie–Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor