Blue Line (Delhi Metro)


The Blue Line of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi consists of 50 metro stations from Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida Electronic City, ', with a length of and a branch line consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, ', with a length of.

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. It is the longest line currently running on the Delhi Metro network.

Stations

on Anand Vihar branch is the highest station of Delhi metro with a platform height of. Rajouri Garden station on the main line is the second highest station with a height of.

Main Line

currently has parking facilities at 35 metro stations of the Blue line.

Branch Line

Train Info

Extensions

Vaishali extension

A small extension of length has been constructed and opened on 14 July 2011 connecting Anand Vihar station of the Blue Line branch with Vaishali Metro station in Ghaziabad, a satellite city near Delhi.

Najafgarh extension (Line 09) Grey Line (Dwarka - Dhansa Bus Stand)

A branch line from Dwarka station to Najafgarh was to be constructed under Phase III and became operational by Oct 2019,although it was designated as the Grey Line. The line has 3 new stations. Construction work on this extension started in September 2013.
This line will now be extended to Dhansa Bus Stand, which would be the last project of DMRC's phase III. This extension of underground 1.18 km shall be completed by Dec-2020.

Noida extension

In April 2014 the Delhi Government approved the extension of line eastwards from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City. The extended line would have 6 new stations in a distance of. Later, the Government approved an additional line starting from Noida sector 51 to Greater Noida, which became the Aqua Line under control of the NMRC

Vaishali and Noida Electronic City extension

A small extension is being made from Vaishali to Mohan Nagar of Redline and further extension of the blue line from Noida Electronic city to Sahibabad is being planned. Main Blue line will join branch blue line at Sahibabad.

Dwarka Sector 21 to Farukh nagar (Haryana) extension

Not yet passed by DMRC for phase V. This line is not yet approved by government.