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 37 stations from Samaypur Badli in Delhi to Millennium City Centre in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon in Haryana. The line with a length of 49.02 kilometers (30.46 mi) 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.

Yellow Line
(Line 2)
A Bombardier eight-coach train leaves from Patel Chowk Metro Station.
Overview
LocaleDelhi, Gurgaon
Termini
Stations37
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemDelhi Metro
Operator(s)Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stockMitsubishi-ROTEM
Bombardier MOVIA
History
Opened
Technical
Line length49.02 km (30.46 mi)
CharacterUnderground and Elevated
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

 Samaypur Badli
 Rohini Sector 18, 19
Outer Ring Road
 Haiderpur Badli Mor
Indian Railways
 Jahangirpuri
 Adarsh Nagar
Ring Road
 Azadpur
Pink Line
 Model Town
GTB Nagar
 Vishwa Vidyalaya
 Vidhan Sabha
 Civil Lines
ISBT Road
 Kashmere Gate
Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus
Red Line
Violet Line
Grand Trunk Road
Chandni Chowk
Old Delhi Railway Station
 Chawri Bazar
New Delhi New Delhi railway station
Airport Express
Rajiv Chowk
Blue Line
 Patel Chowk
Central Secretariat
Violet Line
Rajpath
 Udyog Bhawan
 Lok Kalyan Marg
 Jor Bagh
Ring railway
 Dilli Haat - INA
Pink Line
Ring Road
 AIIMS
 Green Park
 Hauz Khas
Magenta Line
Outer Ring Road
 Malviya Nagar
 Saket
Mehrauli Badarpur Road
Qutab Minar
 Chhatarpur
Silver Line
 Sultanpur
 Ghitorni
 Arjan Garh
Delhi
Haryana
border
 Guru Dronacharya
 Sikanderpur
 Rapid Metro Gurgaon 
 MG Road
 IFFCO Chowk
 Millennium City Centre Gurugram

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. The Prime Minister of India Mr 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 2004Vishwa VidyalayaKashmere Gate4.06 kilometers (2.52 mi)4
3 July 2005Kashmere GateCentral Secretariat6.62 kilometers (4.11 mi)6
II 4 February 2009Vishwa VidyalayaJahangirpuri6.38 kilometers (3.96 mi)5
21 June 2010HUDA City CentreQutab Minar15.82 kilometers (9.83 mi)9
26 August 2010Chhatarpur[2]–1
3 September 2010Central SecretariatQutab Minar[3]11.76 kilometers (7.31 mi)9
III 10 November 2015JahangirpuriSamaypur Badli[4]4.38 kilometers (2.72 mi)3
TotalSamaypur BadliHUDA City Centre49.02 kilometers (30.46 mi)37

Stations
Main article: List of Delhi Metro stations
Yellow Line
# Station name Phase Opening Interchange connection Station layout Depot connection Depot layout
English Hindi
1Samaypur Badliसमयपुर बादली 3 10 November 2015Badli Railway station Elevated Siraspur Depot At Grade
2Rohini Sector 18, 19रोहिणी सेक्टर १८ - १९ 3 10 November 2015 None Elevated None None
3 Haiderpur Badli Mor हैदरपुर बादली मोड़ 3 10 November 2015 Magenta Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)		 Elevated None None
4Jahangirpuriजहाँगीरपुरी 2 4 February 2009 None Elevated None None
5Adarsh Nagarआदर्श नगर 2 4 February 2009Adarsh Nagar Railway station Elevated None None
6 Azadpur आज़ादपुर 2 4 February 2009 Pink Line
Magenta Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)		 Elevated None None
7Model Townमॉडल टाउन 2 4 February 2009 None Elevated None None
8GTB Nagarगुरु तेग बहादुर नगर 2 4 February 2009 None Underground None None
9Vishwa Vidyalayaविश्व विद्यालय 1 20 December 2004None Underground Timarpur - Kyber Pass Depot At Grade
10Vidhan Sabhaविधान सभा 1 20 December 2004 None Underground None None
11Civil Linesसिविल लाइन्स 1 20 December 2004 None Underground None None
12 Kashmere Gate कश्मीरी गेट 1 20 December 2004 Red Line
Violet Line
Kashmere Gate ISBT		 Underground None None
13Chandni Chowkचाँदनी चौक 13 July 2005Delhi Junction Railway station Underground None None
14Chawri Bazarचावड़ी बाज़ार 1 3 July 2005None Underground None None
15 New Delhi नई दिल्ली 1 3 July 2005 Airport Express
New Delhi Railway Station		 Underground None None
16 Rajiv Chowk राजीव चौक 1 3 July 2005 Blue Line Underground None None
17Patel Chowkपटेल चौक 1 3 July 2005None Underground None None
18 Central Secretariat केन्द्रीय सचिवालय 1 3 July 2005 Violet Line Underground None None
19Udyog Bhawanउद्योग भवन 2 3 September 2010None Underground None None
20Lok Kalyan Margलोक कल्याण मार्ग 2 3 September 2010 None Underground None None
21Jor Baghजोर बाग़ 2 3 September 2010 None Underground None None
22 Dilli Haat - INA दिल्ली हाट आईएनए 2 3 September 2010 Pink Line Underground None None
23AIIMSएम्स 2 3 September 2010None Underground None None
24Green Parkग्रीन पार्क 2 3 September 2010 None Underground None None
25 Hauz Khas हौज़ ख़ास 2 3 September 2010 Magenta Line Underground None None
26Malviya Nagarमालवीय नगर 2 3 September 2010None Underground None None
27Saketसाकेत 2 3 September 2010 None Underground None None
28Qutab Minarक़ुतुब मीनार 221 June 2010None Elevated None None
29Chhatarpurछत्तरपुर 226 August 2010 Silver Line
(Phase 4 - Under Construction)		 Elevated None None
30Sultanpurसुल्तानपुर 221 June 2010 None Elevated Sultanpur Depot At Grade
31Ghitorniघिटोरनी 2 21 June 2010 None Elevated None None
32Arjan Garhअर्जन गढ़ 2 21 June 2010 None Elevated None None
33Guru Dronacharyaगुरु द्रोणाचार्य 2 21 June 2010 None Elevated None None
34 Sikanderpur सिकन्दरपुर 2 21 June 2010  Rapid Metro  Elevated None None
35MG Roadएम जी रोड 2 21 June 2010None Elevated None None
36IFFCO Chowkइफ़्को चौक 2 21 June 2010 None Elevated None None
37Millennium City Centreहुडा सिटी सैंटर 2 21 June 2010 None Elevated None None
38 Sector 45 सैक्टर ४५ - TBD None Elevated None None
39 Cyber Park साइबर पार्क - TBD None Elevated None None
40 Sector 47 सैक्टर 47 - TBD None Elevated None None
41 Subash Chowk सुभाष चौक - TBD None Elevated None None
42 Sector 48 सैक्टर 48 - TBD None Elevated None None
43 Sector 72A सैक्टर 72A - TBD None Elevated None None
44 Hero Honda Chowk हीरो होंडा चौक - TBD None Elevated None None
45 Udyog Vihar-6 उद्योग विहार-६ - TBD Delhi-Alwar RRTS
(Planned)		 Elevated None None
46 Sector 10 सैक्टर १० - TBD None Elevated None None
47 Sector 37 सैक्टर ३७ - TBD None Elevated None None
48 Basai बसई - TBD None Elevated None None
49 Sector 101 सैक्टर 101 - TBD SPUR Elevated None None
50 Sector 9 सैक्टर ९ - TBD None Elevated None None
51 Sector 7 सैक्टर ७ - TBD Elevated None None
52 Sector 4 सैक्टर ४ - TBD None Elevated None None
53 Sector 5 सैक्टर ५ - TBD None Elevated None None
54 Ashok Vihar अशोक विहार - TBD None Elevated None None
55 Sector 3 सैक्टर ३ - TBD None Elevated None None
56 Bajghera Road बजघेड़ा रोड - TBD None Elevated None None
57 Palam Vihar Extension पालम विहार एक्सटेंशन - TBD None Elevated None None
58 Palam Vihar पालम विहार - TBD None Elevated None None
59 Sector 23A सैक्टर २३ ए - TBD Blue Line
(Planned)		 Elevated None None
60 Sector 22 सैक्टर २२ - TBD None Elevated None None
61 Udyog Vihar Phase-4 उद्योग विहार फ़ेस-४ - TBD Delhi-Alwar RRTS
(Planned)		 Elevated None None
62 Udyog Vihar Phase-5 उद्योग विहार फ़ेस-५ - TBD None Elevated None None
63 Cyber City साइबर सिटी - TBD  Rapid Metro 
(Planned)		 Elevated None None

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

See also

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