Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)

Line on the Delhi Metro system

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

Legend

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Samaypur Badli Depot

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Outer Ring Road

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Indian Railways

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Ring Road

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Pink Line

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Timarpur - Kyber Pass Depot

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ISBT Road

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Red Line

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Violet Line

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Grand Trunk Road

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|  | New Delhi |

Airport Express

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service tunnel to Blue line

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Blue Line

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Violet Line

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Rajpath

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Ring railway

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Pink Line

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Ring Road

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|  | Green Park
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Magenta Line

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Outer Ring Road

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|  | Malviya Nagar
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|  | Saket
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Mehrauli Badarpur Road

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|  | Qutab Minar
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|  | Chhatarpur |

Golden Line

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Sultanpur Depot

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| Delhi

Haryana
border

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|  | Guru Dronacharya
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|  | Sikanderpur |

Rapid Metro Gurgaon

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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[edit]

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.

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Phase  | Extension date  | Termini  | Length  | Stations
I | 20 December 2004 | Vishwa Vidyalaya | Kashmere Gate | 4.06 kilometers (2.52 mi) | 4
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[edit]

Main article: List of Delhi Metro stations

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#  | Station Name  | Phase  | Opening  | Interchange Connection  | Station Layout  | Platform Level Type  | Depot Connection  | Depot Layout
English  | Hindi
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 | 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
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 40 | सैक्टर ४० |  | 2027
39 | Sector 39 | सेक्टर ३९
40 | Sector 38 | सैक्टर ३८
41 | Subhash Chowk | सुभाष चौक
42 | Sector 34 | सैक्टर ३४
43 | Sector 37 | सैक्टर 37
44 | Saraswati Enclave | सरस्वती एन्क्लेव
45 | Kadipur Village | कादीपुर गांव
46 | Sector 11 | सेक्टर ११
47 | Sector 8 | सेक्टर ८

## Train info[edit]

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[edit]

* Transport in Delhi
* List of Delhi Metro stations

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)

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Delhi Metro

Lines|

| Red Line 1|

* Shaheed Sthal
* Rithala

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Yellow Line 2|

* Samaypur Badli
* HUDA City Centre

Blue Line 3/4|

| Main Line 3|

* Noida Electronic City
* Dwarka Sector 21

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Branch Line 4|

* Yamuna Bank
* Vaishali

Green Line 5|

| Main Line|

* Inderlok
* Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh

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Branch Line|

* Ashok Park Main
* Kirti Nagar

Violet Line 6|

* Kashmere Gate
* Raja Nahar Singh

Airport Express|

* New Delhi
* IGI Airport
* Dwarka Sector 21

Pink Line 7|

* Majlis Park
* Shiv Vihar

Magenta line 8|

* Janakpuri West
* Botanical Garden

Grey line 9|

* Dhansa Bus Stand
* Dwarka

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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

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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

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Suburban
rail|

| Operational|

* Chennai Suburban Railway
* Delhi Suburban Railway
* Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Lucknow
* Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
* Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
* Mumbai Suburban Railway
* Pune Suburban Railway

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Under
construction

* Bengaluru Suburban Railway
* Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System

Planned|

* Ahmedabad Suburban Railway
* Nagpur broad-gauge Metro

Proposed|

* Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System
* Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System

Rapid
transit|

| Operational|

* Agra Metro
* Ahmedabad Metro
* Bengaluru Metro
* Chennai Metro
* Chennai MRTS
* Delhi Metro
* Hyderabad Metro
* Jaipur Metro
* Kanpur Metro
* Kochi Metro
* Kolkata Metro
* Lucknow Metro
* Mumbai Metro
* Nagpur Metro
* Navi Mumbai Metro
* Noida Metro
* Pune Metro
* Rapid Metro Gurgaon

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Under
construction|

* Bhoj Metro (Bhopal)
* Indore Metro
* Patna Metro
* Surat Metro

Planned|

* Bhubaneswar Metro
* Chandigarh Metro
* Coimbatore Metro
* Gorakhpur Metro
* Guwahati Metro
* Jabalpur Metro
* Ludhiana Metro
* Meerut Metro
* Varanasi Metro

Proposed|

* Bareilly Metro
* Jammu Metro
* Ranchi Metro
* Srinagar Metro
* Thane Metro
* Madurai Metro
* Trichy Metro

Monorail|

| Operational|

* Mumbai Monorail

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Planned|

* Chennai Monorail

Proposed|

* Aizawl Monorail
* Bengaluru Monorail
* Bhubaneswar Monorail
* Indore Monorail
* Kanpur Monorail
* Kolkata Monorail
* Patna Monorail
* Pune Monorail
* Tiruchirappalli Monorail
* Warangal Monorail

Metrolite|

| Planned|

* Chennai Metrolite
* Delhi Metrolite
* Gorakhpur Metro
* Greater Nashik Metro
* Kolkata Light Rail Transit
* Kozhikode Light Metro
* Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro

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Proposed|

* Prayagraj Metro
* Visakhapatnam Metro
* Uttarakhand Metro

Tram|

| Operational|

* Kolkata Tram

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Defunct|

* Bhavnagar Tram
* Chennai Tram
* Delhi Tram
* Kanpur Tram
* Kochi Tram
* Mumbai Tram
* Nashik Tram
* Patna Tram

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