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The Violet Line (Line 6) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. The line connects Kashmere Gate station in New Delhi with Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh via Faridabad. [2] The line consists of 34 metro stations with a total length of 46.34 kilometres (28.79 mi). [3]
The Kashmere Gate station serves the historic Kashmiri Gate area of Delhi, and is the largest metro station within the Delhi Metro network, spanning a carpet area of about 118,400 square feet (11,000 m 2) [4]. It is also the only metro station in India to function as an interchange for three lines: the Red Line, Yellow Line, and Violet Line. [5]
As part of Phase III extension of Delhi Metro, Mandi House was converted to an interchange station in order to reduce pressure on Rajiv Chowk station. [2] [3] A new 6.8 km metro line connecting Central Secretariat to Kashmere Gate was completed in phases.
The underground section between Vishwa Vidyalaya and Kashmere Gate opened on 20 December 2004; the Kashmere Gate – Central Secretariat section opened on 3 July 2005, and Vishwa Vidyalaya – Jahangirpuri on 4 February 2009. [147] The line has India's second-deepest metro station [151] at Chawri Bazar, 25 metres (82 ft) below ground level. [152]
The Rajiv Chowk Metro station serves as an interchange station between the Blue and Yellow Lines of the Delhi Metro. [2] [3] As of October 2023, it is the second busiest station on the network, with a daily ridership of approximately 216,000 passengers [1] The station covers an area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m²).
This is a list of all stations of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of 10 colour-coded lines [ 1 ] serving 256 stations [ a ] with a total length of 350.42 kilometres (217.74 mi).
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 line will start from Sarai Kale Khan station, which will allow interchange with Delhi-Alwar RapidX and Delhi-Meerut RapidX lines, as well as connectivity to the Nizamuddin railway station, Sarai Kale Khan ISBT and Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin metro station. There will be total 17 stations on the corridor out of which two will be underground ...