Red Line (Delhi Metro)

The Red Line (Line 1) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. It is mostly an elevated line and has 29 stations that runs from Rithala to Shaheed Sthal with a total distance of . The Tis Hazari – Shahdara section of this line was the first stretch of the Delhi Metro that was constructed and commissioned. The line connects the areas of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and the districts of Shahdara, Central Delhi and North West Delhi in Delhi.

The Red Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line and Violet line at Kashmere Gate, the Pink Line at Welcome and Netaji Subhash Place, and the Green Line at Inderlok. It is the third most heavily used line of the Delhi Metro network as it acts as a link for those in West Delhi and North West Delhi traveling towards Central Delhi, Shahdara, East Delhi, and Ghaziabad, and vice versa.

History Red Line Phase Extension dateTermini Length StationsI25 December 2002ShahdaraTis Hazari63 October 2003Tis HazariInderlok431 March 2004InderlokRithala8II4 June 2008ShahdaraDilshad Garden3III8 March 2019Dilshad GardenShaheed Sthal8TotalShaheed SthalRithala29

Phase I & II The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The Tis Hazari – Shahdara section of the line was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on 25 December 2002 and opened to the public on the same day. Subsequent sections opened between Tis Hazari – Inderlok on 3 October 2003, Inderlok – Rithala on 31 March 2004 and Shahdara – Dilshad Garden on 4 June 2008.

Phase III As part of the Phase III of Delhi Metro, an eastward extension of from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad ISBT (New Bus Adda) was approved by DMRC and MoHUA in January 2014. Construction began in early 2015 and commercial operations started on 8 March 2019, thereby providing commuters another link to travel to Ghaziabad along with the Blue Line branch that connects to Kaushambi and Vaishali. In November 2022, Delhi Metro introduced a set of two eight-coach trains on the Red Line, which were converted from the existing fleet of 39 six-coach trains. By April 2024, all the six-coach trains had been converted to 8-coach ones.

Phase IV Under Phase IV of Delhi Metro, the Red Line will be extended to Kundli, with 21 new stations at Rohini Sector 25, Rohini Sector 26, Rohini Sector 31, Rohini Sector 32, Rohini Sector 36, Barwala, Rohini Sector 35, Rohini Sector 34, Bawana Industrial Area - 1 Sector 3,4, Bawana Industrial Area - 1 Sector 1,2, Bawana JJ Colony, Sanoth, New Sanoth, Depot Station, Bhorgarh Village, Anaj Mandi Narela, Narela DDA Sports Complex, Narela, Narela Sector 5, Kundli and Nathpur. All these stations will be elevated, except Depot Station, which would be at-grade. The cost of this project is expected to be , and approval for it was provided by the Union Cabinet in December 2024.

Phase V In Phase-V, the Red Line is proposed to be extended from Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) to Ghaziabad Junction. This would be long elevated corridor with 1 new station.

List of stations

Delhi Metro currently has parking facilities at 20 metro stations of the Red line.

Red Line#Station NamePhaseOpeningInterchange connectionStation LayoutPlatform Level Type English Hindi1शहीद स्थल (न्यू बस अड्डा) III 8 March 2019 ElevatedSide2हिंडन रिवरNone3अर्थला4मोहन नगर (Phase V(B) - Proposed)5श्याम पार्कNone6मे‌‌जर मोहित शर्मा राजेन्द्र नगर7राज बाग़8शहीद नगर9दिलशाद गार्डन II 4 June 2008 10 झिलमिल11 मानसरोवर पार्क12 शाहदरा I 25 December 2002 Delhi ShahdaraAt Grade13 वेलकमIsland14 सीलमपुरNone15 शास्त्री पार्कSide16 कश्मीरी गेट Kashmere Gate ISBTElevated17 तीस हज़ारी None18पुलबंगश3 October 2003 (Phase IV – Under Construction)19 प्रताप नगर Subzi Mandi Delhi Kishanganj20 शास्त्री नगर None21 इंद्रलोक (Phase IV - Under Construction)22 कन्हैया नगर31 March 2004None23 केशव पुरमPhase V(B) Red Line Rohini Sector 3424 नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस25 कोहाट एन्क्लेवNone26 मधुबन चौक (Interchange not operational)27 रोहिणीNone28 डॉ. बाबा साहेब अम्बेडकर अस्पताल29 रिठाला30Rohini Sector 25रोहिणी सेक्टर 25 IV Approved 31Rohini Sector 26रोहिणी सेक्टर 2632Rohini Sector 31रोहिणी सेक्टर 3133Rohini Sector 28रोहिणी सेक्टर 2834Rohini Sector 29,30रोहिणी सेक्टर 29,3035Rohini Sector 35रोहिणी सेक्टर 3536Barwalaबरवाला37Rohini Sector 34रोहिणी सेक्टर 34Red Line from Keshav Puram38Bawana Industrial Area-1 Sector 3,4बवाना इंडस्ट्रियल एरिया-1 सेक्टर 3,4None39Bawana Industrial Area-1 Sector 1,2बवाना इंडस्ट्रियल एरिया-1 सेक्टर 1,240Narela Sector G-8नरेला सेक्टर G-841Narela Sector G-7नरेला सेक्टर G-742Narela Sector G-6नरेला सेक्टर G-643Narela Depotनरेला डिपोAt Grade44Narela Anaj Mandiनरेला अनाज मंडीElevated45Narela Sector A-7नरेला सेक्टर A-7Yellow Line from Samaypur Badli46Narela Sector A-1नरेला सेक्टर A-1None47Narela Sector A-4नरेला सेक्टर A-448Narela Sector A-5नरेला सेक्टर A-549Kundliकुंडली50Nathupurनाथूपुर

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Red Line (Delhi Metro)

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