The Yellow Line (Line 2) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. It consists of 37 stations from Samaypur Badli in Delhi to Millennium City Centre Gurugram in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon in Haryana. The line is mostly underground and laid under one of the most congested parts of Delhi. 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 below ground level and has 18 escalators.
History The Vishwavidyalaya 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 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 dateTermini Length StationsI 20 December 2004 Vishwavidyalaya Kashmere Gate 4 3 July 2005 Kashmere Gate Central Secretariat 6II 4 February 2009 Vishwavidyalaya Jahangirpuri 5 21 June 2010 Millennium City Centre Gurugram Qutab Minar 9 26 August 2010 Chhatarpur – 1 3 September 2010 Central Secretariat Qutab Minar 9III 10 November 2015 Jahangirpuri Samaypur Badli 3Total Samaypur Badli Millennium City Centre Gurugram 37
Stations
Yellow Line #Station NamePhaseOpeningInterchange ConnectionStation LayoutPlatform Level Type English Hindi 1 समयपुर बादली III 10 November 2015 Badli and Red Line Narela SECTOR A-7 (DDA Sports Complex)ElevatedSide 2 रोहिणी सेक्टर 18, 19None3हैदरपुर बादली मोड़Island 4 जहांगीरपुरी II 4 February 2009 NoneSide 5 आदर्श नगर Adarsh Nagar6आज़ादपुर (Phase IV – Under Construction) 7 मॉडल टाउनNone 8 गुरु तेग बहादुर नगरUnderground 9 विश्वविद्यालय I 20 December 2004 10 विधान सभा 11 सिविल लाइन्स12कश्मीरी गेट Kashmere Gate ISBTIsland 13 चाँदनी चौक 3 July 2005 Delhi Junction 14 चावड़ी बाज़ारNone15नई दिल्ली (Phase V(A) – Approved) New Delhi16राजीव चौक17 पटेल चौकNone18केन्द्रीय सचिवालय(Phase V(A) – Approved)Side 19 सेवा तीर्थ II 3 September 2010 NoneIsland 20 लोक कल्याण मार्ग 21 जोर बाग़22दिल्ली हाट - आईएनए 23 एम्सNone 24 ग्रीन पार्क25हौज़ ख़ास 26 मालवीय नगरNone 27 साकेत 28 क़ुतुब मीनार 21 June 2010 ElevatedSide 29 छत्तरपुर 26 August 2010(Phase IV – Under Construction) 30 सुल्तानपुर 21 June 2010None 31 घिटोरनी 32 अरजन गढ़ 33 गुरु द्रोणाचार्य34सिकन्दरपुर 35 एम जी रोडNone 36 इफको चौक 37 मिलेनियम सिटी सेंटर गुरुग्राम
Train info Yellow LineRakesMitsubishiHyundai RotemBEMLBombardier Train Length8Train Gauge broad gaugeElectrification (nominal) from overhead catenaryTrain's Maximum Speed100 km/hTrain OperationSamaypur Badli - Millenium City Centre Gurugram Vishwavidyalaya - Millenium City Centre Gurugram
Future extensions
In the Phase-V of the Yellow Line of Delhi Metro will be extended to the following:
Samaypur Badli to Khera Kalan: From existing Samaypur Badli metro station to Khera Kalan in North Delhi via a proposed station at Siraspur has been proposed. A detailed project report (DPR) was prepared in 2024.
See also Transport in Delhi List of Delhi Metro stations
References
External links Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)