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Blue Line
(Line 3 & Line 4)
Fleet of Blue line manufactured by Mitsubishi-ROTEM
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleDelhi, Noida, Ghaziabad
Termini
StationsLine 3 (Main Line): 50
Line 4 (Branch): 8
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemDelhi Metro
OperatorDelhi Metro Rail Corporation
History
OpenedLine 3 (Main Line): 31 December 2005,
Line 4 (Branch): 6 January 2010
Last extension9 March 2019
Technical
Line lengthLine 3 (Main Line): 56.11 km (34.87 mi),
Line 4 (Branch): 8.51 km (5.29 mi)
CharacterAt-grade, Underground, and Elevated
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC from overhead catenary
Route map

Legend
 Noida Electronic City
 Noida Sector 62
 Noida Sector 59
 Noida Sector 61
 Noida Sector 52
Aqua Line
 Noida Sector 34
 Noida City Centre
 Golf Course
 Botanical Garden
Magenta Line
 Noida Sector 18
Vaishali
Noida Sector 16
Kaushambi
Noida Sector 15
Uttar Pradesh
Delhi
border
Pink LineDelhi–Meerut
Anand_Vihar_Terminal_railway_station Swami_Vivekanand_Inter_State_Bus_Terminus
Anand
Vihar
New Ashok Nagar
Delhi–Meerut
Anand Vihar Railway Station
Pink Line
 Karkarduma
Mayur Vihar Extension
Preet Vihar
Mayur Vihar-I
Pink Line
Nirman Vihar
Nizamuddin Bridge over
National Highway 24
Laxmi Nagar
Akshardham
Yamuna Bank
Yamuna River
 Indraprastha
Magenta Line
Ring Road
Indian Railways
 Supreme Court
Tilak Marg/ITO
Mandi House
Violet Line
 Barakhamba Road
 Rajiv Chowk
Yellow Line
Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
Magenta Line
 Jhandewalan
Ridge Road
 Karol Bagh
 Rajendra Place
 Patel Nagar
 Shadipur
Indian Railways
 Kirti Nagar
Green Line
Satguru Ram Singh Marg
 Moti Nagar
 Ramesh Nagar
Ring Road
 Rajouri Garden
Pink Line
 Tagore Garden
 Subhash Nagar
 Tilak Nagar
 Janakpuri East
Outer Ring Road
 Janakpuri West
Magenta Line
 Uttam Nagar East
 Uttam Nagar West
 Nawada
 Dwarka Mor
 Dwarka-Kakrola
Grey Line
 Najafgarh Depot
 Dwarka Sector 14
 Dwarka Sector 13
 Dwarka Sector 12
 Dwarka Sector 11
 Dwarka Sector 10
 Dwarka Sector 9
 Dwarka Sector 8
Dwarka Sector 21
Airport Express
Fleets of Blue Line manufactured by Bombardier

The Blue Line (Line 3 & Line 4) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India. Predominantly elevated, it consists of a Main Line (Line 3) with 50 stations from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka Sector 21, spanning a length of 56.11 kilometres (34.87 miles), and a Branch Line (Line 4) consisting of eight stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of 8.51 kilometres (5.29 miles).[1]

The Main Line (Line 3) held the title of the longest line in the Delhi Metro network until August 6, 2021, when the inauguration of the unfinished section between Shree Ram Mandir Mayur Vihar and Trilokpuri - Sanjay Lake stations on the Pink Line extended it to a 59 km (36.66 mi)-long corridor, surpassing Line 3.[2]

History

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Line 3
Blue Line - Main Line
Phase Extension date Termini Length Stations
I 31 December 2005Dwarka-KakrolaBarakhamba Road22.74 km (14.13 mi)22
1 April 2006Dwarka Sector 96.47 km (4.02 mi)6
11 November 2006Barakhamba RoadIndraprastha2.80 km (1.74 mi)3
II 10 May 2009IndraprasthaYamuna Bank2.17 km (1.35 mi)1
12 November 2009Yamuna BankNoida City Centre12.85 km (7.98 mi)[3]10
30 October 2010Dwarka Sector 9Dwarka Sector 212.28 km (1.42 mi)[4]2
III 9 March 2019 Noida City Centre Noida Electronic City 6.80 km (4.23 mi) 6
TotalNoida Electronic CityDwarka Sector 2156.11 km (34.87 mi)50
Line 4
Blue Line - Branch Line
Phase Extension date Termini Length Stations
II 6 January 2010 Yamuna BankAnand Vihar6.25 km (3.88 mi)6
14 July 2011 Anand Vihar Vaishali 2.26 km (1.40 mi) 2
TotalYamuna BankVaishali8.51 km (5.29 mi)8

The Dwarka – Barakhamba Road section of the line was inaugurated and opened to the public by the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on 31 December 2005.[5] Subsequent sections opened between Dwarka – Dwarka Sector 9 on 1 April 2006, Barakhamba Road – Indraprastha on 11 November 2006, Indraprastha – Yamuna Bank on 10 May 2009, Yamuna Bank – Noida City Centre on 12 November 2009, and Dwarka Sector 9 – Dwarka Sector 21 on 30 October 2010.

A branch of the Blue line spanning 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi) was inaugurated on 8 January 2010 from Yamuna Bank metro station to the Anand Vihar in East Delhi.[6] It was further extended up to Vaishali, with it opening to the public on 14 July 2011.[7] On 9 March 2019, a 6.67 km (4.14 mi) extension of the line from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City was unveiled to the public.[8]

Phase V

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It has been proposed to extend the main line from Noida Electronic City to Sahibabad with five stations at Vaibhav Khand, DPS Indirapuram, Shakti Khand, Vasundhara Sector 5, and Sahibabad.[9][10]

Stations

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Karkarduma station on the Vaishali branch of the Blue Line holds the distinction of the second highest station of Delhi Metro with a platform height of 20 metres (65 feet 7 inches).[11] Rajouri Garden station on the main line is the third highest station with a height of 17 metres (55 feet 9 inches).[12]

Line 3 - Main Line

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Delhi Metro has parking facilities at 35 metro stations on the Blue line.[13]

Blue Line - Main Line
# Station Name Phase Opening Interchange Connection Station Layout Platform Level Type
English Hindi
1Noida Electronic Cityनोएडा इलेक्ट्रॉनिक सिटीIII9 March 2019 None Elevated Side
2Noida Sector 62नोएडा सेक्टर 62
3Noida Sector 59नोएडा सेक्टर 59
4Noida Sector 61नोएडा सेक्टर 61
5 Noida Sector 52 नोएडा सेक्टर 52 Logo of the Noida Metro Aqua Line
6Noida Sector 34नोएडा सेक्टर 34 None
7Noida City Centreनोएडा सिटी सेंटरII12 November 2009
8Golf Courseगोल्फ़ कोर्स
9 Botanical Garden बॉटेनिकल गार्डन Magenta Line
10Noida Sector 18नोएडा सेक्टर 18None
11Noida Sector 16नोएडा सेक्टर 16
12Noida Sector 15नोएडा सेक्टर 15
13New Ashok Nagarन्यू अशोक नगर New Ashok Nagar
14Mayur Vihar Extensionमयूर विहार एक्सटेंशन None Island
15 Mayur Vihar-I मयूर विहार-I Pink Line
16Akshardhamअक्षरधामNone Side
17 Yamuna Bank यमुना बैंक 10 May 2009 Blue Line -
(Branch Line - Line 4)		 At Grade Island
18Indraprasthaइंद्रप्रस्थI11 November 2006Magenta Line
(Phase IV and V(A) - Under Construction)		 Elevated Side
19Supreme Courtसुप्रीम कोर्ट None
20 Mandi House मण्डी हाउस Violet Line Underground
21Barakhamba Roadबाराखम्बा रोड़31 December 2005None
22 Rajiv Chowk राजीव चौक Yellow Line
23Ramakrishna Ashram Margरामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्गMagenta Line
(Phase IV - Under Construction)		 Elevated
24Jhandewalanझंडेवालान None Elevated
25Karol Baghक़रोल बाग़
26Rajendra Placeराजेंद्र प्लेस
27Patel Nagarपटेल नगर
28Shadipurशादीपुर
29 Kirti Nagar कीर्ति नगर Green Line
30Moti Nagarमोती नगरNone
31Ramesh Nagarरमेश नगर
32 Rajouri Garden राजौरी गार्डन Pink Line
33Tagore Gardenटैगोर गार्डनNone
34Subhash Nagarसुभाष नगर
35Tilak Nagarतिलक नगर
36Janakpuri Eastजनकपुरी पूर्व
37 Janakpuri West जनकपुरी पश्चिम Magenta Line
38Uttam Nagar Eastउत्तम नगर पूर्वNone
39Uttam Nagar Westउत्तम नगर पश्चिम
40Nawadaनवादा
41Dwarka Morद्वारका मोड़
42 Dwarka-Kakrola द्वारका-ककरोला Grey Line
43Dwarka Sector 14द्वारका सेक्टर 141 April 2006 None
44Dwarka Sector 13द्वारका सेक्टर 13
45Dwarka Sector 12द्वारका सेक्टर 12
46Dwarka Sector 11द्वारका सेक्टर 11
47Dwarka Sector 10द्वारका सेक्टर 10
48Dwarka Sector 9द्वारका सेक्टर 9
49Dwarka Sector 8द्वारका सेक्टर 8II30 October 2010
50 Dwarka Sector 21 द्वारका सेक्टर 21 Airport Express Underground

Line 4 - Branch Line

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Blue Line - Branch Line
# Station Name Phase Opening Interchange Connection Station Layout Platform Level Type
English Hindi
1 Yamuna Bank यमुना बैंक II 10 May 2009 Blue Line -
(Main Line)		 At Grade Side
2Laxmi Nagarलक्ष्मी नगर6 January 2010None Elevated
3Nirman Viharनिर्माण विहार
4Preet Viharप्रीत विहार
5 Karkarduma कड़कड़डूमा Pink Line
6 Anand Vihar आनंद विहार Pink Line
Anand Vihar
Anand Vihar Terminal
Bus interchange Anand Vihar ISBT		 Elevated
7Kaushambiकौशाम्बी14 July 2011None Elevated
8Vaishaliवैशाली Elevated

Train Info

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Blue Line
Rakes Mitsubishi Hyundai Rotem BEML Bombardier
Train Length 8
Train Gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Train's Maximum Speed 100 km/h
Train Operation Dwarka Sector 21 - Vaishali / Noida Electronic City

Dwarka - Vaishali / Noida Electronic City

Future extension

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Yamuna Bank to Loni: from the existing Yamuna Bank metro station, the Blue Line Metro will be extended 12 km (7.5 mi) upwards to Loni on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border in Phase-V.[14]

Dwarka Sector 21 to Udyog Vihar: from the existing Dwarka Sector 21 metro station, the Blue Line Metro is planned to be extended by 11 kilometres to Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, as part of the proposed 18 corridors under the Phase V extension.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Route map". www.delhimetrotimes.in. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Pakrasi, Susmita (6 August 2021). "Delhi Metro's Pink Line is now the single, longest corridor: Details here". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Metro reaches Noida". Railway Gazette. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Metro reaches Dwarka Sec 21". The Times of India. 31 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "PM inaugurates Barakhamba-Dwarka Metro line". The Times of India. 30 December 2005. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Delhi Anand Vihar Metro line opens for public". The Economic Times. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Anand Vihar – Vaishali Section To Open For Passenger Services From 14th July 2011" (Press release). DMRC. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "PM Modi flags off Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City section of Delhi Metro 's Blue Line | Business News". timesnownews.com. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Noida-Ghaziabad metro link, Rapid Rail set to be integrated in Sahibabad". The Times of India. 20 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Blue Line To Be Extended From Noida Electronic City; Sahibabad Metro To Be Integrated With Rapid Rail". TimesNow. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Roy, Sidharatha (1 January 2020). "Delhi: Metro station as tall as a 7-floor building". Times of India. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "60 feet above ground, Delhi Metro to run over flyover". Thaindian.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Delhi Metro to come up with eight new corridors in Phase IV". India Today. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "From Mayur Vihar to Loni Border, Delhi Metro Phase 5 to cover 21 km in minutes". 2 April 2025.
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