Green Line (Delhi Metro)

Green Line
(Line 5)
Green Line ; (Line 5)
	A new train being launched in the opening of the Kirti Nagar branch in 2011.
Overview
Status	Fully Operational
Owner	DMRC
Locale	Delhi, Bahadurgarh
Termini	Inderlok / Kirti Nagar; Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh;
Stations	24
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stock	Mitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML
History
Opened	3 April 2010 (Inderlok – Mundka); 27 August 2011 (Kirti Nagar – Ashok Park Main);
Technical
Line length	28.79 km (17.89 mi)
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Highest elevation	215 m
Route map
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	Delhi
	Haryana
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The Green Line (Line 5) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. The line consists of 24 stations covering a total length of 28.79 km. It runs between Inderlok and Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh with a branch line connecting the line's Ashok Park Main station with Kirti Nagar station.^[2]

It is almost an elevated line except for Kirti Nagar Metro Station which is At Grade and runs mostly along the busy NH 9 route in North Delhi and North West Delhi, bypassing Tikri Border to enter Bahadurgarh. It is the first Delhi metro line on standard gauge, as opposed to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge, prevalent in Red, Yellow and Blue Lines.

A 12.37 km extension of Green Line with ten stations was approved by the Union Government in March 2024. Construction is expected to begin in 2024, as part of the fourth phase of the Delhi Metro's development, and is slated to be completed by 2029.^[3]^[4]^[5]

History

The line was opened in two stages, with the 15.1 km Inderlok – Mundka section opening on 3 April 2010^[6] and the 3.5 km Kirti Nagar – Ashok Park Main branch line on 27 August 2011. Though its route is shorter than other lines, the Green Line serves as a lifeline for Delhiites connecting to the Red and Blue Lines, as it covers major commercial and residential areas like Punjabi Bagh, Paschim Vihar, Nangloi and Mundka.

On 6 August 2012, in a step that will improve commuting in National Capital Region, the Union government approved the extension of Delhi Metro from Mundka to Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The 11.18 km metro stretch comprises seven stations with four of them in Delhi and the remaining three in Bahadurgarh -- Mundka Industrial Area, Ghevra, Tikri Kalan, Tikri Border, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma (Modern Industrial Estate), Bahadurgarh City (Bus Stand) and Brigadier Hoshiar Singh (City Park).^[7]

Construction work of this extension began in 2013 and was completed by the second half of 2018, as part of the Phase III expansion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mundka – Bahadurgarh stretch via video conferencing on 24 June 2018.

In late October 2019, it was decided to construct steel platforms on the viaduct of Green Line between Punjabi Bagh and Shivaji Park stations that will provide a seamless interchange between Green Line and Pink Line.^[8] Construction began in that year itself and the new halt platform of Green Line, named Punjabi Bagh West, was thrown open to the public on 29 March 2022, after multiple delays.^[9]

The new halt platform of Green Line is connected by a Foot Over Bridge (FOB), which links with the Punjabi Bagh West station of the Pink Line. The FOB is 212 metres long. The new platforms are 155 metres in length and are connected with the FOB by two extra-large lifts on each platform with a capacity of 26 passengers each as well as staircases.^[9]

Stations

Main Line

Green Line
#	Station Name		Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
#	English	Hindi	Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
1	Indraprastha Estate	इंद्रप्रस्थ	4	2029	Blue Line	Underground	Island	Indraprastha Depot	At Grade
2	Delhi Sachivalaya	दिल्ली सचिवालय	4	2029	None	Underground	Island	None	None
3	Raj Ghat	राज घाट	4	2029	None	Underground	Island	None	None
4	Delhi Gate	दिल्ली गेट	4	2029	Violet Line	Underground	Island	None	None
5	Ramlila Maidan	रामलीला मैदान	4	2029	None	Underground	Island	None	None
6	New Delhi	नई दिल्ली	4	2029	Yellow Line Airport Express New Delhi railway station	Underground	Island	None	None
7	Nabi Karim	नबी करीम	4	2029	Magenta Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Underground	Island	None	None
8	Ajmal Khan Park	अजमल ख़ान पार्क	4	2029	None	Underground	Island	None	None
9	Sarai Rohilla	सराय रोहिल्ला	4	2029	Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station	Underground	Island	None	None
10	Daya Basti	दया बस्ती	4	2029	Dayabasti railway station	Underground	Island	None	None
11	Inderlok	इंद्रलोक	2	3 April 2010	Red Line	Elevated	Island	None	None
11	Ashok Park Main	अशोक पार्क मेन	2	3 April 2010	Green Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
12	Punjabi Bagh East	पंजाबी बाग़	2	3 April 2010	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
13	Punjabi Bagh West	पंजाबी बाग़ पश्चिम	2	3 April 2010	Pink Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
14	Shivaji Park	शिवाजी पार्क	2	3 April 2010	Shakurbasti railway station	Elevated	Side	None	None
15	Madipur	मादीपुर	2	3 April 2010^[10]	Shakurbasti railway station	Elevated	Side	None	None
16	Paschim Vihar East	पश्चिम विहार पूर्व	2	3 April 2010	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
17	New Multan Nagar	पश्चिम विहार पश्चिम	2	3 April 2010	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
18	Peeragarhi	पीरागढ़ी	2	3 April 2010	Magenta Line (Phase 4 - Under Construction)	Elevated	Side	None	None
19	Paschim Vihar West	उद्योग नगर	2	3 April 2010	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
20	Maharaja Surajmal Stadium	महाराजा सूरजमल स्टेडियम	2	3 April 2010	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
21	Nangloi East	नांगलोई	2	3 April 2010	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
22	Nangloi West	नांगलोई रेलवे स्टेशन	2	3 April 2010	Nangloi railway station	Elevated	Side	None	None
23	Rajdhani Park	राजधानी पार्क	2	3 April 2010	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
24	Mundka	मुण्डका	2	3 April 2010	None	Elevated	Side	Mundka Depot	At Grade
25	Mundka Industrial Area (MIA)	मुण्डका औद्योगिक क्षेत्र	3	24 June 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
26	Ghevra	घेवरा	3	24 June 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
27	Tikri Kalan	टीकरी कलाँ	3	24 June 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
28	Tikri Border	टीकरी बॉर्डर	3	24 June 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
29	Pt. Shri Ram Sharma Modern Industrial Estate	पंडित श्री राम शर्मा (मॉर्डन इंडस्ट्रियल एस्टेट)	3	24 June 2018	None	Elevated	Side	Bahadurgarh Depot	At Grade
30	Bahadurgarh City	बहादुरगढ़ सिटी (बस स्टैंड)	3	24 June 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None
31	Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh City Park	ब्रिगेडियर होशियार सिंह (बहादुरगढ़ सिटी पार्क)	3	24 June 2018	None	Elevated	Side	None	None

Branch Line

Green Line Branch
#	Station Name		Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
#	English	Hindi	Phase	Opening	Interchange Connection	Station Layout	Platform Level Type	Depot Connection	Depot Layout
1	Ashok Park Main*	अशोक पार्क मेन*	2	3 April 2010	Green Line	Elevated	Side	None	None
2	Najafgarh Road Industrial Area	नजफ़गढ़‌ रोड़ इंडस्ट्रीअल एरिया	2	27 August 2011	Patel Nagar Railway station	Elevated	Side	None	None
3	Kirti Nagar	कीर्ति नगर	2	27 August 2011	Blue Line	At Grade	Side	None	None

Train Info

Green Line
Rakes	Mitsubishi	Hyundai Rotem	BEML
Train Length	4
Train Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary OHE
Train's Maximum Speed	100 km/h
Train Operation	Delhi Metro

Infrastructure

Green Line is equipped with Bombardier Cityflo 350 signalling.^[6]

Rolling stock

The Green Line uses standard gauge trains manufactured by a consortium of Mitsubishi, Hyundai Rotem and Bharat Earth Movers (BEML). A total of 196 cars for the Green Line and the Violet Line were ordered for both 4-car configurations (46 trains) and 6-car configurations (2 trains). One train was manufactured in Changwon in South Korea and rest of the trains were manufactured at BEML's facility in Bangalore. Width of these trains is 2.9 meters as compared to 3.2 meters on broad gauge trains.^[11]

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