Delhi Metro’s 5.17 km ITO – Kashmere Gate Section Inaugurated
Less than an hour ago, the Union Minister for Urban Development and Delhi’s Chief Minister inaugurated commercial services on Delhi Metro’s 5.17 km ITO – Kashmere Gate underground section of the 43.40 km Violet Line. The event was off to a quick start with a BEML train getting flagged off remotely right away from an auditorium at the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s headquarters on Barakhamba Road.
Popularly known as the ‘Heritage Line’, this is the last section of the Violet Line’s 9.37 km northern extension to be inaugurated under the 160 km Phase 3 project, and now only a 3.2 km elevated section is pending on its southern side which’ll connect Faridabad with Ballabgarh in Haryana.
The DMRC has not yet updated their website’s fare chart or operational network map to reflect the 3 new stations on this section. Although they published a highly detailed press release yesterday, no information has been divulged on their train operational plan such as the line’s frequency and whether they will terminate all trains at Kashmere Gate or not.
Overall, this is the 4th stretch of the Violet Line to be inaugurated in the 160 km Phase 3 project (see list) which has added 3 new stations to the network at Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid & Lal Qila as well as a new station box at Kashmere Gate to form a massive 3-line interchange, India’s first, between the Yellow, Red & Violet lines:
Map of ITO – Kashmere Gate section of Delhi Metro’s Violet Line – view Delhi Metro Phase 3 map & information
This new section was built by 2 contractors:
• CC-05: Mandi House – Jama Masjid – built by L&T-SUCG JV
• CC-07: Jama Masjid – Kashmere Gate – built by Metrostroy-Era JV
Images taken prior to its inauguration can be viewed here. For a brief high-level history, from bidding to tunneling to testing to approvals, see this post.
Stage is set – Photo Copyright: Abhinav Rajput
Photo Copyright: NK Sharma
Photo Copyright: Yogesh Gautam
Flagged off! – Photo Copyright: DMRC
Video – 1st train getting flagged off:
Video: 1st train getting flagged-off on #Delhi‘s ITO-KG section. How I wish all infra launches were held offsite like this w/ min theatrics pic.twitter.com/9QRSh2uMdo
— The Metro Rail Guy (@TheMetroRailGuy) May 28, 2017
Images of the line:
Jama Masjid Station – Photo Copyright: ET
New QR code enabled AFC “dream gates” – Photo Copyright: DMRC
Photo Copyright: Mohd Zakir/HT
Photo Copyright: Danish Siddique
Photo Copyright: Danish Siddique
Photo Copyright: Kailashi Rajesh Kumar
DMRC tied up with INTACH to install artwork and panels to depict local monuments and sights:
Photo Copyright: Mohd Zakir/HT
Photo Copyright: Mohd Zakir/HT
Photo Copyright: Mohd Zakir/HT
Photo Copyright: India Times
Photo Copyright: Sidhartha Roy
Photo Copyright: Abhinav Rajput
Escalators to connect Violet & Red lines – Photo Copyright: NK Sharma
Photo Copyright: Sonu Mehta (HT)
Photo Copyright: Sonu Mehta (HT)
Photo Copyright: Sonu Mehta (HT)
Photo Copyright: Sonu Mehta (HT)
Photo Copyright: Sonu Mehta (HT)
DMRC’s official pre-launch video:
Key Figures:
• Delhi’s Metro network has expanded to 218 kms with 163 stations, and now only 131 kms of the Phase 3 project is pending.
• The Violet Line, connecting Kashmere Gate with Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad, is now 43.40 km long and still remains the 3rd longest line after the 48.80 km Yellow and 56.40 km Blue lines.
• India’s first 3-line interchange has opened up at Kashmere Gate between the Yellow, Red and Violet Lines. More 3-line interchanges are planned at Azadpur, Lajpat Nagar & Inderlok (Phase 4), Botanical Garden (Noida) and at Esplanade (Kolkata) but are each easily 5 years away from opening.
• From Monday, DMRC expects to add 90,000 additional daily users to its network. For FY 2016-2017, the average daily ridership was 27.6 lakhs (2.76 million).
Let me know if I’ve missed anything and I’ll add it above.
Updated operational map of Delhi’s metro system – view full map & information here
For more updates, check out the Delhi section of The Metro Rail Guy!
– TMRG
Hearty congratulations to Delhi, DMRC and contractor team
Congrats to DMRC now we expect that DMRC can more focus on Pink and Magenta lines.TMRG pls tell me that when will trial runs start on Pink Line ?????
I don’t know; I’m not privy to that information. Give them some time to clean up and structurally secure the Gurdwara Shaft.
How much time DMRC will take to clean up Gurudwara shaft on Pink Line and I think why not DMRC deploy train set on Sakarpur ramp or Mayapuri ramp to start trial runs on Pink Line like they do on Magenta Line?????
Is there are New Gates No. 5 , 6 , 7 & 8 at Kasmere Gate Metro Now ???
See gate info here: http://delhimetrorail.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=p9zsSGGh5uslld
According to Delhi Metro wikipedia page: Violet line south extension is supposed to open in Sept 2017
Green Line extension next month
Magenta Line: Sept 2017.
Are these accurate?
Wikipedia is pure garbage. Most of the above launch info has been sourced from articles written by journalists who know nothing about the project, its challenges or current status. They rely on paper hand-outs and whatsapp group messages fed by the DMRC.
Of those, only the Magenta Line’s elevated portion will open up before Sept – see my last post on it here
Metrorailguy ji. Very educated and informed content.. Well presented..
I am a journalist and researcher based in Delhi Gate.. Got an insight on Phase 4 which inshallah will deepen the reach making Delhi at the top of world class infrastructure.
But… Regret to say that Metro admin and ud ministry is deaf..I have represented several times to them to open exits on both sides of New Ashok Nagar Metro station..there is only one exit on the East End apartment side but nothing on NAN side even though the station is named after NAN.
The single exit is so congested, no place for entry and checking passengers and ticketing. Long queues at single gate with no place to queue.
Time for metro authorities to stop having railway time attitude.. Converting parking lots for their own residential accommodation.. Minting money on high fares coupled with more than 100 percent occupancy of coaches for 18 hours a day.. Advertising money, Real estate money. Liquor shops.
Man, you have the best deal in the world.. a monopoly..
But listen to the voice of people once in a while..or should we resort to grievance procedure and PILs.
Mangu Singh, shame, shame
Arun Goyal
Mob 9810079983
Hi, have you tried contacting DMRC’s PIOs?
http://www.delhimetrorail.com/rightto_infoact/details-of-appellate.aspx
Well summarised Mr. Arun…..I am totaly agreed with you. They are on same track of Indian Railways. Fare are increased almost 100% and getting same pathetic services like CHIDIYAGHAR….. I also request with DMRC chef, MANU SINGH, just leave your VIP tag only for a week and travel as a common man once a week in office hour in morning and evening with DWARAKA to NOIDA or JAHAGEERPURI to GURGAON and you will get clear picture of common man problems who are helpless to use this CHIDIYAGHAR type services after paying of too much money on daily basis. Durgesh Singh
Hi TMRG,
I have a question about the facilities in the Metro stations: Are there restrooms (like the ones in Tokyo)?
The absence of restrooms in NYC and their near absence in Paris makes traveling to those cities unpleasant.
Peter
Yes, restrooms are present in all but a handful of 15 or so stations.
Here’s an image of one inside the new line.
Hey TMRG,
Apart from this, the DMRC has started adding new Bombarider coaches to make some of the 6 coach trains to 8 coach trains.
The thing is, Bombardier is supplying 162 new coaches. In this respect, I can’t really calculate how all the trains on the yellow and blue lines will have only the Bombardier rolling stock (since you said that Bombardier coaches are only for Yellow and Blue lines), especially if you keep in mind the number of 6 and 8 coach BEML Rotem trains on the blue line ?
Hi, only the Yellow Line will have Bombardier sets. Blue will primarily have BEML sets with some Bombardiers.
Hi TMRG, is ISA certificate done for magenta line Botanical garden– Kalkaji stretch?
Not yet. DMRC is conducting their own signalling trials right now.
Metro coach catches fire en route to Delhi
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http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/metro-coach-catches-fire-en-route-to-delhi/articleshow/58990879.cms
When will meganta line metro phase 1 start?
what is botanical garden to kalkaji metro start date?
what is botanical garden to kalkaji metro start date? Please reply.