Delhi Metro Golden Line – Information, Route Map, Tenders & Updates

Golden Line Information

Delhi Metro’s Golden Line (Line-10) is a 23.622 km under construction metro line connecting Aerocity – Tughalakabad through 15 metro stations (4 elevated & 11 underground).

Delhi Metro’s Golden Line is being built under the 85.85 km Delhi Metro Phase 4 project by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Its mostly underground route consists of 1 elevated civil package (DC-04) and 3 underground civil packages (DC-07, DC-08 & DC-09).

Golden Line was approved by India’s Central Government in March 2019 with a 20.201 km route length and 15 stations. It was known as Delhi Metro’s Silver Line between 2020-2023, and was renamed to Gold Line in November 2023 and then to Golden Line in January 2024.

Golden Line will be serviced by thirteen 6-coach Alstom trains which were ordered under Package RS-17 in October 2022. Their design was unveiled in February 2024 when manufacturing began.

Key Figures

Operational: 0 km | Under Construction: 23.6 km | Approved: 8.385 km

Golden Line Route

Line-10 (Golden Line): Aerocity – Tughlakabad (earlier known as Silver Line)

Length: 23.622 km
Type: Elevated (4.279 km) & Underground (19.343 km)
Depot: Sarita Vihar (shared with Violet Line)
Number of Stations: 15
Station Names: Delhi Aerocity, Mahipalpur, Vasant Kunj, Kishangarh, Chhatarpur, Chhattarpur Mandir, IGNOU, Neb Sarai, Saket G-Block, Ambedkar Nagar, Khanpur, Sangam Vihar – Tigri, Anandmayee Marg Junction, Tughlakabad Railway Colony and Tughlakabad

Line-11 (Gold Line Spur): Lajpat Nagar – Saket G-Block

Length: 8.385 km
Type: Elevated
Number of Stations: 8
Stations: Saket-G Block, Pushp Vihar, Saket District Court, Pushpa Bhawan, Chirag Dilli, Greater Kailash-1, Andrews Ganj and Lajpat Nagar.

Golden Line’s Current Status

The first section of Delhi Metro’s Golden Line is expected to open for commercial operations in 2027.

In March 2024, India’s central government approved the construction of 8.385 km Lajpat Nagar – Saket G Block metro line (Line-11) which will likely function as a spur of the Golden Line.

In October 2020, Golden Line’s length was increased likely due to a realignment of the line through the Neb Sarai – IGNOU Road area and extension of the line further eastward towards the Violet Line’s Sarita Vihar Depot which is being repurposed under Package DC-26 by YFC Projects to maintain & stable Golden Line’s rolling stock in the future.

Golden Line’s Map (Phase 4)

Key for map below: Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4

Golden Line’s Tunnel Breakthroughs

Golden Line’s underground construction contractors have deployed a total of 11 tunnel boring machines (TBMs) across 3 civil packages. Here’s a list of all tunnel breakthroughs recorded so far – click on each link to see details and images:

November 9, 2023: Chattarpur Station to Kishangarh Station (1267m) by Larsen & Toubro’s TBM DZ-1122 (TBM-1) on DC-09
December 2, 2023: Chattarpur Station to Kishangarh Station (1274m) by Larsen & Toubro’s TBM DZ-1123 (TBM-2) on DC-09
August 21, 2024: Chattarpur Station to Chattarpur Mandir Station (865m) by Larsen & Toubro’s TBM DZ-1122 (TBM-1) on DC-09

List of Major Contractors

A full list of Delhi Metro Phase 4 project’s contractors can be viewed here.

Contract	Contractor
DCS-1B: Delhi Metro’s Phase 4 Consultant	PADECO – Mott MacDonald – Hill – BARSYL consortium
Geo: Geotechnical Investigation – Tughlakabad – Terminal 1 & Lajpat Nagar to Saket	Cengrs Geotechnica Pvt. Ltd.
DC-04: Sangam Vihar to Saket G-Block, 4.280 km double-decker viaduct with 4 stations	YFC Projects
DC-04BR: Three special steel spans on Silver Line’s elevated viaduct	HMM Infra Ltd.
DC-07: Sangam Vihar to Sarita Vihar Depot, 6.981 km underground section with 3 stations	Afcons Infrastructure
DC-08: Aerocity to Kishangarh, 6.11 km underground section with 4 stations	J Kumar Infraprojects
DC-09: Kishangarh – Neb Sarai (Saket G Block), 6.88 km underground section with 4 stations	Larsen & Toubro
DC-09A: Comprehensive architectural finishing works at four underground stations namely Chhattarpur, Chhattarpur Mandir, IGNOU and Neb Sarai Station	9 Bids Received in September 2024
DC-26: Ramp, Cut & Cover section and remodeling / augmentation of Sarita Vihar Depot	YFC Projects
DE-10: Electrical and Mechanical System, DG Sets, Environment Control System, Tunnel Ventilation System and Building Management System for 7 Underground and 4 Elevated stations from Chhattarpur Interchange to Tughlakabad	EFKON India – Ed. Zublin AG JV
DE-11: Electrical and Mechanical system, DG set, Environment control system, Tunnel ventilation system and Building Management System for 4 underground stations of Silver Line	ETA Engineering – Polycab India JV
DS-06: Train Control & Signalling System for Aerocity to Tuglakabad Corridor (Silver Line)	Alstom Transport India
DT-11: Ballastless/Ballasted Track in Ajronda Depot and Sarita Vihar Depot	Paras Railtech
DT-16: Ballastless/Ballasted Track in Sarita Vihar depot for augmentation of additional maintenance facilities	Pee Pee Mandal Projects
RS-17: 312 Coach Rolling Stock Contract	Alstom Transport India

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Page last updated: October 16, 2024. Have a question or spot an error? Let me know here.