The Magenta Line is a metro rail line of the

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, a

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system in

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and the first driverless metro in India. The line, which trundles across South Delhi and is majorly underground, spans and consists of 26 metro stations: 10 are elevated and the rest are underground. Unlike the Airport Metro Express, this line directly serves Terminal 1 of the

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. The Janakpuri West metro station on the line contains India's tallest escalator with a vertical height of . The Magenta Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line at

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, Blue Line at Janakpuri West and

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and the Violet Line at Kalkaji Mandir of the

network.

Shankar Vihar metro station The Shankar Vihar metro station is a stop on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro. This represents part of the third phase of development of the Delhi Metro. It was opened to public on 29 May 2018. It is the only station in the Delhi Metro ne ...

is unique within the network as it is the only station where civilian movement is restricted by the military. Located within the

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, it primarily serves defence personnel due to its position in the heart of the defence zone. The Hauz Khas metro station on this line is the deepest metro station in the network at a depth of . For the first time in India, the construction of two parallel tunnels was successfully completed concurrently at the Dabri Mor–Janakpuri South station.

History

The line was initially scheduled for completion in December 2016, but the timeline was extended due to challenging tunnelling conditions. Trial runs began in August 2017. The line was inaugurated in two phases: the first section, from

to Kalkaji Mandir, was opened to the public on December 25, 2017. The second phase was inaugurated on May 28, 2018, with the remaining section becoming operational and open for public use on May 29, 2018 at 06:00 IST.

Extension history

A stretch of , comprising 9 stations on the Botanical Garden–Kalkaji Mandir section, was opened to the public on 25 December 2017. The portion of of the line was opened to public on 28 May 2018 and a small stretch of the section of Phase IV was opened on 5 January 2025.

Phase 4

In addition to Kalindi Kunj depot, the Magenta Line will have a new depot at Mangolpuri. Under this phase, the line will be further extended from Janakpuri West to Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, providing interchanges with

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and

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lines, and improving connectivity in the northern parts of Delhi. The extension is expected to be completed by March 2026.

Stations

Train info

References

External links

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Delhi Metro Annual Reports

''UrbanRail.Net''
– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. {{Rapid transit in Asia Delhi Metro lines Railway lines opened in 2017