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. It is the longest line (by total length) of the network and consists of a Main Line (Line 3) with 50 stations from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka Sector 21, with a length of and a Branch Line (Line 4) consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of . The Main line (Line 3) was the longest line of the Delhi Metro network until 6 August 2021, when an unfinished section between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations on the Pink Line was inaugurated and it became one 59-km-long corridor.

History

The

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section of the line was inaugurated by the then

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, on 31 December 2005 and opened to the public on 31 December 2005. Subsequent sections opened between Dwarka – Dwarka Sector 9 on 1 April 2006, Barakhamba Road –

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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 with a length of was inaugurated on 8 January 2010 from Yamuna Bank metro station up to the Anand Vihar in

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. It was further extended up to Vaishali, with it opening to public on 14 July 2011. On 9 March 2019, a 6.67 km extension of the line from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City was opened for public by Prime Minister

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Stations

Karkardooma station on the Vaishali branch is the second highest station of Delhi metro with a platform height of . Rajouri Garden station on the main line is the third highest station with a height of .

Line 3 (Main Line)

currently has parking facilities at 35 metro stations of the Blue line.

Line 4 (Branch Line)

Train Info

Extensions

Vaishali extension

A small extension of length was constructed and opened on 14 July 2011 connecting Anand Vihar station of the Blue Line branch with

Vaishali Metro station Vaishali is an elevated metro station located on the branch line of the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro in Trans-Hindon area of Ghaziabad. It serves the Ghaziabad suburbs of Vaishali, Vasundhara, Maharajpur, Indirapuram, Khora and other nearby ne ...

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Najafgarh extension (Line 9) Grey Line (Dwarka - Dhansa Bus Stand)

A branch line from Dwarka station to Najafgarh was constructed under Phase III. It was designated as the Grey Line. This line has 3 new stations. Construction work on this extension started in September 2013. The Dwarka-Najafgarh stretch opened for public operations on 4 October 2019. Another extension towards Dhansa Bus Stand became operational on 18 September 2021, after delays due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Noida extension

In April 2014, the Central government approved the extension of the line eastwards from Noida City Centre to Noida Electronic City (Sector-62). The extended line has 6 new stations in a distance of , which became operational on 9 March 2019. Later, the government approved an additional line starting from Noida Sector 51 to Greater Noida, which became the Aqua Line under control of the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC). This line was thrown open to public on 25 January 2019.Jung wants better access to all Metro stations
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References

External links

Official Official website
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