Line 8 (Delhi Metro)

Delhi Metro Magenta / Line 8
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Extension in phase IV Janakpuri West Blue / Line 3 Dabri Mor Dashrath Puri Palam Sadar Bazaar Cantonment Terminal 1D-IGI Airport NH-8 Shankar Vihar (only for military) Vasant Vihar Munirka RK Puram IIT Hauz Khas Yellow / Line 2 Panchsheel Park Chirag Delhi Greater Kailash Nehru Enclave Kalkaji Mandir Purple / Line 5 Okhla NSIC Mathura Road / NH-2 Sukhdev Vihar Jamia Millia Islamia Okhla Vihar Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh Kalindi Kunj Yamuna (river) State border Delhi / Uttar Pradesh Okhla Bird Sanctuary Botanical Garden Blue / Line 3

The line 8 ( "magenta line") of the Delhi Metro is part of the metro system of the Indian capital Delhi. It consists of 25 stations (phase III) from Janakpuri West to Botanical Garden. Line 8 (Magenta Line) will also connect Terminal 1D at Indira Gandhi International Airport directly to the metro system.

The line largely follows the Outer Ring Road and is designed as a ring line. In a later expansion phase (phase IV) it is to be extended to the north.

history

The progress of the work on the route was 98.73 percent complete in November 2017. The line was originally supposed to be completed in December 2016, but delays were mainly due to difficulties in acquiring land. Trial operation began in August 2017. The opening will then take place in two sections: The first section from Botanical Garden to Kalkaji Mandir was opened on December 25, 2017. The further route was officially put into operation on May 28, 2018. General operation for the public began on May 29, 2018. This means that the entire route from phase III is in operation.

Openings

Opening date	Terminals		length	Number of stations
December 25, 2017	Botanical Garden	Kalkaji Mandir	12.6 km	9
May 28, 2018	Kalkaji Mandir	Janakpuri West	24.8 km	16
total	Botanical Garden	Janakpuri West	37.4 km	25th

Stations

The line includes 25 stations from west Delhi to Noida. But not all of these stations are freely accessible: The Shankar Vihar station is located in a military area and can only be used by members of the army. Everyone can get off the metro train. However, leaving the station is only permitted with an appropriate access permit to the military area.

Stations
#	Station name		opening	Transfer possibility	location
	English	Hindi
1	Janakpuri West	जनकपुरी पश्चिम	May 28, 2018	Blue / line 3	Underground
2	Dabri Mor	डाबरी मोड़	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
3	Dashrath Puri	दशरथ पुरी	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
4th	Palam	पालम	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
5	Sadaar Bazaar Cantonment	सदर बाजार	May 28, 2018	no	Elevated railway
6th	Terminal 1 IGI Airport	टर्मिनल 1 इन्दिरा गाँधी अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा	May 28, 2018	Shuttle bus to Terminal 3 and Aerocity	Underground
7th	Shankar Vihar	शंकर विहार	May 28, 2018	Entry and exit are only permitted for members of the army.	Elevated railway
8th	Vasant Vihar	वसन्त विहार	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
9	Munirka	मुनिरका	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
10	RK Puram	राम कृष्ण पुरम	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
11	IIT Delhi	आईआईटी दिल्ली	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
12	Hauz Khas	हौज़ खास	May 28, 2018	Yellow / line 2	Underground
13	Panchsheel Park	पंचशील पार्क	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
14th	Chirag Delhi	चिराग दिल्ली	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
15th	Greater Kailash	ग्रेटर कैलाश	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
16	Nehru Enclave	नेहरू एन्क्लेव	May 28, 2018	no	Underground
17th	Kalkaji Mandir	कालकाजी मंदिर	December 25, 2017	Purple / line 5	Underground
18th	Okhla NSIC	ओखला एन एस आई सी	December 25, 2017	no	Elevated railway
19th	Sukhdev Vihar	सुखदेव विहार	December 25, 2017	no	Elevated railway
20th	Jamia Millia Islamia	जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया	December 25, 2017	no	Elevated railway
21st	Okhla Vihar	ओखला विहार	December 25, 2017	no	Elevated railway
22nd	Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh	जसोला विहार शाहीन बाग	December 25, 2017	no	Elevated railway
23	Kalindi Kunj	कालिन्दी कुंज	December 25, 2017	no	Elevated railway
24	Okhla Bird Sanctuary	ओखला पक्षी अभयारण्य	December 25, 2017	no	Elevated railway
25th	Botanical Garden	बॉटैनिकल गार्डन	December 25, 2017	Blue / line 3	Elevated railway

Planned expansion in phase IV

Planned stations in phase IV
#	Station name		opening	Transfer possibility	location
	English	Hindi
1	Ramakrishna Ashram Marg	रामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्ग	Phase IV	Blue / line 3	Underground
2	Nabi Karim	नाबी करीम	Phase IV	Change to the planned Inderlok-Indraprasthra line	Underground
3	Sadar Bazaar	सदर बाजार	Phase IV	Northern Railway
4th	Pulbangash	पुल बंगश	Phase IV	Red / Line 1
5	GG Sabji Mandi		Phase IV
6th	Rajpura	राजपुरा	Phase IV
7th	Derawal Nagar	देरावल नगर	Phase IV
8th	Ashok Vihar	अशोक विहार	Phase IV
9	Azadpur	आज़ादपुर	Phase IV	Pink / Line 7 Yellow / Line 2
10	Majlis Park	मजलिस पार्क	Phase IV	Pink / line 7
11	Bhalswa	भलस्वा	Phase IV
12	Mukarba Chowk	मुकरबा चौक	Phase IV	Change to the planned RRTS Delhi-Panipat line
13	Haiderpur	हैदरपुर	Phase IV	Yellow / line 2
14th	North Pitampura	उत्तरी पीतमपुरा	Phase IV
15th	Prashant Vihar	प्रशांत विहार	Phase IV
16	Rohini East	रोहिणी पूर्व	Phase IV	Red / Line 1
17th	Madhuban Chowk	मधुबन चौक	Phase IV
18th	Deepali Chowk	दीपाली चौक	Phase IV
19th	West Enclave	पश्चिम एन्क्लेव	Phase IV
20th	Peeragarhi Mangolpuri	पीरा गरही मंगोलपुरी	Phase IV	Northern Railway
21st	Peeragarhi Chowk	पीरा गरही चौक	Phase IV
22nd	Pashim Vihar	पश्चिम विहार	Phase IV	Green / line 5
23	Meera Bagh	मीरा बाग	Phase IV
24	Keshopur	केशोपुर	Phase IV
25th	Krishna Park Extn	कृष्णा पार्क	Phase IV
	Janakpuri West	जनकपुरी पश्चिम	probably April 2018	Blue / Line 3 and connection to the previous line	Underground

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Show_corridor_details.aspx?id=2
2. ↑ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/563935/driverless-trains-begin-trial-run.html
3. ↑ Delhi Metro's Magenta line to be inaugurated by PM Modi on December 25 . In: Indian Express . 18th December 2017.
4. ↑ PTI: Delhi Metro pushes Magenta Line launch to December . In: Indian Express . 2nd February 2017.
5. ^ Full Magenta Line likely to open for public within April - Times of India . In: The Times of India . ( indiatimes.com [accessed April 5, 2018]).
6. ^ Delhi Metro Magenta Line: Janakpuri West-Kalkaji Mandir section opens for public from May 29 - Times of India . In: The Times of India . ( indiatimes.com [accessed May 21, 2018]).
7. ↑ Not every passenger is allowed to exit THIS STATION on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line. Know why . ( timesnownews.com [accessed July 31, 2018]).
8. ↑ Delhi Metro system map .