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{{short description|Line on the Delhi Metro system}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox rail line
| color                           = {{rail color|Delhi Metro|Red}}
| name                            = Red Line<br /> (Line 1)
| image                           = New Delhi Metro.jpg
| caption                         = Red Line
| type                            = [[Rapid Transit]]
| system                          = [[Delhi Metro]]
| status                          = Operational
| locale                          = [[Delhi]] and [[Ghaziabad]]
| start                           = [[Shaheed Sthal metro station|Shaheed Sthal]]
| end                             = [[Rithala metro station|Rithala]]
| stations                        = [[List of Delhi metro stations|29]]
| daily_ridership                 = 374,516<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-Metro-seeks-916-new-coaches-to-tackle-overcrowding-in-trains/articleshow/54574618.cms|title=Delhi Metro seeks 916 new coaches to tackle overcrowding in trains – Times of India|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref>
| open                            = *25 December 2002	([[Shahdara metro station|Shahdara]] – [[Tis Hazari metro station|Tis Hazari]])
*3 October 2003	([[Tis Hazari metro station|Tis Hazari]] – [[Inderlok metro station|Inderlok]])
*31 March 2004 ([[Inderlok metro station|Inderlok]] – [[Rithala metro station|Rithala]])
| close                           = 
| owner                           = DMRC
| operator                        = [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]]
| character                       = At-grade and Elevated
| stock                           = 
| linelength                      = {{convert|34.55|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| tracklength                     = 
| tracks                          = 
| gauge                           = {{Track gauge|1676mm|lk=on}} broad gauge
| electrification                 = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} [[overhead line|overhead catenary]]
| elevation                       = 
| map                             = [[File:Red Line (Delhi Metro).png|350px]]{{Delhi Metro Red Line Route}}
| map_state                       = Show
}}

The '''Red Line (Line 1)''' is a [[rapid transit]] metro line of the [[Delhi Metro]] in [[Delhi]], India. It is mostly an elevated line and has [[List of Delhi metro stations|29 stations]] that runs from [[Rithala metro station|Rithala]] to [[Shaheed Sthal metro station|Shaheed Sthal]] with a total distance of {{Convert|34.55|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Route map|url=https://www.delhimetrorail.com/network_map|website= delhimetroail.com|publisher= Delhi Metro Rail Corporation| access-date=2021-08-23}}</ref> The [[Tis Hazari metro station|Tis Hazari]] – [[Shahdara metro station|Shahdara]] section of this line was the first stretch of the Delhi Metro that was constructed and commissioned. The line connects the areas of [[Ghaziabad]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and the districts of [[Shahdara district|Shahdara]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dmshahdara.delhi.gov.in/about-district/map-of-district/ |title= Map: Shahdara district |website=dmshahdara.delhi.gov.in |publisher= DM Shahdara |access-date=25 April 2022}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shahdara,+Delhi/@28.6811993,77.2457425,12.41z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x390cfb0f509c976f:0x9ec1dbe6a1f4fd3c!8m2!3d28.6713752!4d77.2692261 |title= Shahdara |website=google.com |publisher= Google Maps |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> [[Central Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/3ef0f5004616e951bc12fe9fdec5f098/Central-Delhi+-+Copy.jpg?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=738131868&CACHEID=3ef0f5004616e951bc12fe9fdec5f098 |title= Map: Central Delhi district |website=dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in |publisher= DM Central Delhi |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Central+Delhi,+Delhi/@28.689478,77.2039303,11.76z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x390cfd5838673f89:0x1ac3b954f0aa8c92!8m2!3d28.6643427!4d77.2166836 |title=Central Delhi |website=google.com |publisher= Google Maps |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> and [[North West Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dmnorthwest.delhi.gov.in/map-of-district/ |title= Map: North-West Delhi district |website=dmnorthwest.delhi.gov.in |publisher=DM North-West Delhi |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/North+West+Delhi,+Delhi/@28.7318297,77.0533849,12.07z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x390d07433bf2a845:0x21a4de042435b4cb!8m2!3d28.7186211!4d77.0685134 |title= North-West Delhi |website=google.com |publisher= Google Maps |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> in [[Delhi]].

The Red Line has interchanges with the [[Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)|Yellow Line]] and [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet line]] at [[Kashmere Gate metro station|Kashmere Gate]], the [[Pink Line (Delhi Metro)|Pink Line]] at [[Welcome metro station|Welcome]] and [[Netaji Subhash Place metro station|Netaji Subhash Place]], and the [[Green Line (Delhi Metro)|Green Line]] at [[Inderlok metro station|Inderlok]]. It is the third most heavily used line of the Delhi Metro network as it acts as a link for those in [[West Delhi]] and North West Delhi traveling towards Central Delhi, Shahdara, [[East Delhi]], and Ghaziabad, and vice versa.

==History==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:65%" 
|-
! style="background:#{{rail color|Delhi Metro|Red}};" colspan="6" | <span style="color:White;">Red Line</span>
|-
! Phase
! Extension date
! colspan="2"|Termini
! Length
! Stations
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''I'''
|25 December 2002||[[Shahdara metro station|Shahdara]]||[[Tis Hazari metro station|Tis Hazari]]||{{convert|8.35|km|mi|sp=us}}||6
|-
|3 October 2003||[[Tis Hazari metro station|Tis Hazari]]||[[Inderlok metro station|Inderlok]]||{{convert|4.87|km|mi|sp=us}}||4
|-
|31 March 2004||[[Inderlok metro station|Inderlok]]||[[Rithala metro station|Rithala]]||{{convert|8.84|km|mi|sp=us}}||8
|-
|'''II'''
|4 June 2008||[[Shahdara metro station|Shahdara]]||[[Dilshad Garden metro station|Dilshad Garden]]||{{convert|2.86|km|mi|sp=us}}||3
|-
|'''III'''
|8 March 2019
|[[Dilshad Garden metro station|Dilshad Garden]]
|[[Shaheed Sthal metro station|Shaheed Sthal]]
|{{convert|9.63|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=}}
|8
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||Shaheed Sthal||Rithala||{{convert|34.55|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=}}||29
|}

=== Phase I & II ===
The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The Tis Hazari – Shahdara section of the line was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], on 25 December 2002 and opened to the public on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-25 |title=Delhi Metro became a reality 15 years ago on December 25: A lookback at its journey |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/delhi-metro-rail-corporation-magenta-line-narendra-modi-botanical-garden-metro-station-noida-kalkaji-mandir-15-years-of-delhi-metro-december-25/182132 |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref> Subsequent sections opened between Tis Hazari – Inderlok on 3 October 2003, Inderlok – Rithala on 31 March 2004 and Shahdara – Dilshad Garden on 4 June 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-06-03 |title=Metro comes to Dilshad Garden |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/metro-comes-to-dilshad-garden/story-gf9WM31ywRGP07krF3dDbL.html |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== Phase III ===
As part of the Phase III of Delhi Metro, an eastward extension of {{convert|9.5|km|mi|2}} from Dilshad Garden to [[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]] ISBT (New Bus Adda) was approved by DMRC and [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|MoHUA]] in January 2014. Construction began in early 2015 and commercial operations started on 8 March 2019, thereby providing commuters another link to travel to Ghaziabad along with the Blue Line branch that connects to Kaushambi and Vaishali.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-03-10 |title=From Ghaziabad, Red Line begins a new journey |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/from-ghaziabad-red-line-begins-a-new-journey/articleshow/68339334.cms |access-date=2023-12-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In November 2022, Delhi Metro introduced a set of two eight-coach trains on the Red Line, which were converted from the existing fleet of 39 six-coach trains.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-08 |title=Eight-coach trains introduced on Red line: Delhi Metro |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/eight-coach-trains-introduced-on-red-line-delhi-metro/articleshow/95376369.cms |access-date=2023-12-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> By April 2024, all the six-coach trains had been converted to 8-coach ones.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheoran |first=Abhishek |date=16 April 2024 |title=All Trains on Red Line Get 8 Coaches, Frequency Still A Problem For Commuters |url=https://english.jagran.com/india/delhi-metro-news-delhi-metro-red-line-frequency-on-red-line-dmrc-metro-coach-increased-rithala-new-bus-adda-metro-10154426 |work=Jagran English |access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>

=== Phase IV ===

"Red Line Phase IV: Rithala-Narela-Nathupur": Under the [[Delhi Metro#Phase IV|Phase IV]] of the [[Delhi Metro]], the Red Line is proposed to be extended towards [[Kundli, Haryana|Kundli]] with 21 new stations at Rohini Sector 25, Rohini Sector 26, Rohini Sector 31, Rohini Sector 32, Rohini Sector 36, Barwala, Rohini Sector 35, Rohini Sector 34, Bawana Industrial Area – 1 Sector 3,4, Bawana Industrial Area – 1 Sector 1,2, Bawana JJ Colony, Sanoth, New Sanoth, Depot Station, Bhorgarh Village, Anaj Mandi Narela, Narela DDA Sports Complex, Narela, Narela Sector 5, Kundli and Nathupur. All these stations will be elevated, except Depot Station, which would be at-grade.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=DMRC proposes to extend Delhi Metro's Red Line to Haryana’s Kundli |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/delhi-metro-rail-corporation-plans-to-extend-red-line-to-kundli-in-haryana-connecting-uttar-pradesh-and-haryana-101689098652782.html |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title=DMRC proposes to expand Rithala – Narela corridor up to Haryana’s Kundli – Details Inside |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/infrastructure-delhi-metro-brings-good-news-for-residents-of-delhi-ncr-dmrc-proposes-to-expand-rithala-narela-corridor-up-to-haryanas-kundli-details-inside-3165412/ |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

=== Phase V ===

"Red Line Phase V: Nathupur-Sector7": The "Red Line Phase IV: Rithala-Narela-Nathupur" line is planned to be extended in Phase-V to Sonipat Sector-7. In April 2025, initial land survey was being conducted for the feasibility and the DPR will be conducted after approval from DMRC.<ref name=soneext1>[https://www.dainiktribuneonline.com/news/haryana/there-is-hope-for-the-metro-line-to-be-extended-till-sonepat-sector-7/ मेट्रो लाइन का विस्तार सोनीपत सेक्टर-7 तक होने की उम्मीद बंधी], dainiktribuneonline, 16 Apr 2025.</ref>

==List of stations==
{{Main|List of Delhi Metro stations}}

[[Delhi Metro]] currently has parking facilities {{Parking symbol}} at 20 metro stations of the Red line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Metro map |url=https://www.delhimetrorail.com/network_map |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=delhimetrorail.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Parking_Details.aspx |title=Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. &#124; ANNUAL REPORT |publisher=Delhimetrorail.com |access-date=2018-10-24}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|- 
! style="background:#{{rail color|Delhi Metro|Red}};" colspan="10" | <span style="color:White;">Red Line</span>
|-
! rowspan="2" |#
! colspan="2" |Station Name
! rowspan="2" |Opening
! rowspan="2" |Interchange connection
! rowspan="2" |Station Layout
! rowspan="2" |Platform Level Type
|-
! [[English language|English]]
! [[Hindi]]
|-
| 1||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Shaheed Sthal}}||शहीद स्थल||8 March 2019 ||[[File:NCRTC logo.png|25px]] [[File:A04 (capsule) Ghaziabad RRTS station.svg|25px]] {{stl|RapidX|Ghaziabad}}
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 2||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Hindon River}}||हिंडन रिवर||8 March 2019 ||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 3||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Arthala}}
|अर्थला||8 March 2019 ||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 4||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Mohan Nagar}}||मोहन नगर||8 March 2019 ||{{rcb|Delhi Metro|Blue|croute}}(Phase 4 - Under Construction)
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 5||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Shyam Park}}||श्याम पार्क||8 March 2019 ||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 6||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar}}||मे‌‌जर मोहित शर्मा राजेन्द्र नगर||8 March 2019 ||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 7||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Raj Bagh}}||राज बाग़|| 8 March 2019 ||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 8||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Shaheed Nagar}}||शहीद नगर||8 March 2019 ||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 9||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Dilshad Garden}}||दिलशाद गार्डन||4 June 2008 ||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
| 10||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Jhilmil}} {{Parking symbol}}||झिलमिल||4 June 2008||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|11||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Mansarovar Park}} {{Parking symbol}}||मानसरोवर पार्क||4 June 2008||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|12||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Shahdara}} {{Parking symbol}}||शाहदरा||25 December 2002||[[Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station|Shahdara railway station]]
|At Grade
|Side
|-
|13||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Welcome}} {{Parking symbol}}||वेलकम||25 December 2002||{{rcb|Delhi Metro|Pink|croute}}
|At Grade
|Island
|-
|14||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Seelampur}} {{Parking symbol}}||सीलमपुर||25 December 2002||None
|At Grade
|Island
|-
|15||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Shastri Park}} {{Parking symbol}}||शास्त्री पार्क||25 December 2002||None
|At Grade
|Side
|-
|16||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Kashmere Gate}} {{Parking symbol}}||कश्मीरी गेट||25 December 2002||{{rcb|Delhi Metro|Yellow|croute}} <br/>{{rcb|Delhi Metro|Violet|croute}} <br/>[[Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus|Kashmere Gate ISBT]]
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|17||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Tis Hazari}} {{Parking symbol}}||तीस हज़ारी||25 December 2002|| None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|18||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Pul Bangash}}||पुल बंगश
| 3 2003 October |3 October 2003
|{{rcb|Delhi Metro|Magenta|croute}} <br/>(Phase 4 – Under Construction)
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|19||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Pratap Nagar}} {{Parking symbol}}||प्रताप नगर||3 October 2003||[[Subzi Mandi railway station]]<br/>[[Delhi Kishanganj railway station]]
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|20||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Shastri Nagar}} {{Parking symbol}}||शास्त्री नगर||3 October 2003|| None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|21||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Inderlok}} {{Parking symbol}}||इंद्रलोक||3 October 2003||{{rcb|Delhi Metro|Green|croute}}
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|22||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Kanhaiya Nagar}} {{Parking symbol}}||कन्हैया नगर||31 March 2004||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|23||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Keshav Puram}} {{Parking symbol}}||केशव पुरम||31 March 2004||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|24||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Netaji Subhash Place}} {{Parking symbol}}||नेताजी सुभाष प्लेस||31 March 2004||{{rcb|Delhi Metro|Pink|croute}}
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|25||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Kohat Enclave}} {{Parking symbol}}||कोहाट एन्क्लेव||31 March 2004||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|26||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Pitampura}} {{Parking symbol}}||पीतमपुरा||31 March 2004||{{rcb|Delhi Metro|Magenta|croute}} <br/>(Phase 4 – Under Construction)
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|27||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Rohini East}} {{Parking symbol}}||रोहिणी पूर्व||31 March 2004||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|28||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Rohini West}}||रोहिणी पश्चिम||31 March 2004||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|29||{{stl|Delhi Metro|Rithala}} {{Parking symbol}}||रिठाला||31 March 2004||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|30||Rohini Sector 24-25||रोहिणी सेक्टर 24-25||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|31||Rohini Sector 26||रोहिणी सेक्टर 26||Approved||None
|Elevated 
|Side
|-
|32||Rohini Sector 31||रोहिणी सेक्टर 31||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|33||Rohini Sector 32||रोहिणी सेक्टर 32||Approved||None
|Elevated 
|Side
|-
|34||Rohini Sector 36-37||रोहिणी सेक्टर 36-37||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|35||Barwala||बरवाला||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|36||Rohini Sector 35||रोहिणी सेक्टर 35||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|37||Rohini Sector 34||रोहिणी सेक्टर 34||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|38||Bawana Industrial Area Sector 3,4||बवाना औद्योगिक क्षेत्र सेक्टर 3,4||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|39||Bawana Industrial Area Sector 1,2||बवाना औद्योगिक क्षेत्र सेक्टर 1,2||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|40||Bawana JJ Colony||बवाना जे जे कॉलोनी||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|41||Sanoth||सनोथ||Approved||None
|Elevated 
|Side
|-
|42||New Sanoth||नया सनोथ||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|43
|Depot Station
|डिपो स्टेशन
|Approved
|None
|At Grade
|Side
|-
|44||Bhorgarh Village||भोरगढ़||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|45||Anaj Mandi Narela||अनाज मंडी नरेला||Approved||None
|Elevated 
|Side
|-
|46||Narela DDA Sports Complex||नरेला डीडीए स्पोर्ट्स कॉम्प्लेक्स||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|47||Narela||नरेला||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|48||Narela Sector 5||नरेला सेक्टर 5||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|49||Kundli||कुंडली||Approved||None
|Elevated
|Side
|-
|50||Nathupur||नाथूपुर||Approved||None
|Elevated 
|Side
|}

== Train info ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="background:#{{rail color|Delhi Metro|Red}};" colspan="4"|<span style="color:White;">Red Line</span>
|-
!Rakes
|Mitsubishi
|Hyundai Rotem
|BEML
|-
!Train Length
| colspan="3" |8
|-
!Train Gauge
| colspan="3" |{{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
|-
!Electrification
| colspan="3" |25 kV, 50&nbsp;Hz [[Alternating current|AC]] through [[overhead catenary]]<br/>OHE
|-
!Train's Maximum Speed
| colspan="3" |{{Convert|100|km/h|abbr=on}}
|-
!Train Operation
| colspan="3" |[[Delhi Metro]]
|}

==See also==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*[[List of Delhi Metro stations]]
*[[Transport in Delhi]]
*[[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]]
*[[Delhi Suburban Railway]]
*[[Rapid transit in India|List of rapid transit systems in India]]
*[[Delhi Transport Corporation]]
*[[List of Metro Systems]]
*[[National Capital Region (India)]]
*[[Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh]]
}}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons|Delhi Metro}}
{{Wikivoyage|Delhi}}
{{Wikivoyage|Ghaziabad}}
* [http://www.delhimetrorail.com/ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)] 
* [https://www.delhimetrorail.com/pages/en/annual-report-and-review-statement Delhi Metro Annual Reports]
* {{cite web|title=Station Information|work=Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)|url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html|archive-date=19 June 2010}}
* [http://www.urbanrail.net ''UrbanRail.Net''] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

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