Pink Line (Delhi Metro)#Extension

{{Short description|Line on the Delhi Metro system}}

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{{Infobox rail line

| color = {{rail color|Delhi Metro|Pink}}

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| name = Pink Line
(Line 7)

| image = The rear of a Hyundai-Rotem coach of Delhi Metro's Pink Line at Anand Vihar metro station.jpg

| caption = Pink Line near Anand Vihar Station

| type = Rapid Transit

| system = Delhi Metro

| status = Operational

| locale = Delhi

| start = Majlis Park

| end = Shiv Vihar

| stations = 38

| daily_ridership =

| open = *14 March 2018 (Majlis Park – Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus)

• 6 August 2018 (Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus – Lajpat Nagar)
• 31 October 2018 (Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake – Shiv Vihar)
• 31 December 2018 (Lajpat Nagar – Mayur Vihar Pocket I)
• 6 August 2021 (Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake – Mayur Vihar Pocket I)
• 2025 (Majlis Park – Jagatpur Village)

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| owner = Delhi Metro

| operator = Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

| character = Underground and Elevated

| stock = Hyundai-ROTEM

| linelength = {{convert|59.24|km|mi|abbr=on }}

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| tracks =

| gauge = {{track gauge|sg|allk=on}}

| electrification = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} overhead catenary

| speed =

| elevation =

| map = {{Delhi Metro Pink Line Route}}

| map_state = expanded

}}

The Pink Line (Line 7) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/metro-comes-to-ne-delhi-but-it-wont-be-straight-line/articleshow/66421712.cms|title=Metro comes to north-east Delhi, but it won't be straight line| website=Times of India|date=30 October 2018 }} It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, both in North Delhi.

At {{convert|59.24|km|mi}}, the Pink Line is the longest individual line in the Delhi Metro and in India, exceeding the length of the operational Blue Line (excluding its branch line). It is mostly elevated and covers Delhi in an almost U-shaped pattern. The Pink Line is also known as the Ring Road Line, as the line passes alongside the Ring Road in Delhi.

The Pink Line has interchanges with most of the operational lines of the network, such as the Red Line at Netaji Subhash Place & Welcome, Yellow Line at Azadpur & Dilli Haat - INA, Green Line at Punjabi Bagh West, Blue Line at Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Anand Vihar & Karkarduma, Dhaula Kuan of Airport Express (Orange Line) at Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus, Violet Line at Lajpat Nagar, as well as with Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar Terminal (Indian Railways) and the ISBTs at Anand Vihar and Sarai Kale Khan.

The Pink Line has the highest point of the Delhi Metro at Dhaula Kuan with a height of {{Convert|23.6|m}}, passing over the Dhaula Kuan grade separator flyovers and the Airport Express Line.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/new-high-for-metro-with-track-at-24m/|title=New high for Metro with track at 24m|date=26 September 2014|work=The Indian Express}} It also possesses the country's smallest metro station, Ashram, with a size of just {{Convert|151.6|m}} against the usual {{Convert|265|m}}.{{cite book |last=Dayal |first=Anuj |author-link= |date=5 April 2018 |title=Delhi Metro - Phase 3 Challenges |location=New Delhi |publisher=Delhi Metro Rail Corporation}}{{rp|93}} Also, the platform for a six-coach train is {{Convert|140|m|4=0}} but has been reduced to {{Convert|135|m}} in the Ashram station.

The line will be extended to Maujpur - Babarpur, creating one of the world's longest ring lines in the city. The Maujpur - Babarpur to Shiv Vihar section will then act as a branch line. The extension is expected to be completed by March 2025.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-05 |title=First section of Delhi Metro phase-IV to open by July 2024, says DMRC chief |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi/first-section-of-delhi-metro-phase-iv-to-open-by-july-2024-says-dmrc-chief-article-104978294 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}