The Red Line of the Delhi Metro system in Delhi consists of 21 metro stations from Dilshad Garden to Rithala with a total distance of 25.15 km. Most of the line is elevated.

The line connects East-Northeast-North-Northwest Delhi

History

The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to open.

• December 25, 2002: Shahdara - Tis Hazari (8.3 km)
• October 3, 2003: Tis Hazari - Inder Lok (4.1 km)
• March 31, 2004: Inder Lok - Rithala (8.9 km)
• June 4, 2008: Shahdara - Dilshad Garden (3.1 km)

Future extensions

An extension from Rithala to Barwala (6.1 km), originally planned for Phase I, has been moved into Phase III for completion by 2015. Phase III plans also include a 9.5 km extension from Dilshad Garden east to Ghaziabad ISBT.

List of stations (east to west)

• Dilshad Garden
• Jhilmil
• Mansarovar Park
• Shahdara
• Welcome
• Seelampur
• Shastri Park
• Kashmere Gate, interchange to Yellow Line
• Tis Hazari
• Pul Bangash
• Pratap Nagar
• Shastri Nagar
• Inder Lok
• Kanhiya Nagar
• Keshav Puram
• Netaji Subhash Place
• Kohat Enclave
• Pitam Pura
• Rohini East
• Rohini West
• Rithala

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