Violet Line (Delhi Metro)

Violet Line (Line 6)
Fleets of Violet line trains supplied by Mitsubishi. Here, a train leaves from JLN Stadium Metro Station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	DMRC
Locale	Delhi and Faridabad
Termini	Kashmere Gate Raja Nahar Singh
Stations	34
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Delhi Metro
Operator(s)	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Rolling stock	Mitsubishi-ROTEM-BEML Standard gauge
Daily ridership	300,000 (May 2018)[1]
History
Opened	3 October 2010 (Central Secretariat – Sarita Vihar) 14 January 2011 (Sarita Vihar – Badarpur)
Technical
Line length	46.34 kilometres (28.79 mi)
Character	Underground and Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map Legend Kashmere Gate Red Line Yellow Line Lal Qila Jama Masjid Delhi Gate ITO Mandi House Blue Line Janpath Central Secretariat Yellow Line Khan Market Lodi Road Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Ring Railway Jangpura Lajpat Nagar Pink Line Ring Road Moolchand Kailash Colony Nehru Place Kalkaji Mandir Magenta Line Outer Ring Road Govindpuri Harkesh Nagar Okhla Indian Railways Jasola Apollo Sarita Vihar Mohan Estate Tughlakabad Golden Line Badarpur Border Delhi Haryana border Sarai NH 19 / Mathura Road NHPC Chowk Mewla Maharajpur Sector 28 Badkhal Mor Old Faridabad Neelam Chowk Ajronda Bata Chowk Escorts Mujesar Sant Surdas (Sihi) NH 19 / Mathura Road Raja Nahar Singh

The Violet Line (Line 6) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. The line connects Kashmere Gate station in New Delhi with Raja Nahar Singh in Ballabhgarh via Faridabad.^[2] The line consists of 34 metro stations with a total length of 46.34 kilometres (28.79 mi).^[3]

This line acts as a parallel link for those who travel in the heavily used Yellow Line and connects the interior parts of South Delhi, and a little of Central Delhi to the satellite town of Faridabad.^[4] The stretch between ITO metro station and Kashmere Gate metro station is popularly known as the Heritage Line.^[5]: 16 The line will be extended further in the coming future up to the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar via Palwal.