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The Magenta Line (Line 8) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India and the first driverless metro in India. The line, which runs across North, West and South Delhi and is mostly underground, spans 50.18 kilometers (31.18 mi) and consists of 33 metro stations: 17 are elevated and the rest are underground.[1] Unlike the Airport Metro Express, this line directly serves Terminal 1 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Currently trains on this line run on three separate sections i.e, Majlis Park – Deepali Chowk, Krishna Park Extension – Botanical Garden and Botanical Garden – Krishna Park Extension.

The Janakpuri West metro station on the line contains India’s tallest escalator with a vertical height of 15.6 meters (51 ft).[2] The highest point on the Delhi Metro network is near the Haiderpur Badli Mor Metro station, where the line reaches a record-breaking height of 28.362 metres at Pier No. 340.[citation needed] This location surpasses the previous record of 23.6 meters at Dhaula Kuan on the Pink Line. The Magenta Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line at Hauz Khas and Haiderpur Badli Mor, with the Blue Line at Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden, and with the Violet Line at Kalkaji Mandir, with the Red Line at Madhuban Chowk and with the Pink Line at Majlis Park of the Delhi Metro network.

Shankar Vihar metro station is unique within the network as it is the only station where civilian movement is restricted by the military. Located within the Delhi Cantonment, it primarily serves defence personnel due to its position in the heart of the defence zone.[3] The Hauz Khas metro station on this line is the deepest metro station in the network at a depth of 29 meters (95 ft).[4]

For the first time in India, the construction of two parallel tunnels was successfully completed concurrently at the Dabri Mor–Janakpuri South station.[5]

History

Summary of phased extensions

As of April 2026, on the entire approved “Botanical Garden – Krishna Park Extension and Deepali Chowk – Majlis Park – Indraprastha – Inderlok” route, 50.72 km out of total 89.73 km route and 33 stations out of total 57 stations are operational, with 39.01 km route and 24 stations under-construction/approved.

Magenta Line
Status Sections Length Stations
Completed
(25 December 2017) 		Phase-3: Botanical Garden – Kalkaji Mandir 12.64 kilometers (7.854 mi) 9
Completed
(28 May 2018) 		Phase-3: Kalkaji Mandir – Janakpuri West 24.82 kilometers (15.422 mi) 16
Completed
(5 January 2025) 		Phase-4: Janakpuri West – Krishna Park Extension 2.8 kilometers (1.740 mi) 1
Under-construction
(Late-2026 expected) 		Phase-4: Krishna Park Extension – Deepali Chowk 16.6 kilometers (10.315 mi) 6
Completed
(8 March 2026) 		Phase-4: Deepali Chowk – Majlis Park 9.92 kilometers (6.164 mi) 7
Under-construction
(Late-2027 expected) 		Phase-4: Majlis Park – RK Ashram Marg 13.5 kilometers (8.389 mi) 8
Under-construction
(2028-29 expected) 		Phase-5A: RK Ashram Marg – Indraprastha 9.91 kilometers (6.158 mi) 8
Total Phase-4: Botanical Garden – Krishna Park Extension and Deepali Chowk – Majlis Park – Indraprastha 89.73 kilometers (55.756 mi) 57

Phase 3

Phase-3 Magenta line was initially scheduled for completion in December 2016, but the timeline was extended due to challenging tunnelling conditions. Trial runs began in August 2017. The line was inaugurated in two phases: the first section, from Botanical Garden to Kalkaji Mandir, was opened to the public on 25 December 2017.[6] The second phase was inaugurated on 28 May 2018, with the remaining section becoming operational and open for public use on 29 May 2018 at 06:00 IST.[7]

A stretch of 8.679 km (5.393 mi), comprising 9 stations on the Botanical Garden–Kalkaji Mandir section, was opened to the public on 25 December 2017. The portion of 24.82 km (15.422 mi) of the line was opened to public on 28 May 2018 and a small stretch of 2.8 km (1.740 mi) the section of Phase IV was opened on 5 January 2025.[8]

The stretch of 9.92 km (6.16 mi) comprising 7 stations from Deepali Chowk to Majlis Park of Phase IV was opened on 8 March 2026.

Phase 4

Under this phase, the line will be further extended from Janakpuri West to Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, providing interchanges with Green, Red, Yellow, Pink and Blue lines, and improving connectivity in the northern parts of Delhi. For this, the existing depot of Pink Line at Mukundpur is being upgraded to service Magenta Line trains also. The extension is expected to be fully completed by December 2027.[9]A small section between Janakpuri West and Krishna Park Extension is operational since 5 January 2025.[10]

Trial Runs were started in November 2025 between Majlis Park and Deepali Chowk stations using the new Alstom Metropolis trains. 3 stations in this stretch, namely Pitampura, Prashant Vihar and North Pitampura have been renamed to Madhuban Chowk, Uttari Pitampura – Prashant Vihar and Haiderpur Village respectively. This section was opened on 8 March 2026.

It was decided that the Inderlok-Indraprastha corridor under Green Line’s extension for Phase 4 will now be implemented as an extension for Magenta Line instead, which will bring the total corridor length from Botanical Garden to Inderlok to about 89 km, making it the longest metro line in Delhi. Consequently, the line will form an interchange with itself at Nabi Karim. The foundation stone of this stretch was laid on 8 March 2026 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Phase 5A

A 9.913 kilometres (6.160 mi) extension under Phase 5A was approved by the Union Cabinet at a cost of ₹9,570.4 crore (US$1.1 billion).[11] This new corridor, which would be completely underground, will begin from Ramakrishna Ashram Marg on the Blue Line–Magenta Line interchange and have the following stations: Shivaji Stadium, Yuge Yugeen Bharat, Central Secretariat, CCS Building, India Gate, War Memorial–High Court, Baroda House, Bharat Mandapam, and will end at Indraprastha on the Blue Line–Magenta Line interchange.

Stations

Main article: List of Delhi Metro stations
Magenta Line
# Station Name Opening Interchange connections Station layout Platform layout
English Hindi
1 Inderlok[12] इन्द्रलोक 2029 Red Line
Green Line 		Underground Island
2 Daya Basti[12] दया बस्ती 2029 up Dayabasti Underground Island
3 Sarai Rohilla[12] सराय रोहिल्ला 2029 up Delhi Sarai Rohilla
 Underground Island
4 Ajmal Khan Park[12] अजमल खां पार्क 2029 None Underground Island
5 Jhandewalan Mandir[12] झण्डेवालान मन्दिर 2029 None Underground Island
6 Nabi Karim[12] नबी करीम 2029 Magenta Line
(Phase 4 – Under Construction) 		Underground Island
7 New Delhi[12] नई दिल्ली 2029 Yellow Line
Airport Express
New Delhi 		Underground Island
8 Delhi Gate[12] दिल्ली गेट 2029 Violet Line Underground Island
9 Delhi Sachivalaya–I.G. Stadium[12] दिल्ली सचिवालय – आई.जी. स्टेडियम 2029 None Underground Island
10 Indraprastha[13] इन्द्रप्रस्थ 2029 Blue Line Underground –
11 Bharat Mandapam[13] भारत मण्डपम 2030 None Underground –
12 Baroda House[13] बड़ौदा हाउस 2030 None Underground –
13 War Memorial–High Court[13] वार मेमोरियल–हाईकोर्ट 2030 None Underground –
14 India Gate[13] इण्डिया गेट 2030 None Underground –
15 CCS Building[13] सीसीएस बिल्डिंग 2030 None Underground –
16 Central Secretariat[13] केन्द्रीय सचिवालय 2030 Violet Line
Yellow Line 		Underground –
17 Yuge Yugeen Bharat[13] युगे युगीन भारत 2030 None Underground –
18 Shivaji Stadium[13] शिवाजी स्टेडियम 2030 Airport Express Underground –
19 Ramakrishna Ashram Marg रामकृष्ण आश्रम मार्ग 2026 Blue Line Underground Island
20 Nabi Karim नबी करीम 2026 Magenta Line
(Phase 4 – Under Construction) 		Underground Island
21 Sadar Bazar सदर बाज़ार 2026 None Underground Island
22 Pulbangash पुलबंगश 2026 Red Line Underground Island
23 Ghanta Ghar घण्टा घर 2026 None Underground Island
24 Nanak Piao–Derawal Nagar नानक प्याऊ–डेरावाल नगर 2026 None Underground Island
25 Ashok Vihar अशोक विहार 2026 None Elevated Side
26 Azadpur आज़ादपुर 2026 Pink Line
Yellow Line 		Elevated Side
27 Majlis Park मजलिस पार्क 8 March 2026 Pink Line Elevated Island
28 Bhalaswa भलस्वा 8 March 2026 None Elevated Side
29 Haiderpur Badli Mor हैदरपुर बादली मोड़ 8 March 2026 Yellow Line Elevated Island
30 Haiderpur Village[14] हैदरपुर गांव 8 March 2026 None Elevated Side
31 Uttari Pitampura-Prashant Vihar[14] उत्तरी पीतमपुरा – प्रशांत विहार 8 March 2026 None Elevated Side
32 Madhuban Chowk[14] मधुबन चौक 8 March 2026 Red Line
(Interchange not operational) 		Elevated Side
33 Deepali Chowk दीपाली चौक 8 March 2026 None Elevated Side
34 Pushpanjali पुष्पांजली 2026 None Elevated Side
35 Mangolpur Kalan–West Enclave मंगोलपुर कलां-वेस्ट एन्क्लेव 2026 None Elevated Side
36 Mangolpuri मंगोलपुरी 2026 None Elevated Side
37 Peeragarhi पीरागढ़ी 2026 Green Line Elevated Side
38 Paschim Vihar पश्चिम विहार 2026 None Elevated Side
39 Keshopur केशोपुर 2026 None Elevated Side
40 Krishna Park Extension कृष्णा पार्क एक्सटेंशन 5 January 2025 None Underground Island
41 Janakpuri West जनकपुरी पश्चिम 29 May 2018 Blue Line Underground Island
42 Dabri Mor – Janakpuri South डाबरी मोड़–जनकपुरी साउथ 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
43 Dashrathpuri दशरथपुरी 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
44 Palam पालम 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
45 Sadar Bazar Cantonment सदर बाज़ार छावनी 29 May 2018 None Elevated Side
46 Terminal 1-IGI Airport टर्मिनल 1 – आईजीआई एयरपोर्ट 29 May 2018 Airport interchange IGI Airport (T-1)
Golden Line
(Phase 5A – Approved) 		Underground Island
47 Shankar Vihar शंकर विहार 29 May 2018 None Elevated Side
48 Vasant Vihar वसन्त विहार 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
49 Munirka मुनिरका 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
50 R. K. Puram आर के पुरम 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
51 IIT आईआईटी 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
52 Hauz Khas हौज़ ख़ास 29 May 2018 Yellow Line Underground Island
53 Panchsheel Park पंचशील पार्क 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
54 Chirag Delhi चिराग दिल्ली 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
55 Greater Kailash ग्रेटर कैलाश 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
56 Nehru Enclave नेहरू एन्क्लेव 29 May 2018 None Underground Island
57 Kalkaji Mandir कालकाजी मंदिर 25 December 2017 Violet Line Underground Side
58 Okhla NSIC ओखला एनएसआईसी 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side
59 Sukhdev Vihar सुखदेव विहार 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side
60 Jamia Millia Islamia जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side
61 Okhla Vihar ओखला विहार 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side
62 Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh जसोला विहार शाहीन बाग़ 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side
63 Kalindi Kunj कालिन्दी कुंज 25 December 2017 Golden Line
(Phase 5A – Approved) 		Elevated Side
64 Okhla Bird Sanctuary ओखला बर्ड सैंक्चुअरी 25 December 2017 None Elevated Side
65 Botanical Garden बॉटेनिकल गार्डन 25 December 2017 Blue Line Elevated Side

Train info

Magenta Line
Rakes Hyundai Rotem Alstom Metropolis
Train Length 6
Train Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
OHE
Train’s Maximum Speed 100 km/h
Train Operation Botanical Garden – Janakpuri West

Janakpuri West – Krishna Park Extension

Deepali Chowk – Majlis Park

See also

References

  1. ^ “Route map”. www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ Tiwari, Shewali (13 May 2018). “At A Height Of 15.6 Meters, India’s Tallest Escalator Is In This Delhi Metro Station”. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ “Delhi Metro Magenta Line: At one station, a peculiar problem”. 30 May 2018.
  4. ^ Chattopadhyay, Anindya (28 May 2018). “Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line: New Hauz Khas station an engineering landmark”. Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ^ “In a first, Delhi Metro finishes building twin tunnels”. The Times of India. 6 August 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  6. ^ “Delhi Metro’s Magenta line to be inaugurated by PM Modi on December 25”. Indian Express. 18 December 2017.
  7. ^ Delhi metro magenta line flagging off ceremony
  8. ^ Delhi metro magenta line flagging off ceremony
  9. ^ “Delhi: Covid, green concerns put Phase-IV in low gear; push targets back”. The Times of India. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. ^ “PM Modi Launches Janakpuri West-Krishna Park Extension Section Of Delhi Metro”. www.ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  11. ^ Dayal, Anuj (29 January 2026). “Central Secretariat to become a Triple Interchange Station Under Delhi Metro’s Phase V(A)” (Press release). DMRC. Archived from the original on 22 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i “Indraprastha-Inderlok corridor to be extension of Magenta Line”. Times of India. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i “Union Cabinet approves Delhi Metro expansion, 13 new stations to come up”. Times of India. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  14. ^ a b c “Pitampura becomes ‘Madhuban Chowk’: CM Rekha Gupta announces name change for 3 Delhi Metro stations”. Times of India. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.