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The Violet Line is one of the six lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. The line connects ITO station via Central Secretariat station of the Yellow Line with Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad. The line consists of 28 metro stations with a total length of . The Central Secretariat—Sarita Vihar section of the line was opened on October 3, 2010 and was extended to Badarpur on January 14, 2011. The line was extended from Central Secretariat up to Mandi House on June 26, 2014 and further extended to ITO on June 8, 2015. 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, a little of Central Delhi to the satellite town of Faridabad. An extension southwards till Escorts Mujesar in Faridabad was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 6 September 2015. ==History== The Violet Line was originally supposed to open in March 2010.〔http://railwayjob.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/metros-noida-badarpur-lines-running-late/〕 On July 12, 2009, a portion of a bridge under construction collapsed when its cantilever pier collapsed on load of launching girder at Zamrudpur, near East of Kailash, on the Central Secretariat – Badarpur corridor. Six people were killed and 15 others injured. The day after, on July 13, 2009, a crane that was removing the debris collapsed, and with a bowling pin effect collapsed two other nearby cranes, injuring six. An extension from the Badarpur-end of the line was opened on 6 September 2015 to cater to the satellite city of Faridabad. This is the second line to cross the Delhi-Haryana border after the Yellow Line to Gurgaon. This extension runs fully elevated for 13.87 km and have 9 stations.〔 DMRC have placed an order for additional rolling stock for the line. The Delhi Metro phase III project will have more than 1,800 coaches by the year 2015-16. Projecting the needs, additional 60 coaches will be required for the Faridabad Line and 32 more coaches will be required for the Green Line extension. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Violet Line (Delhi Metro)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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