Delhi Metro timings: first and last trains
When every Delhi Metro line starts and stops on weekdays, and how often trains run, from DMRC’s journey planner and frequency table.
First and last train on each line
| Line | First train (weekdays) | Last train (weekdays) | Best peak frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 05:30 | 23:56 | 3 min 30 s |
| Yellow | 05:30 | 00:20 | 2 min 54 s |
| Blue | 05:25 | 00:40 | 2 min 51 s |
| Green | 05:10 | 23:43 | 4 min 10 s |
| Violet | 05:30 | 00:16 | 3 min 24 s |
| Pink | 06:00 | 00:32 | 5 min 10 s |
| Magenta | 05:50 | 00:04 | 5 min 20 s |
| Grey | 06:00 | 23:05 | 7 min 30 s |
| Airport | 04:40 | 00:01 | 10 min |
| Rapid | 06:00 | 22:31 | 5 min 20 s |
Earliest first departure and latest last departure anywhere on the line on a weekday (DMRC journey planner, checked on 20 October 2026). Trains near the ends of a line start earlier or later than in the centre; each station page gives the times for that station and direction. “Best peak frequency” is DMRC’s average interval on the busiest section of the line on a weekday.
How often Delhi Metro trains run
| Section | Weekday peak | Weekday off-peak | Saturday peak | Saturday off-peak | Sunday peak | Sunday off-peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) – Dilshad Garden | 7 min | 8 min 20 s | 7 min 40 s | 9 min | 10 min 30 s | 10 min 30 s |
| Red Dilshad Garden – Rithala | 3 min 30 s | 4 min 10 s | 3 min 50 s | 4 min 30 s | 5 min 15 s | 5 min 15 s |
| Yellow Samaypur Badli – Jahangir Puri | 5 min 48 s | 7 min | 6 min 10 s | 7 min 10 s | 8 min | 8 min |
| Yellow Jahangir Puri – Vishwavidyalaya | 5 min 48 s | 7 min | 6 min 10 s | 7 min 10 s | 8 min | 8 min |
| Yellow Vishwavidyalaya – Sultanpur | 2 min 54 s | 3 min 30 s | 3 min 05 s | 3 min 35 s | 4 min | 4 min |
| Yellow Sultanpur – Millenium City Center Gurugram | 2 min 54 s | 3 min 30 s | 3 min 05 s | 3 min 35 s | 4 min | 4 min |
| Blue Dwarka Sector 21 – Dwarka | 4 min 16 s | 5 min 15 s | 4 min 53 s | 5 min 15 s | 6 min 45 s | 6 min 45 s |
| Blue Dwarka – Yamuna Bank | 2 min 51 s | 3 min 30 s | 3 min 15 s | 3 min 30 s | 4 min 30 s | 4 min 30 s |
| Blue Yamuna Bank – Noida Electronic City | 5 min 42 s | 7 min | 6 min 30 s | 7 min | 9 min | 9 min |
| Blue Yamuna Bank – Vaishali | 5 min 42 s | 7 min | 6 min 30 s | 7 min | 9 min | 9 min |
| Green Mundka – Ashok Park Main | 4 min 10 s | 5 min 10 s | 5 min | 5 min 10 s | 5 min 40 s | 5 min 40 s |
| Green Kirti Nagar / Inderlok – Ashok Park Main | 8 min 20 s | 10 min 20 s | 10 min | 10 min 20 s | 11 min 20 s | 11 min 20 s |
| Green Mundka – Brig. Hoshiar Singh | 6 min 15 s | 7 min 45 s | 7 min 30 s | 7 min 45 s | 8 min 30 s | 8 min 30 s |
| Violet Kashmere Gate – Badarpur Border | 3 min 24 s | 4 min 40 s | 4 min | 5 min 16 s | 5 min 10 s | 5 min 10 s |
| Violet Badarpur Border – Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) | 6 min 48 s | 9 min 20 s | 8 min | 10 min 32 s | 10 min 20 s | 10 min 20 s |
| Pink Ring, DMRC "+ circular" direction | 5 min 43 s | 6 min 40 s | 6 min 40 s | 6 min 40 s | 8 min | 8 min |
| Pink Ring, DMRC "− circular" direction | 5 min 10 s | 6 min 15 s | 6 min 40 s | 6 min 40 s | 7 min 55 s | 7 min 55 s |
| Pink Maujpur – Shiv Vihar | 8 min 10 s | 8 min 10 s | 8 min 10 s | 8 min 10 s | 8 min 10 s | 8 min 10 s |
| Magenta Botanical Garden – Krishna Park Extension | 5 min 20 s | 6 min 05 s | 5 min 48 s | 6 min 42 s | 6 min 25 s | 6 min 25 s |
| Magenta Krishna Park Extension – Janakpuri West | 10 min 40 s | 12 min 10 s | 11 min 36 s | 13 min 24 s | 12 min 50 s | 12 min 50 s |
| Magenta Majlis Park – Deepali Chowk | 5 min 20 s | 6 min 20 s | 5 min 20 s | 6 min 20 s | 5 min 20 s | 6 min 20 s |
| Grey Dwarka – Dhansa Border | 7 min 30 s | 12 min | 7 min 30 s | 12 min | 12 min | 12 min |
| Airport Yashobhumi Dwarka Sector 25 – New Delhi | 10 min | 10 min | 10 min | 10 min | 10 min | 10 min |
| Rapid whole line | 5 min 20 s | 7 min 20 s | 6 min | 7 min 20 s | 10 min | 10 min |
Average interval between trains published by DMRC for each section (as on 31.08.2026). Peak hours are 08:00–12:00 and 17:00–21:00, the hours outside DMRC’s off-peak definition. Rapid Metro Gurugram figures come from its own page (peak 08:00–11:00 and 16:00–20:00 on weekdays; Sunday is one flat interval).
How the metro day works
Most lines start between about 05:00 and 06:00 and run until around midnight; the Airport Express starts earliest, and Rapid Metro Gurugram stops earliest. The times above are what DMRC’s journey planner gives for a working day. DMRC does not publish a separate Saturday or Sunday timetable for each station; it does say that on Sundays some Phase-III sections start at 06:00, and for festivals, Republic Day, Independence Day or the half marathon it announces changed hours in press releases.
Peak hours, when trains are most frequent, are 08:00 to 12:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 from Monday to Saturday, which is also when smart-card holders lose the extra off-peak discount. On the Pink Line ring trains run in both directions, and DMRC gives a frequency for each.
None of this is live. For delays and closures, check the line status on DMRC’s website or app on the day.
Frequently asked questions
Stations, first and last trains, running times, frequencies and fares on this page come from the information the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) publishes on delhimetrorail.com (station pages, journey planner, fare and train-frequency pages), checked on 20 October 2026. metrodelhi.org is an independent guide, not run by DMRC or affiliated with it. Check delhimetrorail.com or the DMRC helpline before you travel.