The Dwarka Sector 8 metro station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. This station was built as an extension to Dwarka Sector 21 in order to serve Dwarka residents better and provide interchange with the Delhi Airport Express. The station was inaugurated on 30 October 2010, after the completion of successful trials and approval from the railway inspector.

The Blue Line is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India.Mostly elevated, it is the longest line of the network and consists of a Main Line (Line 3) with 50 stations from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka Sector 21, with a length of 56.11 kilometres and a Branch Line (Line 4) consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of 8.51 kilometres.