Rajiv Chowk metro station

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The Rajiv Chowk (Connaught Place) is a Delhi Metro station at Rajiv Chowk in New Delhi, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level.[2]


Rajiv Chowk (Connaught Place)
Delhi Metro station
General information
LocationRajiv Chowk, Block B, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi, 110001
 India
Coordinates28°37′58″N 77°13′11″E / 28.632846°N 77.219639°E / 28.632846; 77.219639
Owned byDelhi Metro
Line(s)  Blue Line
  Yellow Line
PlatformsIsland platform (Yellow Line)

Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre
Platform-2 →Samaypur Badli


Side platform (Blue Line)
Platform-3 → Noida Electronic City/Vaishali
Platform-4 →Dwarka Sector 21
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange DTC, Auto rickshaw, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Parking🅿 Available
AccessibleYes
History
Opened3 July 2005 (Yellow Line)
31 December 2005 (Blue Line)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
500,000[1]
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
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Location
Rajiv Chowk is located in Delhi
Rajiv Chowk
Rajiv Chowk
Location within Delhi

It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi. It handles 5 lakh passengers every day.[3] Connaught Place metro station has area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m2).[4]

Many businesses and important buildings, restaurants, and cinemas are situated just outside the station. The station is constructed below Central Park. Connaught Place is officially known as Connaught Place, formerly known as Connaught Circus.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ridership Information". Times of India. 26 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Station Information". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Ridership Information". Times of India. 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Delhi: Kashmere Gate Metro station to be double the size of Rajiv Chowk".