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is located on the Delhi Airport Express Line (Orange Line) of the Delhi Metro. This station is the only elevated one along the Airport Express Line and features check-in facilities. This station was opened to the public on 15 August 2011. This station also connects the Airport Express Line with the
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in the 1761-1806 CE period, whose actual area of control spanned a small territory in the environs of Delhi. Shah Alam II is said to have been fond of excursions across his limited domain, from the
715: 501:'Dhaula Kuan' has now also come to refer to the neighbourhood that surrounds and serves the interchange. The latter includes both small scale industry and restaurants. 493:). Dhaula Kuan (the well) is located along this route in the Jheel Park complex (near Metro Station), and its masonry has been dated to the Shah Alam period. 597: 552: 683: 708: 624: 395: 1289: 182: 150: 108: 1284: 1253: 701: 1243: 724: 536: 232: 1263: 424: 320: 46: 89: 61: 42: 394:, and points south and southwest, respectively. National Highway 8 is also the primary route of traffic from Delhi to 785: 244: 68: 35: 1248: 592: 1238: 532: 75: 1170: 910: 601: 137: 905: 401:
A major infrastructure project during the 1990s and early 2000s led to the construction of a figure-eight
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in the area that has white-colored sand. It has been speculated that the well was constructed by
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Five major thoroughfares in Delhi meet at Dhaula Kuan. Passing Through the intersection are the
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In addition to being a major road hub, Dhaula Kuan is also a primary stop on the
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Major institutions and points of interest in the neighbourhood include:
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The dominion of Emperor Shah Alam, begins from Delhi and ends at Palam
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Currently, Dhaula Kuan serves as a primary exchange point for
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DSOI Dhaula Kuan (Defence Services Officers Institute)
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28°35′35″N 77°09′47″E / 28.593°N 77.163°E / 28.593; 77.163
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