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Rajiv Chowk metro station

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Metro station in Delhi, India


Rajiv Gandhi Chowk
Logo of the Delhi Metro Delhi Metro station
General information
LocationConnaught Place, Block B, New Delhi, Delhi - 110001
 India
Coordinates28°37′58.1″N 77°13′10.6″E / 28.632806°N 77.219611°E / 28.632806; 77.219611
Owned byDelhi Metro
Line(s)Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange DTC, Auto rickshaw, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingCar parking Available
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeRCK
History
Opened
  • 3 July 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-03) (Yellow Line)
  • 31 December 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-31) (Blue Line)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
October 2019241,712
October 2023216,524 Decrease 10.4%
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Delhi Metro Delhi Metro Following station
New Delhi Yellow Line Patel Chowk
Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Blue Line Barakhamba Road
Route map
Samaypur Badli Depot
Samaypur Badli
Rohini Sector 18, 19
Outer Ring Road
Haiderpur Badli Mor
Jahangirpuri
Adarsh Nagar
Ring Road
Azadpur
Model Town
GTB Nagar
Vishwavidyalaya
Timarpur - Kyber Pass Depot
Vidhan Sabha
Civil Lines
ISBT Road
Kashmere Gate
Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus
Chandni Chowk
Old Delhi Railway Station
Chawri Bazar
New Delhi New Delhi railway station
service tunnel to Blue line
Rajiv Chowk
Patel Chowk
Central Secretariat
Rajpath
Udyog Bhawan
Lok Kalyan Marg
Jor Bagh
Dilli Haat - INA
Ring Road
AIIMS
Green Park
Hauz Khas
Outer Ring Road
Malviya Nagar
Saket
Mehrauli Badarpur Road
Qutab Minar
Chhatarpur
Sultanpur
Sultanpur Depot
Ghitorni
Arjan Garh
Delhi
Haryana
border
Guru Dronacharya
Sikanderpur
MG Road
IFFCO Chowk
Millennium City Centre Gurugram
Sahibabad
Vasundhara Sector 5
Shakti Khand
DPS Indirapuram
Vaibhav Khand
Noida Electronic City
Noida Sector 62
Noida Sector 59
Noida Sector 61
Noida Sector 52
Noida Sector 34
Noida City Centre
Golf Course
Botanical Garden
Noida Sector 18
Vaishali
Noida Sector 16
Kaushambi
Noida Sector 15
Anand_Vihar_Terminal_railway_station Swami_Vivekanand_Inter_State_Bus_Terminus
Anand Vihar
New Ashok Nagar
Karkarduma
Mayur Vihar Extension
Preet Vihar
Mayur Vihar-I
Nirman Vihar
Nizamuddin Bridge over
National Highway 24
Laxmi Nagar
Akshardham
Yamuna Bank
Yamuna River
Indraprastha
Ring Road
Supreme Court
Tilak Marg/ITO
Mandi House
Barakhamba Road
Rajiv Chowk
Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
Jhandewalan
Ridge Road
Karol Bagh
Rajendra Place
Patel Nagar
Shadipur
Kirti Nagar
Satguru Ram Singh Marg
Moti Nagar
Ramesh Nagar
Ring Road
Rajouri Garden
Tagore Garden
Subhash Nagar
Tilak Nagar
Janakpuri East
Outer Ring Road
Janakpuri West
Uttam Nagar East
Uttam Nagar West
Nawada
Dwarka Mor
Dwarka
Dwarka Sector 14
Dwarka Sector 13
Dwarka Sector 12
Dwarka Sector 11
Dwarka Sector 10
Dwarka Sector 9
Dwarka Sector 8
Dwarka Sector 21
Location

The Rajiv Chowk metro station is an interchange station between the Blue and the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro. It is the second busiest station on the network as of October 2023, with a daily ridership of around 216,000 people, and has an area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m).

The station serves the central business district of Connaught Place, officially known as Rajiv Chowk, in the heart of Delhi. It has been constructed below Central Park, and has many important buildings and businesses such as restaurants and cinemas outside it.

Station Layout

Yellow Line Station layout

P Platform 1
Southbound
Towards → Millennium City Centre Gurugram
Next Station: Patel Chowk
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Samaypur Badli
Next Station: New Delhi Change at the next station for Airport Express
C Concourse Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover
G Street Level Gates

Blue Line Station layout

P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 3
Eastbound
Towards → Noida Electronic City or Vaishali
Next Station: Barakhamba Road
Platform 4
Westbound
Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21
Next Station: Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
C Concourse Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover
G Street Level Gates

Entry/Exit

Rajiv Chowk metro station: Entry/Exits
Gate No-1 Disabled access Gate No-2 Disabled access Gate No-3 Gate No-4 Gate No-5 Gate No-6 Gate No-7 Disabled access Gate No-8 Disabled access
B Block / Radial Road-3 PVR Plaza D Block / Odeon Cinema E Block / Barakhamba Road N & F Block Palika Bazar A Block / Regal Cinema A Block

See also

References

  1. ^ Agarwal, Priyangi (1 December 2023). "How new interchange stations are taking load off Delhi Metro hubs". Times of India. New Delhi. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. "Station Information". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. "Rajiv Chowk". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. Goswami, Sweta (7 May 2017). "Delhi: Kashmere Gate Metro station to be double the size of Rajiv Chowk". Hindustan Times. New Delhi.

External links

Yellow Line
Blue Line
Yamuna Bank–Vaishali Branch
Depot(s)
  • Siraspur, Khyber Pass & Sultanpur
  • Yamuna Bank & Najafgarh


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