Rajiv Chowk metro station

The 'Connaught Place is a Delhi Metro station in 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]


Connuaght Place
Delhi Metro station
LocationIndia
Coordinates28°37′58″N 77°13′11″E
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 City Centre/Vaishali
Platform-4 →Dwarka Sector 21
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened3 July 2005 (Yellow Line)
31 December 2005 (Blue Line)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers500,000[1]
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
Yellow Line
Barakhambha Road
Blue Line
Location
Connaught Place
Location in Delhi
Connaught Place
Location in India

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] Commaught 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. In September 1995, the Home Ministry decreed that henceforth, the 75-year-old Connaught Place (CP) will be known as Rajiv Chowk and Connaught Circus as Indira Chowk.

See also

References
  1. "Ridership Information". Times of India. 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. Times of India. 26 June 2014.
  4. "Delhi: Kashmere Gate Metro station to be double the size of Rajiv Chowk".


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