Rajiv Chowk metro station

Metro station in Delhi, India

Tracks4ConnectionsBus interchange DTC, Auto rickshaw, TaxiConstructionStructure typeUndergroundParkingCar parking AvailableAccessibleYes Disabled accessOther informationStation codeRCKHistoryOpened
  • 3 July 2005; 18 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 catenaryPassengers
October 2019241,712[1]
October 2023216,524[1] 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
towards Noida Electronic City or Vaishali
Route map
Legend
Samaypur Badli Depot
Samaypur Badli
Rohini Sector 18, 19
Outer Ring Road
 Haiderpur Badli Mor
Jahangirpuri
Adarsh Nagar
Ring Road
 Azadpur
Pink Line
 Model Town
GTB Nagar
Vishwavidyalaya
Timarpur - Kyber Pass Depot
 Vidhan Sabha
Civil Lines
ISBT Road
 Kashmere Gate
Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus
Red Line
Violet Line
Chandni Chowk
Old Delhi Railway Station
 Chawri Bazar
New Delhi New Delhi railway station
Airport Express
service tunnel to Blue line
 Rajiv Chowk
Blue Line
 Patel Chowk
Central Secretariat
Violet Line
Rajpath
 Udyog Bhawan
Lok Kalyan Marg
Jor Bagh
Dilli Haat - INA
Pink Line
Ring Road
 AIIMS
Green Park
Hauz Khas
Magenta Line
Outer Ring Road
 Malviya Nagar
Saket
Mehrauli Badarpur Road
Qutab Minar
Chhatarpur
Golden Line
 Sultanpur
Sultanpur Depot
 Ghitorni
Arjan Garh
Delhi
Haryana
border
 Guru Dronacharya
Sikanderpur
 Rapid Metro Gurgaon 
 MG Road
IFFCO Chowk
Millennium City Centre Gurugram
Legend
 Noida Electronic City
Noida Sector 62
Noida Sector 59
Noida Sector 61
Noida Sector 52
Aqua Line
 Noida Sector 34
Noida City Centre
Golf Course
Botanical Garden
Magenta Line
 Noida Sector 18
Vaishali
Noida Sector 16
Kaushambi
Noida Sector 15
Pink Line
Anand_Vihar_Terminal_railway_station Swami_Vivekanand_Inter_State_Bus_Terminus
Anand Vihar
New Ashok Nagar
Pink Line
 Karkarduma
Mayur Vihar Extension
Preet Vihar
Mayur Vihar-I
Pink Line
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
Violet Line
 Barakhamba Road
Rajiv Chowk
Yellow Line
 Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
Jhandewalan
Ridge Road
 Karol Bagh
Rajendra Place
Patel Nagar
Shadipur
Kirti Nagar
Green Line
Satguru Ram Singh Marg
 Moti Nagar
Ramesh Nagar
Ring Road
 Rajouri Garden
Pink Line
 Tagore Garden
Subhash Nagar
Tilak Nagar
Janakpuri East
Outer Ring Road
 Janakpuri West
Magenta Line
 Uttam Nagar East
Uttam Nagar West
Nawada
Dwarka Mor
Dwarka
Grey Line
 Dwarka Sector 14
Dwarka Sector 13
Dwarka Sector 12
Dwarka Sector 11
Dwarka Sector 10
Dwarka Sector 9
Dwarka Sector 8
Dwarka Sector 21
Airport Express
Location
Map

The Rajiv Chowk or Connaught Place metro station is an interchange station between the Blue and the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.[2][3] It is the second busiest station on the network as of October 2023, with a daily ridership of around 216,000 people,[1] and has an area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m2).[4]

The station serves the central business district of Connaught Place 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 → HUDA City Centre next station is Patel Chowk
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Northbound 		Towards ← Samaypur Badli next station is 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 is Barakhamba Road
Platform 4
Westbound 		Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21 next station is 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. ^ a b c 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delhi Metro.
  • Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
  • Delhi Metro Annual Reports
  • "Station Information". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC). Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
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