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 
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| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Samaypur Badli next station is New Delhi | |
| 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
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| 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
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| C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street Level | Gates |
Entry/Exit
| Rajiv Chowk metro station: Entry/Exits | |||||||
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| Gate No-1
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Gate No-2
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Gate No-3 | Gate No-4 | Gate No-5 | Gate No-6 | Gate No-7
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Gate No-8
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| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Station Information". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Rajiv Chowk". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Goswami, Sweta (7 May 2017). "Delhi: Kashmere Gate Metro station to be double the size of Rajiv Chowk". Hindustan Times. New Delhi.
External links
- 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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