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{{Infobox station | {{Infobox station | ||
| name = [[File:Delhi Metro logo.svg|50px]]<br> | | name = [[File:Delhi Metro logo.svg|50px]]<br>Connaught Place | ||
| type = [[Delhi Metro]] station | | type = [[Delhi Metro]] station | ||
| style = Delhi Metro | | style = Delhi Metro | ||
| image = Rajiv Chowk metro station.jpg | | image = Rajiv Chowk metro station.jpg | ||
| image_caption = | | image_caption = | ||
| address = Rajiv Chowk, Block B | | address = Rajiv Chowk, Block B, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 | ||
| country = {{ | | country = {{flag|India}} | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|28.632846|77.219639|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline, title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|28.632846|77.219639|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline, title}} | ||
| line = {{color box|#{{Delhi Metro color|Blue}}}} [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]]<br />{{color box|#{{Delhi Metro color|Yellow}}}} [[Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)|Yellow Line]] | | line = {{color box|#{{Delhi Metro color|Blue}}}} [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]]<br />{{color box|#{{Delhi Metro color|Yellow}}}} [[Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)|Yellow Line]] | ||
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| levels = | | levels = | ||
| tracks = 4 | | tracks = 4 | ||
| parking = | | parking = Available | ||
| bicycle = | | bicycle = | ||
| opened = 3 July 2005 (Yellow Line)<br>31 December 2005 (Blue Line) | | opened = 3 July 2005 (Yellow Line)<br>31 December 2005 (Blue Line) | ||
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| map_type = India Delhi | | map_type = India Delhi | ||
| map_dot_label = Rajiv Chowk | | map_dot_label = Rajiv Chowk | ||
| map_size = 300 | | map_size = 300 | ||
| route_map = {{Delhi Metro Yellow Line Route}}{{Delhi Metro Blue Line Route}} | | route_map = {{Delhi Metro Yellow Line Route}}{{Delhi Metro Blue Line Route}} | ||
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The '''Rajiv Chowk''' | The '''Connaught Place (Rajiv Chowk)''' is a [[Delhi Metro]] station in [[Delhi]], on the [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue]] and [[Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)|Yellow Line]]s. It is a [[Interchange station|transfer station]] between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html|title=Station Information|access-date=2010-06-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html|archive-date=19 June 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving [[Connaught Place, New Delhi| | It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Rajiv Chowk]] in the heart of Delhi. It handles 5 lakh passengers every day.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Delhi/Delhi-Metros-Mandi-House-Central-Secretariat-line-opens/articleshow/37243174.cms|title = Ridership Information|date = 26 June 2014|work=Times of India}}</ref> Connaught Place metro station has area of about {{convert|39,503|sqft}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-kashmere-gate-metro-station-with-3-interchanges-to-be-double-the-size-of-rajiv-chowk/story-k0Bly32Vv27WmY7dlgoY9N.html|title=Delhi: Kashmere Gate Metro station to be double the size of Rajiv Chowk}}</ref> | ||
Many businesses and important buildings, restaurants, and cinemas are situated just outside the station. The station is constructed below Central Park. | 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 [[Rajiv Chowk, Delhi|Rajiv Chowk]], 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== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:15, 1 January 2022
The Connaught Place (Rajiv Chowk) 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]
It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving Rajiv Chowk in the heart of Delhi. It handles 5 lakh passengers every day.[3] Connaught 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 Rajiv Chowk, 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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Ridership Information". Times of India. 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Station Information". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ↑ "Ridership Information". Times of India. 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delhi: Kashmere Gate Metro station to be double the size of Rajiv Chowk".
External links[edit | edit source]
- 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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