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Rajiv Chowk metro station

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Owned by
  
Delhi Metro

Phone
  
070422 47068

Tracks
  
4

Structure type
  
Underground

Owner
  
Delhi Metro

Rajiv Chowk metro station

Line(s)
  
Blue Line      Yellow Line

Platforms
  
Island 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

Opened
  
3 July 2005 (Yellow Line) 31 December 2005 (Blue Line)

Electrified
  
25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

Address
  
Rajiv Chowk, Block B, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001

Similar
  
Delhi Metro, Central Secretariat metro stat, Indraprastha metro station, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Barakhamba Road metro stat

Evening crowd at rajiv chowk metro station


The Rajiv Chowk (Hindi: राजीव चौक) 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.

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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.

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, named after former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. and hence the intersection station is named Rajiv Chowk Metro Station.

Token fighting at rajiv chowk metro station


References

Rajiv Chowk metro station Wikipedia