The Kalkaji Mandir metro station is an interchange station between the Violet Line and the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro.[2] It serves the area of Kalkaji in South-East Delhi, and provides access to many tourist sites such as Kalkaji Mandir, Lotus Temple, Prachin Bhairav Mandir and ISKCON Temple.[3] The station was opened along with the first section of the Violet Line from Central Secretariat - Sarita Vihar on 3 October 2010, in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.[4] Its interchange with the Magenta Line was opened on 25 December 2017.[5]
The Violet Line station is elevated while the Magenta Line station is underground. Both of these are connected by a 260 m (850 ft) long pedestrian bridge.[6] The underground station is situated at a depth of 17 m (56 ft) and both of its tracks pass through a single-tube twin tunnel, which was constructed using the New Austrian tunneling method (NATM). This had to be done because the station had to pass beneath the operational Violet Line.[7]
Station layout
editStation Layout Violet Line
| P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left 
| |
| Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Raja Nahar Singh Next Station: Govindpuri | |
| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Kashmere Gate Next Station: Nehru Place | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
| ||
| C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street Level | Gates |
Station layout Magenta Line
| P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left
| |
| Platform 3 Eastbound |
Towards → Botanical Garden Next Station: Okhla NSIC | |
| Platform 4 Westbound |
Towards ← Janakpuri West Next Station: Nehru Enclave | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
| ||
| C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street Level | Gates |
Connections
editBus
edit- DTC buses: DTC bus routes numbers 8A, 244, 306, 374, 375, 412, 424, 427, 427A, 428, 440A, 442, 445A, 447, 465, 465A, 492, 493, 511, 511A, 511ALNKSTL, 529, 529SPL, 534, 534A, 534CLVIA, 534VIA2, 544A, 567A, 568A, 724, 724EXT, 727LSTL, 751LSTL, 764, 764B, 764EXT, 874, 930, 964, CBD-3 (+), and CBD-3 (-) serve the station from nearby Nehru Place bus terminal.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Kalkaji Mandir". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Ward 175, Kalkaji" (PDF). sec.delhi.gov.in. State Election Commission, Delhi. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Spectators suffer Metro, security chaos". Times of India. New Delhi. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Lakhani, Somya (18 December 2017). "Delhi Metro's Magenta line to be inaugurated by PM Modi on December 25". Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Haidar, Faizan (22 October 2017). "First look: The Delhi Metro station connecting Kalkaji temple, Lotus temple, Nehru Place". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Rajput, Abhinav (19 August 2016). "Delhi Metro Phase-3: A feat of engineering". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Nehru Place Terminal". google.com. businfo.dimts.in. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
External links
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- 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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