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Vivek Vihar Subdivision
Vivek Vihar is one of 3 subdivisions of Delhi's Shahdara district, as well as a small neighbourhood in that subdivision located beside just besides the outer ring road near the Uttar Pradesh border. Vivek Vihar subdivision The Vivek Vihar subdivision consists of 5 main areas: * Karkarduma * Oldenpur * Chandrawali * Ghondali * Seelampur Vivek Vihar colony Vivek Vihar is one of the most premier localities of Shahdara and primarily consists of residential developments dominated by builder floors and independent houses. The locality is horizontal in nature and comprises low-rise establishments. It is systematically laid-out and has been divided into 4 blocks - blocks A to D. The area is close to other important areas of eastern Delhi such as such Anand Vihar, Jhilmil Colony, Surajmal Vihar, Vishwas Nagar, Bihari Colony, Teliwara and Bhola Nath Nagar. The Hanuman Balaji temple, located on Unnati Marg, is a major religious attraction. It was established in the year 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Delhi's urban agglomeration, which includes the satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Noida in an area known as the National Capital Region (NCR), has an estimated population of over 28 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in India and the second-largest in the world (after Tokyo). The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Line (Delhi Metro)
The Red Line (Line 1) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It is an entirely elevated line and has 29 stations that runs from Rithala to Shaheed Sthal with a total distance of 34.55 km. The Tis Hazari – Shahdara section of this line was the first stretch of the Delhi Metro that was constructed and commissioned. The line connects the areas of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh and the districts of Shahdara, Central Delhi and North West Delhi in Delhi. The Red Line has interchanges with the Yellow Line and Violet line at Kashmere Gate, the Pink Line at Welcome and Netaji Subhash Place, and the Green Line at Inderlok. It is the third most heavily used line of the Delhi Metro network as it acts as a link for those who reside in West Delhi and North West Delhi and travel towards Central Delhi, Shahdara and East Delhi and vice versa. History The Red Line was the first line of the Delhi Metro to be constructed and opened. The Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Transport Corporation
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is the main public transport operator of Delhi. It is the largest CNG-powered bus service operator in the world. History The Delhi Transport Corporation was incorporated in May 1948 by the Indian government for local bus services when they found out the incumbent service provider Gwalior and Northern India Transport Company Ltd. was inadequate in serving the purpose. It was then named "Delhi Transport Service". It was again constituted as "Delhi Road Transport Authority" under the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. This Authority became an undertaking of Municipal Corporation of Delhi by an Act of Parliament in April, 1958. In 1971, on a recommendation from the Indian government took over the assets and liabilities from the erstwhile Delhi Transport Undertaking (DTU) operated by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi until 2 November 1971. Delhi Transport Corporation which was under administrative control of the Indian government was transfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howrah–Delhi Main Line
The Howrah–Delhi main line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Kolkata cutting across northern India. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1866 with the introduction of the "1 Down/2 Up Mail" train. Sections The long trunk line, has been treated in more detail in smaller sections: # Howrah–Bardhaman chord line # Bardhaman–Asansol section # Asansol–Patna section # Patna–Mughalsarai section # Mughalsarai–Kanpur section # Kanpur–Delhi section History The first 1 Down/2 Up Mail train Railway transportation was introduced in India within 30 years of its maiden run in England. The Governor General Lord Dalhousie foresaw a tremendous potential for the speedy means of transport in securing British control over a vast country, not only in moving goods and people but also in the movement of the armed forces. The East Indian Railway Company which was formed on 1 June 1845, completed its survey for a railway line from Kolkata, then called Calcutta, to Delhi via M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Junction Railway Station
Delhi Junction railway station is the oldest railway station in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India in terms of frequency. Around 250 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. It was established near Chandni Chowk in 1864 when trains from , Calcutta started operating up to Delhi. Its present building was constructed by the British Indian government in the style of the nearby Red Fort and opened in 1903. It has been an important railway station of the country and preceded the by about 60 years. Chandni Chowk station of the Delhi Metro is located near it. History The station started with a broad gauge train from Calcutta in 1864. Metre-gauge track from Delhi to Rewari and further to Ajmer was laid in 1873 by Rajputana State Railway and metre-gauge trains from this station started in 1876. The present building of the station was built in 1900 and opened for the public in 1903. Started with just 2 platforms and 1000 passengers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi Shahdara Junction Railway Station
Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station is a railway station in Shahdara which is a residential and commercial neighborhood of the East Delhi district of Delhi. Its code is DSA. Trains * Haridwar–Bikaner Special Fare Special * Garhwal Express * Kalindi Express * Mussoorie Express * Sikkim Mahananda Express * Farakka Express (via Faizabad) * Farakka Express (via Sultanpur) * Satyagrah Express * Yoga Express The 19031/19032 Ahmedabad Rishikesh Yoga Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Ahmedabad and Rishikesh in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 19031 from Ahmedabad to Rishikesh and as tr ... * Loknayak Express * Amrapali Express * Farrukhnagar–Saharanpur Janta Express * Delhi–Ambala Cantonment Intercity Express * Himachal Express References Railway junction stations in Delhi Railway stations in North East Delhi district Delhi railway division {{Delhi-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahibabad Junction Railway Station
Sahibabad Junction railway station is a railway station in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its code is SBB. It serves Sahibabad city. The station has five platforms. Sahibabad is a junction station because the railway line on one side splits in two: one line connects to New Delhi railway station via Anand Vihar railway station and the other line to Delhi junction via Delhi Shahdara. The other side line connects with Ghaziabad Junction railway station. Trains * Chhattisgarh Express * Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express * Bareilly–New Delhi Intercity Express * Corbett Park Link Express * Farakka Express (via Faizabad) * Farakka Express (via Sultanpur) * Ranikhet Express * Satyagrah Express * Unchahar Express The 14217 / 14218 Unchahar Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railways zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14217 from Prayag Junction to Chandigarh and as train number 14218 in ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a total route length of . or 83% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction . In 2020, Indian Railways carried 808.6 crore (8.086 billion) passengers and in 2022, Railways transported 1418.1 million tonnes of freight. It runs 13,169 passenger trains daily, on both long-distance and suburban routes, covering 7,325 stations across India. Mail or Express trains, the most common types of trains, run at an average speed of . Suburban EMUs run at an average speed of . Ordinary passenger trains (incl. mixed) run at an average speed of . The maximum speed of passenger trains varies, with the Vande Bharat Express running at a peak speed of . In the freight segment, IR runs 8,479 trains daily. The a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Line (Delhi Metro)
The Pink Line (Line 7) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, both in North Delhi. The Pink Line, with a length of , is the longest individual line in Delhi Metro, breaking the record set by the operational Blue Line (excluding branch line). It is mostly elevated and covers Delhi in an almost 'U' shaped pattern. The Pink Line is also known as the Ring Road Line, as the entire line passes alongside the busy Ring Road in Delhi, that witnesses massive traffic jams every day. The Pink Line has interchanges with most of the operational lines of the network such as the Red Line at Netaji Subhash Place & Welcome, Yellow Line at Azadpur & Dilli Haat - INA, Green Line at Punjabi Bagh West, Blue Line at Rajouri Garden, Mayur Vihar Phase-I, Anand Vihar & Karkarduma, Dhaula Kuan of Airport Express (Orange Line) at Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus, Violet Line at Lajpat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Line (Delhi Metro)
The Blue Line (Line 3 & Line 4) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It is the longest line (by total length) of the network and consists of a Main Line (Line 3) with 50 stations from Noida Electronic City to Dwarka Sector 21, with a length of and a Branch Line (Line 4) consisting of 8 stations from Vaishali to Yamuna Bank, with a length of . The Main line (Line 3) was the longest line of the Delhi Metro network until 6 August 2021, when an unfinished section between Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake stations on the Pink Line was inaugurated and it became one 59-km-long corridor. History The Dwarka – Barakhamba Road section of the line was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on 31 December 2005 and opened to the public on 31 December 2005. Subsequent sections opened between Dwarka – Dwarka Sector 9 on 1 April 2006, Barakhamba Road – Indraprastha on 11 November 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Vihar Metro Station
Anand Vihar is an interchange metro station located on the Blue Line and the Pink Line of Delhi Metro. The station is located in the Anand Vihar locality near the interstate border between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and is a major connectivity hub of East Delhi. It is connected to the Anand Vihar ISBT and Anand Vihar Railway Terminal. Phase III construction Under Phase III, Anand Vihar was become an interchange station with the Inner Ring Road line. From here, passengers can find easier connection to other lines as well as places such as Yamuna Vihar and Mukundpur which currently do not have metro access. Station Station layout Facilities The station has the following facilities: *Token Vending Machine: Two token vending machines- one on the railway side near token counter and other on the ISBT side near TOM *Automatic Vending Machine: Two automatic vending machines- one on the railway side near token counter and other on the ISBT side near TOM * ATM: YES bank ATM and tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhilmil Metro Station
The Jhilmil Station is located on the Red Line of the Delhi Metro. Station layout Facilities ATMs from Punjab National Bank and State Bank of India are available at Jhilmil metro station. See also *List of Delhi Metro stations *Transport in Delhi *Delhi Metro Rail Corporation *Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Suburban Railway is a suburban rail service operated by Northern Railway for the National Capital Region (NCR). This railway service covers Delhi, along with the adjoining districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Sonipat and other ad ... * List of rapid transit systems in India References External links Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)Delhi Metro Annual Reports* ''UrbanRail.Net''– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations. Delhi Metro stations Railway stations opened in 2008 Railway stations in East Delhi district 2008 establishments in Delhi {{Delhi-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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