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. The station is located close to the interstate border between the city of

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and Badarpur in

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and sees a large daily ridership owing to this fact. It was the terminal station of the Violet Line till September 5, 2015. It was earlier known as Badarpur, and was renamed in December 2014.

History

The station was opened on 14 January 2011, as part of the

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—Badarpur section of the line, and situated in Badarpur, Delhi. Initially, Badarpur Metro Station faced huge crowding problems, as it acted as a terminal for Delhi Metro. With the opening of a 14 km southward stretch between Badarpur in Delhi to Escorts Mujesar Faridabad on September 6, 2015, this station will now see less congestion as it was before. Some of the Metro Services terminate here.

The station

Station layout

Facilities

The station also houses several ATMs, food kiosks and a book store run by

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. List of available ATMs at Badarpur metro station: HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, Ratnakar Bank.

Entry/Exit

Connections

Bus

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bus routes number 8, 34, 34A, 405, 405A, 405ASTL, 418A, 418ALnkSTL, 433, 433CL, 433STL, 440A, 443, 460, 460CL, 460STL, 473, 473CL, 479, 479ACL, 479CL, 479STL, 511, 511A, 511ASTL, 525STL, 544, 717, 717A, 717B, 724A, 774, 874, Badarpur Border Terminal – Gurugram Bus Stand Ballabgarh Bus Stand – Panipat Ballabgarh Bus Stand – Sonipat from outside metro station stop.

References

External links

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)

Delhi Metro Annual Reports
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