The Janakpuri West Metro Station is an interchange station between the
Blue Line and
Magenta Line of
Delhi Metro
The Delhi Metro is a mass rapid transit (MRT) system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh, in the National Capital Region of India. The network consists of 10 colour-cod ...
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History
Phase III
Under Phase III, Janakpuri West station has become an interchange station with the Magenta line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden). From here, passengers can connect to South Delhi and Noida via. Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1, Hauz Khas and Kalkaji Mandir.
The section was inaugurated on 28 May 2018 by Honorable Chief Minister, Mr.
Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi: ɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, former bureaucrat, and activist who is the 7th and current Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. Currently, he is the national conv ...
& Union Minister, Mr.
Hardeep Singh Puri
Hardeep Singh Puri (born 15 February 1952) is an Indian politician and former Indian diplomat who is currently serving as the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs in the Government of India. He present ...
. Commercial operations began started 29 May 2018.
India's Highest Escalators
The escalators installed at the new Janakpuri West Metro station have the highest elevation for
any escalator in India. These escalators have a height of 15.65 meters, equal to a five-story building, that surpasses the height of the escalators installed at the
Kashmere Gate metro station
The Kashmere Gate is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Red Line, Yellow Line and Violet Line. It is a transfer station between the Red Line on the highest upper level, the Yellow Line on the lowest underground level and Violet Lin ...
, which are 14.575 meters tall.
The horizontal length of the escalators is 35.32 meters. The weight of each escalator was 26 tonnes and a 250-tonne
crane was specially planted for the installation of these escalators.
The station
Station layout
Facilities
Facilities: Escalator (for going up only) on both sides.
Nearby attractions (within walking distance): Janak Palace Shopping complex, Inox Theatre (Earlier: Satyam Cineplex), Sagar Ratna Restaurant, Piccadilly Hotel (earlier known as Hotel Hilton). This station also serves to the people of Vikaspuri.
Entry/Exit
Connections
Janak Puri West Metro Station serves as an interchange between Blue Line and
Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro.
Bus
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 governme ...
bus routes number 588, 810, 813, 813CL, 816, 816A, 816EXT, 817, 817A, 817B, 818, 819, 822, 823, 824, 824SSTL, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 833, 834, 835, 836, 838, 838A, 845, 847, 861A, 871, 871A, 872, 873, 876, 878, 891STL, 972A, 972BSPL and By Pass Express serve the station.
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See also
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Delhi
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List of Delhi Metro stations
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Transport in Delhi
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
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Delhi Suburban Railway
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Delhi Monorail
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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 governme ...
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West Delhi
West Delhi is one of the 11 administrative districts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. Administratively, the district is divided into three subdivisions, Patel Nagar, Rajouri Garden and Punjabi Bagh.
West Delhi is bound by th ...
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New Delhi
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National Capital Region (India)
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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.
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Delhi Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2005
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