Chawri Bazar metro station


Chawri Bazar
Delhi Metro station
Location Ajmere Gate Road, Chawri Bazar, Hauz Qazi, Old Delhi, 110006
Coordinates 28°38′58″N 77°13′34″E / 28.649564°N 77.226226°E / 28.649564; 77.226226
Owned by Delhi Metro
Line(s)      Yellow Line
Platforms

Island platform

Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre
Platform-2 →Samaypur Badli
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground
Depth 30 metres (98 ft)
Platform levels 3
Disabled access
Other information
Station code CWBR
History
Opened July 3, 2005 (2005-07-03)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (Jan 2015) 939,508
30,307 Daily Average [1]
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
Yellow Line
Location
Chawri Bazaar, Old Delhi

Chawri Bazar is an underground station located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities in the National Capital Region of India. It is located in the Chawri Bazaar locality of Old Delhi and was inaugurated on 3 July 2005 as part of the Kashmere Gate – Central Secretariat corridor.[2][3]

The Station

Chawri Bazar is the second deepest metro station after Hauz Khas, Magenta Line (Delhi Metro) of the Delhi Metro network and is situated about 30 metres (98 ft) below ground level.[4][5] It is located close to the monuments of Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India and Red Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Major stations such as Delhi Junction (Old Delhi) and New Delhi Railway Station of the Indian Railways are located close to Chawri Bazar.

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Southbound Platform 1 → Toward HUDA City Centre
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Platform 2 Toward ← Samaypur Badli

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Daily Ridership Jan-2015" (PDF). DMRC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "New Delhi gets its brand new Metro". The Hindu. 2005-07-03. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Metro goes underground". The Times of India. 2005-07-02. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Metro creating a marvel in Walled City". The Hindu. 2004-01-08. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  5. ↑ "Technological marvel set to unfold on July 2". The Hindu. 2005-06-29. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  • 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.
  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.