Jama Masjid metro station


Jama Masjid
Delhi Metro station
Location Meena Bazar, Jama Masjid, Delhi 110006
Coordinates 28°39′01″N 77°14′15″E / 28.650157°N 77.237577°E / 28.650157; 77.237577
Owned by Delhi Metro
Operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)      Violet Line
Platforms Island platform
Platform-1 → Escorts Mujesar
Platform-2 →Kashmere Gate via Lal Qila
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Underground, Double-track
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened May 28, 2017 (2017-05-28)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
Violet Line
Location
Jama Masjid metro station
Location in Delhi

Jama Masjid is a station on the Delhi Metro system.[1] The Heritage Line stretch of the Delhi Metro was flagged off by Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 28-May-2017. The corridor will be operational from 28-May-2017, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on 26-May-2017.


An extension of the Violet Line (ITO-Escort Mujeser), this entirely underground section comprises four stations -- Kashmere Gate, Dilli Gate, Jama Masjid and Lal Qila.[2]

History

The ITO-Kashmere Gate line was thrown open for public on Sunday. With its launch, the Metro makes inroads into old Delhi or the ‘Walled City’ with four stations--Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid, Red Fort and Delhi Gate.[3]

The station

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Southbound Platform 1 → Toward Escorts Mujesar
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Platform 2 Toward ← Kashmere Gate

Connections

Bus

Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 19B, 26, 118EXT, 120B, 171, 172, 185, 210, 213, 213A, 214, 214CL, 246, 246CL, 258SPL, 261, 347, 348, 402CL, 403, 403CL, 404, 405, 405A, 405STL, 411, 419, 425, 425CL, 429, 429CL, 429LSTL, 429STL2, 449CL, 502, 605, 632, 729, 753, 807A, 838, 838A, 901, 901CL, serves the station from Jama Masjid stop. [4]


Entry/Exit

Jama Masjid metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1 Gate No-2 Gate No-3 Gate No-4


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Phase III Corridors" (PDF). Delhi Metro.
  2. ↑ "Heritage Line". India Today.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Metro Heritage Line". Hindustan Times.
  4. ↑ http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DOIT_DTC/dtc/home
  • 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.
  • Google. "Jama Masjid metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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