Rajiv Chowk metro station

The Rajiv Chowk is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level.[2]

Rajiv Chowk
Delhi Metro station
Location	India
Coordinates	28°37′58″N 77°13′11″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line      Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platform (Yellow Line) Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre Platform-2 →Samaypur Badli Side platform (Blue Line) Platform-3 → Noida City Centre/Vaishali Platform-4 →Dwarka Sector 21
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	3 July 2005 (Yellow Line) 31 December 2005 (Blue Line)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers	500,000[1]
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station New Delhi toward Samaypur Badli Yellow Line Patel Chowk toward HUDA City Centre Barakhambha Road toward Noida Electronic City Blue Line Ramakrishna Ashram Marg toward Dwarka Sector 21
Location
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It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi. It handles 5 lakh passengers every day.[3] Rajiv Chowk metro station has area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m²).[4]

Many businesses and important buildings, restaurants, and cinemas are situated just outside the station. The station is constructed below Central Park. Connaught Place is officially known as Rajiv Chowk, named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It is NOT named after Rajiv Goswami, an anti-quota activist, as depicted in several websites. In September 1995, the Home Ministry decreed that henceforth, the 75-year-old Connaught Place (CP) will be known as Rajiv Chowk and Connaught Circus as Indira Chowk.