The Janakpuri West metro station is an interchange station between the Blue Line and Magenta Line of Delhi Metro.[3]
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History edit
Phase III edit
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.[4]
The section was inaugurated on 28 May 2018 by Honorable Chief Minister, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal & Union Minister, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri. Commercial operations began started 29 May 2018.
India's Highest Escalators edit
The escalators installed at the new Janakpuri West Metro station have the highest elevation forany 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, 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-tonnecrane was specially planted for the installation of these escalators.[5]
The station edit
Station layout edit
| P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left  | |
| Platform 1 Eastbound | Towards → Noida Electronic City / Vaishali next station is Janakpuri East | |
| Platform 2 Westbound | Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21 next station is Uttam Nagar East | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| UC | Upper Concourse | Fare collection gates, station agent, Ticket vending machines |
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| Fare collection gates, station agent, Ticket vending machines | ||
| LC | Lower Concourse | Fare collection gates, station agent, Ticket vending machines |
| P | Platform 3 Eastbound | Towards → Botanical Garden next station is Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 4 Westbound | Towards ← Train Terminates Here | |
Facilities edit
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 edit
| Janakpuri West metro station Entry/exits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | ||
Connections edit
Janakpuri West metro station serves as an interchange between Blue Line and Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro.
Bus edit
Delhi Transport Corporation 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.[6]
Gallery edit
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- 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. "Janakpuri West metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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