Vaishali metro station


Vaishali
Delhi Metro station
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 14 July 2011
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
TerminusBlue Line
Anand Vihar
toward Yamuna Bank

Vaishali is an elevated metro station located on the branch line of the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro in Ghaziabad. Newly constructed as part of a 2.57 km extension from Anand Vihar station, it was originally expected to open in March 2011.[1] However, after multiple delays, the station finally opened for passenger service on 14 July 2011.

The station is one of the busiest stations in Delhi. Parking facility is available on this station. Two-wheeled vehicles and cars are parked outside the station in huge numbers daily. The station serves the people residing in Vaishali, Indirapuram, Vasundhara and Sahibabad. Also, people coming from cities of Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar etc. use this station to travel to Delhi and Noida. As soon as the Metro service was started in Vaishali, the realty rates climbed at a high rate. This is the most busiest terminal stations among all the terminal stations like Noida City Centre, Huda City Centre, Badarpur, Dwarka, Dilshad Garden, Rithala, etc. [2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Verma, Lalmani (2010-02-10). "Metro’s date with Ghaziabad delayed: now it’s March 2011". Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  2. ↑ "Day One: 30,000 hop on to Vaishali Metro". The Times Of India. 2011-07-15.
  3. ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Ghaziabad-corridor-to-be-Inaugurated-on-July-9/Article1-709067.aspx
  4. ↑ "Anand Vihar - Vaishali Section To Open For Passenger Services From 14th July 2011". Press Releases (DMRC). 2011-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Vaishali Metro to kick off on July 14 minus Maya". Times of India. 2011-07-13.