Kalkaji Mandir metro station


Kalkaji Mandir
कालकाजी मंदिर
Delhi Metro station
Owned by Delhi Metro
Line(s)      Violet Line
     Magenta Line
Platforms Side platform
Platform-1 → Escorts Mujesar
Platform-2 →Kashmere Gate via Lal Qila
Tracks 2
2 Under Construction
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 2
Parking Available
History
Opened October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
Violet Line
Magenta Line

Kalkaji Mandir Metro Station (Hindi: कालकाजी मंदिर) is an elevated station on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro. It is located between Nehru Place and Govind Puri stations and provides access to tourist sites such as Kalkaji Mandir, Lotus Temple and ISKCON Temple which are situated very near to the station. The station was opened with the first section of the Line from Central Secretariat - Sarita Vihar on 3 October 2010, in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day. The metro station also houses a departmental store.

It will be a junction station of Violet Line and Magenta Line which is scheduled to open in December 2016.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Central Secretariat – Sarita Vihar Corridor Opens for Commuter Operations Tomorrow". DMRC : Press Releases. 2010-10-02. Retrieved 2011-10-28. It will be an interchange station between the magenta line which is scheduled to open in December 2016.

Coordinates: 28°32′57″N 77°15′33″E / 28.54921°N 77.25904°E / 28.54921; 77.25904


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