Tughlakabad Station metro station

Tughlakabad Station
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, 110044
Coordinates	28.5025526°N 77.2989335°E / 28.5025526; 77.2989335
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Operated by	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)	Violet Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Escorts Mujesar Platform-2 →Kashmere Gate via Lal Qila
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed, Operational
Station code	TKBD
History
Opened	January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
2015	9,880/day 306,266/ Month average
Services
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Tughlakabad Station is an elevated station on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro. It is located between Mohan Estate and Badarpur stations.

History

The station finally received safety clearance and opened as part of the Sarita Vihar—Badarpur section on 14 January 2011. It was earlier known as Tughlakabad, and was renamed in December 2014.

The station

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	Towards →Escorts Mujesar
	Northbound	→Towards ←Kashmere Gate
	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities

The station also houses several ATMs, food kiosks and a book store run by WHSmith. List of available ATM at Tughlakabad metro station are IndusInd Bank

Entry/Exit

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Gate No-1	Gate No-2

Connections

Tughlakabad Station metro is situated opposite Badarpur SBI Main Branch. It's connecting Escort Mujesar in south and Central Secretariat Metro Station in north direction.

Bus

Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 8, 34, 34A, 405, 405A, 405ASTL, 460, 460CL, 460STL, 473, 473CL, 479ACL, 479CL, 479STL, 724A, CS-12, CS-13A, CS-13B, CS-14A, CS-14B from outside metro station stop.

Rail

Tughlakabad railway station of Indian Railways situated nearby.

See also

• Delhi
• Sarita Vihar
• Tughlaqabad Fort
• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• Delhi Monorail
• Delhi Transport Corporation
• South East Delhi
• New Delhi
• National Capital Region (India)
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

External links

• 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. "Tughlakabad metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.