Jasola Apollo metro station
Delhi Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Jasola, New Delhi 110025 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°32′18″N 77°17′00″E / 28.538284°N 77.2832552°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Delhi Metro | ||||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes ![]() | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed, Operational | ||||||||||
Station code | JLA | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | October 3, 2010 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
Jan 2015 | 9,530/day 295,416/ Month average [2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Jasola Apollo is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi. It is located between Harkesh Nagar Okhla and Sarita Vihar stations on the Violet Line.
History
The station was opened with the first section of the Line on 3 October 2010 in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.
This station is named to denote its vicinity to the nearby Jasola area and Indraprastha Apollo hospital.The station is spread in a relatively big area and is connected to the Apollo hospital via a huge foot-over-bridge.
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 Jasola Apollo metro station are IndusInd Bank, Ratnakar Bank [3]
Entry/Exit
align="center" colspan="3" style="background:#Template:Delhi Metro color;"| Jasola Apollo metro station Entry/exits | |
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Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 |
Connections
It is located on Mathura road. A nearby "kos-minar" (kos is an Indian unit of distance) belonging to Sher-shah suri sultanate is visible from the balcony of this station.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Parking_Details". Delhi Metro Rail.
- ^ "Ridership_Details" (PDF). Delhi Metro Rail.
- ^ "ATM Details". Delhi Metro Rail.
- ^ http://www.delhimetrorail.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=OZixKt2MNIslld
External links
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- 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.
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- "Jasola Apollo metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.