Rajiv Chowk metro station

Rajiv Chowk
Delhi Metro station
General information
Coordinates	28°37′58″N 77°13′11″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line   Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platform (Yellow Line) Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre Platform-2 →Samaypur Badli Side platform (Blue Line) Platform-3 → Noida City Centre/Vaishali Platform-4 →Dwarka Sector 21
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	3 July 2005 (Yellow Line) 31 December 2005 (Blue Line)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
500,000
Services
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The Rajiv Chowk is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level.

It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi. It handles 5 lakh passengers every day.

Many businesses and important buildings, restaurants and cinemas are situated just outside the station. The station is constructed below Central Park.

Connaught Place is officially known as Rajiv Chowk, named after Rajiv Gandhi, the sixth Prime Minister of India and hence the intersection station is named Rajiv Chowk Metro Station.

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi

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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)