Chawri Bazar metro station

Metro station in Delhi, India

Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundDepth25 metres (82 ft)Platform levels3AccessibleYes Disabled accessOther informationStation codeCWBRHistoryOpenedJuly 3, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-07-03)Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenaryPassengersJan 2015939,508
30,307 Daily Average [1] Services
Preceding station Logo of the Delhi Metro Delhi Metro Following station
Chandni Chowk Yellow Line New Delhi
Route map
Legend
Samaypur Badli Depot
Samaypur Badli
Rohini Sector 18, 19
Outer Ring Road
 Haiderpur Badli Mor
Indian Railways
 Jahangirpuri
Adarsh Nagar
Ring Road
 Azadpur
Pink Line
 Model Town
GTB Nagar
Vishwavidyalaya
Timarpur - Kyber Pass Depot
 Vidhan Sabha
Civil Lines
ISBT Road
 Kashmere Gate
Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus
Red Line
Violet Line
Chandni Chowk
Old Delhi Railway Station
 Chawri Bazar
New Delhi New Delhi railway station
Airport Express
service tunnel to Blue line
 Rajiv Chowk
Blue Line
 Patel Chowk
Central Secretariat
Violet Line
Rajpath
 Udyog Bhawan
Lok Kalyan Marg
Jor Bagh
Dilli Haat - INA
Pink Line
Ring Road
 AIIMS
Green Park
Hauz Khas
Magenta Line
Outer Ring Road
 Malviya Nagar
Saket
Mehrauli Badarpur Road
Qutab Minar
Chhatarpur
Golden Line
 Sultanpur
Sultanpur Depot
 Ghitorni
Arjan Garh
Delhi
Haryana
border
 Guru Dronacharya
Sikanderpur
 Rapid Metro Gurgaon 
 MG Road
IFFCO Chowk
Millennium City Centre Gurugram
Location
Map

Chawri Bazar is an underground station located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities in the National Capital Region of India. It is located in the Chawri Bazaar locality of Old Delhi and was inaugurated on 3 July 2005 as part of the Kashmere Gate – Central Secretariat corridor.[2][3]

The station

Chawri Bazar is the second-deepest metro station after Hauz Khas, Magenta Line (Delhi Metro) of the Delhi Metro network and is situated about 25 metres (82 ft) below ground level.[4][5] It is located close to the monuments of Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India and Red Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Major stations such as Delhi Junction (Old Delhi) and New Delhi railway station of the Indian Railways are located close to Chawri Bazar.

Station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance
C Concourse Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform 1
Southbound 		Towards → HUDA City Centre next station is New Delhi Change at the next station for Airport Express
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Northbound 		Towards ← Samaypur Badli next station is Chandni Chowk

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Daily Ridership Jan-2015" (PDF). DMRC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2017.
  2. ^ "New Delhi gets its brand new Metro". The Hindu. 3 July 2005. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Delhi Metro goes underground". The Times of India. 2 July 2005. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  4. ^ Gulati, Sumegha (16 September 2014). "Hauz Khas set to get deepest underground metro station". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Technological marvel set to unfold on July 2". The Hindu. 29 June 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delhi Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Delhi.
  • 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.


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