Dhaula Kuan metro station

Dhaula Kuan
General information
Location	Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi
Coordinates	28°35′30.671″N77°9′42.084″E / 28.59185306°N 77.16169000°E / 28.59185306; 77.16169000
System	Delhi Metro station
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line	Airport Express
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 Platform-2 → New Delhi
Tracks	2
Connections	Pink Line Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	DKV
History
Opened	15 August 2011;14 years ago (2011-08-15)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Delhi Aerocity towards Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 Airport Express Shivaji Stadium towards New Delhi Delhi Cantonment towards Majlis Park Pink Line transfer at Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Sir Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh towards Shiv Vihar
Route map Legend Indian Railways New Delhi Yellow Line Green Line Shivaji Stadium Magenta Line Delhi Ring Railway Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Pink Line Dhaula Kuan Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway Delhi Aerocity Golden Line IGI Airport Dwarka Sector 21 Depot Dwarka Sector 21 Blue Line Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25
Location

The Dhaula Kuan metro station is located on the Delhi Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro. The solitary elevated station on the Airport Express Line, it features check-in facilities as well. ^[1] This station did not begin operations with the rest of the Airport Express Line, and initially, trains passed through without stopping. It was later opened to the public on August 15, 2011.

As part of the Phase III expansion plans, the Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station was built on the Pink Line. A 1.2 km skywalk connecting the two stations was opened to the public on February 9, 2019. The footover bridge consists of a record 22 travelators to expedite connectivity between the two stations.

Station layout

L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards → New Delhi Next Station: Shivaji Stadium
	Platform 1 South West bound	Towards ← Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 Next Station: Delhi Aerocity
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L1	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance

Entry/Exit

Dhaula Kuan metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2
Jheel Park	National Highway 8

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway

References

1. "Plush, high-speed metro line fast-tracks Delhi airport commute". The Hindu: Business Line. 5 February 2011.

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.