Kalkaji Mandir metro station

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Kalkaji Mandir
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General information
LocationBlock 9, Kalkaji, South-East Delhi, Delhi - 110019
Coordinates 28°32′59″N77°15′33″E / 28.5496°N 77.2591°E / 28.5496; 77.2591
Owned by Delhi Metro
Line(s) Violet Line Magenta Line
Platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure type Violet Line - Elevated
Magenta Line - Underground
Depth17 m (56 ft) (Magenta Line)
Platform levels2
Parking Centro other car parking large.svg Available
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station codeKJMD
History
Opened
  • Violet Line - 3 October 2010;14 years ago (2010-10-03)
  • Magenta Line - 25 December 2017;7 years ago (2017-12-25)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
October 201991,595 [1]
October 2023108,633 [1] Increase2.svg 18.6%
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro logo.svg Delhi Metro Following station
Nehru Place
towards Kashmere Gate
Violet Line Govindpuri
Nehru Enclave Magenta Line Okhla NSIC
Location
Kalkaji Mandir metro station

The Kalkaji Mandir metro station is an interchange station between the Violet Line and the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro. [2] It serves the area of Kalkaji in South-East Delhi, and provides access to many tourist sites such as Kalkaji Mandir, Lotus Temple, Prachin Bhairav Mandir and ISKCON Temple. [3] The station was opened along with the first section of the Violet Line from Central Secretariat - Sarita Vihar on 3 October 2010, in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day. [4] Its interchange with the Magenta Line was opened on 25 December 2017. [5]

Contents

The Violet Line station is elevated while the Magenta Line station is underground. Both of these are connected by a 260 m (850 ft) long pedestrian bridge. [6] The underground station is situated at a depth of 17 m (56 ft) and both of its tracks pass through a single-tube twin tunnel, which was constructed using the New Austrian tunneling method (NATM). This had to be done because the station had to pass beneath the operational Violet Line. [7]

Station layout

Station Layout Violet Line

P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards → Raja Nahar Singh
Next Station: Govindpuri
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Kashmere Gate
Next Station: Nehru Place
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
CConcourseFare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover
GStreet LevelGates

Station layout Magenta Line

P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 3
Eastbound
Towards → Botanical Garden
Next Station: Okhla NSIC
Platform 4
Westbound
Towards ← Janakpuri West
Next Station: Nehru Enclave
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
CConcourseFare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover
GStreet LevelGates

Connections

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