Lal Qila metro station

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Lal Qila
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General information
LocationNetaji Subhash Marg, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Delhi, 110006
Coordinates 28°39′23.9648″N77°14′12.0948″E / 28.656656889°N 77.236693000°E / 28.656656889; 77.236693000
System
Delhi Metro station
Owned by Delhi Metro
Operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line Violet Line
Platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double-track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station codeLLQA
History
Opened28 May 2017;8 years ago (2017-05-28)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro logo.svg Delhi Metro Following station
Kashmere Gate
Terminus
 Violet Line Jama Masjid
towards Raja Nahar Singh
Location
Lal Qila metro station

Lal Qila (also spelled Lal Quila) or Red Fort is an underground metro station on the Netaji Subhash Marg (Netaji Subhash Road) in Chandni Chowk in the Old Delhi area of Delhi, India. It is a part of the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro system and is owned and operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. It serves the iconic Red Fort or Lal Qila nearby, which is the former residence of the Mughal emperors of India and is now a Monument of National Importance. The preceding and following stations on the Violet Line are Kashmere Gate and Jama Masjid respectively, the latter serving another Mughal-era monument – the Jama Masjid or the Jama Mosque (congregational mosque) of Delhi, India's largest mosque. [1]

Contents

Layout and facilities

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/ Entrance
C Concourse Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
PPlatform 1
Southbound		Towards → Raja Nahar Singh
Next Station: Jama Masjid
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 2
Northbound		Towards ← Kashmere Gate Change at the next station for Red Line or Yellow Line

Connections

Bus

Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 114ST+901, 214, 214CL, 261, 347, 348, 402CL, 403CL, 405, 405A, 405STL, 425, 429CL, 605, 729, 807A serves the station from Red Fort bus stop. [2]

Entry/Exit

Lal Qila metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1Gate No-2 Wheelchair symbol.svg Gate No-3 Wheelchair symbol.svg Gate No-4
Chandni Chowk Old Delhi Railway Station Yamuna Bazar Red Fort

Incident

On 10 November 2025, 6:52pm, a car bomb was detonated near the station, killing 13 people and injuring more than 20 others. [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Phase III Corridors (PDF) (Map). Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
  2. ↑ "Delhi Transport Corporation". Delhi Transport Corporation . Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Red Fort Blast Live Updates: 'Hunt Down Each and Every Culprit Behind Incident,' Shah to Agencies Probing Case". Times Now. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Delhi Red Fort Blast Live Updates: Case handed over to NIA, Amit Shah holds another security review meeting". The Economic Times. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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