Mandi House metro station

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Mandi House
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General information
Location Mandi House, New Delhi
Coordinates 28°37′32.9″N77°14′4.9″E / 28.625806°N 77.234694°E / 28.625806; 77.234694
Owned by Delhi Metro
Line(s) Blue Line Violet Line
Platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station codeMDHS
History
Opened
  • 11 November 2006;18 years ago (2006-11-11) Blue Line
  • 26 June 2014;10 years ago (2014-06-26) Violet Line
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
Jan 20158,265/day
256,225/ Month average
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro logo.svg Delhi Metro Following station
Barakhamba Road Blue Line Supreme Court
ITO
towards Kashmere Gate
Violet Line Janpath
Location
Mandi House metro station

The Mandi House metro station is an interchange station between the Blue Line and Violet Line of Delhi Metro [1] . It services the cultural hub of Delhi, Mandi House, that hosts the National School of Drama, Ravindra Bhavan (home of Sangeet Natak Akademi and Sahitya Akademi), Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, and Triveni Kala Sangam. Bengali Market is located in the vicinity as well.

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History

As part of Phase III extension of Delhi Metro, Mandi House was converted to an interchange station in order to reduce pressure on Rajiv Chowk station. [2] [3] A new 6.8 km metro line connecting Central Secretariat to Kashmere Gate was completed in phases. The section from Central Secretariat to Mandi House was opened on 26 June 2014, followed by the stretch from Mandi House to ITO on 8 June 2015. The final segment, from ITO to Kashmere Gate, was inaugurated on 28 May 2017.

The new line runs on standard gauge and is integrated with the Badarpur corridor, which runs on standard gauge too.

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References

  1. "Station Information". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. "Delhi Metro flags off trial run on Phase III – The Times of India". The Times Of India.
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