Tughlakabad Station metro station

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Tughlakabad Station
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General information
LocationMohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Tughlakabad, New Delhi, 110044
Coordinates 28°30′9.2380″N77°17′57.8339″E / 28.502566111°N 77.299398306°E / 28.502566111; 77.299398306
System
Delhi Metro station
Owned by Delhi Metro
Operated by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line Violet Line Golden Line
Platforms
Tracks2
Connections Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Tughlakabad
Construction
Structure type Elevated, Double-track
Platform levels2
Parking Centro other car parking large.svg Available [1]
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
StatusStaffed, Operational
Station codeTKDS
History
Opened14 January 2011;14 years ago (2011-01-14)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
20159,880/day
306,266/ Month average [2]
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro logo.svg Delhi Metro Following station
Mohan Estate
towards Kashmere Gate
Violet Line Badarpur Border
Future service
Tughlakabad Railway Colony Golden Line Terminus
Location
Tughlakabad Station metro station

Tughlakabad Station is an elevated station on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro. It is located between Mohan Estate and Badarpur Border stations.

Contents

History

The station finally received safety clearance and opened as part of the Sarita Vihar Badarpur section on 14 January 2011. [3] It was earlier known as Tughlakabad, and was renamed in December 2014. [4]

The station

Station layout

L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards → Raja Nahar Singh
Next Station: Badarpur Border
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Kashmere Gate
Next Station: Mohan Estate
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
L1ConcourseFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
GStreet LevelExit/Entrance

Facilities

The station also houses several ATMs, food kiosks and a book store run by WH Smith. List of available ATM at Tughlakabad metro station are IndusInd Bank [5]

Entry/Exit

Tughlakabad metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1 Wheelchair symbol.svg Gate No-2
Tughlakabad Railway StationJaitpur Crossing
Surajkund, FaridabadBadarpur Village

Connections

The Tughlakabad Station metro station is situated opposite the Badarpur SBI Main Branch. It connects with the Escort Mujesar metro station in the south and the Central Secretariat Metro Station in the north direction.

Bus

Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 8, 34, 34A, 405, 405A, 405ASTL, 460, 460CL, 460STL, 473, 473CL, 479ACL, 479CL, 479STL, 724A, CS-12, CS-13A, CS-13B, CS-14A, CS-14B from outside metro station stop. [6]

Rail

The Tughlakabad railway station of Indian Railways is situated nearby.

See also

References

  1. "Parking_Details". Delhi Metro Rail.
  2. "Ridership_Details" (PDF). Delhi Metro Rail.
  3. "Sarita Vihar-Badarpur Metro from tomorrow - Times of India". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. "10 Metro stations renamed - Times of India". The Times of India . 11 December 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. "ATM Details". Delhi Metro Rail.
  6. "Department of Delhi Transport Corporation". Govt.of NCT of Delhi.[ permanent dead link ]