The Rajiv Chowk or Connaught Place metro station is an interchange station between the Blue and the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro. [2] [3] It is the second busiest station on the network as of October 2023, with a daily ridership of around 216,000 people, [1] and has an area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m2). [4]
The station serves the central business district of Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi. It has been constructed below Central Park, and has many important buildings and businesses such as restaurants and cinemas outside it.
Yellow Line Station layout
P | Platform 1 Southbound | Towards → HUDA City Centre next station is Patel Chowk |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 2 Northbound | Towards ← Samaypur Badli next station is New Delhi Change at the next station for Airport Express | |
C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover |
G | Street Level | Gates |
Blue Line Station layout
P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
Platform 3 Eastbound | Towards → Noida Electronic City or Vaishali next station is Barakhamba Road | |
Platform 4 Westbound | Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21 next station is Ramakrishna Ashram Marg | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover |
G | Street Level | Gates |
Rajiv Chowk metro station: Entry/Exits | |||||||
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Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | Gate No-4 | Gate No-5 | Gate No-6 | Gate No-7 | Gate No-8 |
B Block / Radial Road-3 | PVR Plaza | D Block / Odeon Cinema | E Block / Barakhamba Road | N & F Block | Palika Bazar | A Block / Regal Cinema | A Block |
Connaught Place, officially known as Rajiv Chowk, is one of the main financial, commercial and business centres in New Delhi, Delhi, India. It houses the headquarters of several noted Indian firms and is a major shopping, nightlife, and tourist destination in New Delhi. As of July 2018, Connaught Place was the ninth most expensive office location in the world with an annual rent of $1,650 per square metre ($153/sq ft).
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