Chawri Bazar metro station

Chawri Bazar
; Chawri Bazar
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Ajmere Gate Road, Chawri Bazar, Hauz Qazi, Old Delhi, 110006; India
Coordinates	28°38′58.6″N 77°13′34.3″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platform; Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre; Platform-2 → Samaypur Badli;
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	25 metres (82 ft)
Platform levels	3
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	CWBR
History
Opened	July 3, 2005
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
Jan 2015	939,508; 30,307 Daily Average [1]
Services
Route map
Route map
	Delhi
	Haryana
Location

Chawri Bazar is an underground station located on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities in the National Capital Region of India. It is located in the Chawri Bazaar locality of Old Delhi and was inaugurated on 3 July 2005 as part of the Kashmere Gate – Central Secretariat corridor.[2][3]

The station

Chawri Bazar is the second-deepest metro station after Hauz Khas, Magenta Line (Delhi Metro) of the Delhi Metro network and is situated about 25 metres (82 ft) below ground level.[4][5] It is located close to the monuments of Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India and Red Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Major stations such as Delhi Junction (Old Delhi) and New Delhi railway station of the Indian Railways are located close to Chawri Bazar.

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
C	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → HUDA City Centre next station is New Delhi Change at the next station for Airport Express
	Island platform \| Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Samaypur Badli next station is Chandni Chowk

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Gulati, Sumegha (16 September 2014). "Hauz Khas set to get deepest underground metro station". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
"Technological marvel set to unfold on July 2". The Hindu. 29 June 2005. Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
Delhi Metro Annual Reports
"Station Information". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC). Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

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