Lajpat Nagar metro station

Lajpat Nagar is an interchange station between Violet Line and Pink Line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi. It is located between Jangpura and Moolchand on the Violet Line in Lajpat Nagar. The station was opened with the first section of the Violet Line on 3 October 2010, in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.[1] It became an interchange station with the opening of the Pink Line on 6 August 2018. The station on the Pink Line is underground, whereas the Violet line station is elevated. However, both the lines are seamlessly connected, without commuters having to exit the ticketed area to interchange from one line to another.


Lajpat Nagar
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Lajpat Nagar metro station Platform
General information
LocationLala Lajpat Rai Marg, New Delhi 110024, India
Coordinates28°34′14.0369″N 77°14′11.2571″E
Owned byDelhi Metro
Operated byDelhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)Violet Line Pink Line
Platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Underground
Platform levels2
ParkingCar parking Available
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeLJPN
History
Opened
  • Violet Line- October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)
  • Pink Line- August 6, 2018 (2018-08-06)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Delhi Metro Delhi Metro Following station
Jangpura Violet Line Moolchand
South Extension
towards Majlis Park
Pink Line Vinobapuri
towards Shiv Vihar
Location

Lajpat Nagar Market is one of the famous shopping market in Delhi which is famous for women's clothes, artificial jewelry, Footwear, household electronics and Home Decor items. This market is walking distance from Lajpat Nagar metro station and rickshaws can be hired easily for traveling back and forth.[2] Timings of this market is 11:00 AM to 08:00 PM

The station

Facilities

HDFC Bank, SBI, RBL Bank ATMs,food court are available at Lajpat Nagar metro station.[3]

Station layout

L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards → Raja Nahar Singh next station is Moolchand
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Kashmere Gate next station is Jangpura
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L1 Concourse Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
UG Level-1 Concourse Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
UG Level-2 Platform 3
Southbound
Towards → Shiv Vihar next station is Vinobapuri
Island platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 4
Northbound
Towards ← Majlis Park next station is South Extension

Nearby

Lajpat Nagar Central Market, Amar Colony, Defence Colony, Acharya Munir Ashram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, Haldiram's, The Japan Foundation, Guru Nanak Market, Ziyyara Edutech Private Limited, RPVV Lajpat Nagar, GCoSSS lajpat nagar.

See also

References


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