Rajiv Chowk metro station

The Rajiv Chowk is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level.[2]

Rajiv Chowk
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Rajiv Chowk, Block B, New Delhi, Delhi 110001  India
Coordinates	28°37′58.1″N 77°13′10.6″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platform (Yellow Line) Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre Platform-2 → Samaypur Badli Side platform (Blue Line) Platform-3 → Noida Electronic City / Vaishali Platform-4 → Dwarka Sector 21
Tracks	4
Connections	DTC, Auto rickshaw, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	RCK
History
Opened	3 July 2005 (2005-07-03) (Yellow Line) 31 December 2005 (2005-12-31) (Blue Line)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
500,000[1]
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station New Delhi towards Samaypur Badli Yellow Line Patel Chowk towards HUDA City Centre Ramakrishna Ashram Marg towards Dwarka Sector 21 Blue Line Barakhamba Road towards Noida Electronic City or Vaishali
Route map Samaypur Badli Rohini Sector 18, 19 Outer Ring Road Haiderpur Badli Mor Indian Railways Jahangirpuri Adarsh Nagar Ring Road Azadpur Pink Line Model Town GTB Nagar Vishwa Vidyalaya Vidhan Sabha Civil Lines ISBT Road Kashmere Gate Red Line Violet Line Grand Trunk Road Chandni Chowk Chawri Bazar New Delhi Airport Express Rajiv Chowk Blue Line Patel Chowk Central Secretariat Violet Line Rajpath Udyog Bhawan Lok Kalyan Marg Jor Bagh Ring railway Dilli Haat - INA Pink Line Ring Road AIIMS Green Park Hauz Khas Magenta Line Outer Ring Road Malviya Nagar Saket Mehrauli Badarpur Road Qutab Minar Chhatarpur Silver Line Sultanpur Ghitorni Arjan Garh Delhi Haryana border Guru Dronacharya Sikanderpur  Rapid Metro Gurgaon  MG Road IFFCO Chowk Millennium City Centre Gurugram Noida Electronic City Noida Sector 62 Noida Sector 59 Noida Sector 61 Noida Sector 52 Aqua Line Noida Sector 34 Noida City Centre Golf Course Botanical Garden Magenta Line Noida Sector 18 Vaishali Noida Sector 16 Kaushambi Noida Sector 15 Uttar Pradesh Delhi border Pink Line Anand Vihar New Ashok Nagar Pink Line Karkarduma Mayur Vihar Extension Preet Vihar Mayur Vihar-I Pink Line Nirman Vihar Nizamuddin Bridge over National Highway 24 Laxmi Nagar Akshardham Yamuna Bank Yamuna River Indraprastha Ring Road Indian Railways Supreme Court Tilak Marg/ITO Mandi House Violet Line Barakhamba Road Rajiv Chowk Yellow Line Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Jhandewalan Ridge Road Karol Bagh Rajendra Place Patel Nagar Shadipur Indian Railways Kirti Nagar Green Line Satguru Ram Singh Marg Moti Nagar Ramesh Nagar Ring Road Rajouri Garden Pink Line Tagore Garden Subhash Nagar Tilak Nagar Janakpuri East Outer Ring Road Janakpuri West Magenta Line Uttam Nagar East Uttam Nagar West Nawada Dwarka Mor Dwarka Grey Line Dwarka Sector 14 Dwarka Sector 13 Dwarka Sector 12 Dwarka Sector 11 Dwarka Sector 10 Dwarka Sector 9 Dwarka Sector 8 Dwarka Sector 21 Airport Express
Location

It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving Rajiv Chowk in the heart of Delhi. It handles 5 lakh passengers every day.[3] Connaught Place metro station has area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m²).[4]

Many businesses and important buildings, restaurants, and cinemas are situated just outside the station. The station is constructed below Central Park. Connaught Place is officially known as Rajiv Chowk, formerly known as Connaught Circus. In September 1995, the Home Ministry decreed that henceforth, the 75-year-old Connaught Place (CP) will be known as Rajiv Chowk and Connaught Circus as Indira Chowk.