Tis Hazari metro station
The Tis Hazari metro station is a metro station located on the Red Line of Delhi Metro.[1][2] It is situated in the Tis Hazari area of Central Delhi.[3] The station is situated just across the road from the Tis Hazari Courts Complex, which is the principal district court of Delhi. It is connected to gate number 2 of the complex by a footbridge. The footbridge has a ramp available for the disabled or physically challenged people.[4]
History
The Tis Hazari metro station was one of the first six metro stations on Delhi Metro's network. The DMRC had begun its commercial operations on December 25, 2002, a day after then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had inaugurated its first stretch spanning 8.2 kilometres from Shahdara to Tis Hazari on the Red Line.
Station layout
L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
Platform 2 Eastbound |
Towards → Shaheed Sthal next station is Kashmere Gate Change at the next station for Yellow Line or Violet Line | |
Platform 1 Westbound |
Towards ← Rithala next station is Pul Bangash | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
Facilities
Toilets: The station has a Sulabh toilet located near gate no. 3.[5]
Exits
Tis Hazari station entry/exits[6] | ||||
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Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | ||
Towards St. Stephen Hospital, Tis Hazari Court, Sadar Bazaar and Dept. of Animal Husbandry | Towards Lala Hardev Sahai Marg, St. Stephen Hospital, Tis Hazari Court and Sadar bazar | Towards Parking, Lt. Governor's Secretariat, Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, Rajpur Road and Boulevard Road | ||
Connections
Bus
DTC bus routes number 17, 88, 102, 106, 107, 109, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 123, 124, 125, 125EXT, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 128, 129, 131, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 141, 142, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 154, 161, 172, 175, 182A, 182ACL, 183, 184, 194, 197, 199, 208, 218, 219EXT, 219STL, 231, 0236, 236, 236EXT, 247, 721, 792, 805A, 816, 816A, 817N, 823, 841, 842, 847, 863, 863SPL, 905, 905A, 906, 907, 922, 922A, 923, 924, 925, 0926, 926, 929, 937A, 939, 942, 942E and 992 serve the station from nearby Tis Hazari Court bus stop.[7]
Rail
Sadar Bazar railway station of Indian Railways is situated around 1.7 km away from the metro station.[8]
Incidents
- 28 May 2012 - Robbery and murder outside the Tis Hazari station.
- 3 June 2012 - Seven gangsters arrested.[9]
Gallery
- St Stephen's Hospital
- Tis Hazari metro station
References
- "Tis Hazari". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Station Information". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- "Central District map". dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in. Deputy Commissioner(Central). Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- "Metro to build ramps for disabled". The Times of India. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Tis Hazari". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Tis Hazari". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Tis Hazari Court". google.com. businfo.dimts.in. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Tis Hazari". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- "Tis Hazari station murder: 7 in net". The Times of India. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.