Lajpat Nagar metro station


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 / 28.570565806°N 77.236460306°E / 28.570565806; 77.236460306
Owned byDelhi Metro
Operated byDelhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)Violet Line Pink Line Golden Line
Platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Underground
Platform levels2
ParkingCar parking Available
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeLJPN
History
Opened
  • Violet Line- 3 October 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-03)
  • Pink Line- 6 August 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-06)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
October 201965,330[1]
October 202378,218[1]Increase 19.73%
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
Map

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.[2] 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 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.[3] Timings of this market is 11:00 AM to 08:00 PM.

  1. ^ a b Agarwal, Priyangi (1 December 2023). "How new interchange stations are taking load off Delhi Metro hubs". Times of India. New Delhi. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Central Secretariat – Sarita Vihar Corridor Opens for Commuter Operations Tomorrow" (Press release). Delhi Metro.
  3. ^ "Distance between Lajpat Nagar metro station and Central Market". alldistancebetween.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.