Mayur Vihar-I metro station


Mayur Vihar Phase 1
Logo of the Delhi Metro Delhi Metro station
General information
LocationKhudi Ram Bose Marg, Mayur Vihar Phase 1, East Delhi, Delhi - 110091
Coordinates28°36′14.882″N 77°17′22.294″E / 28.60413389°N 77.28952611°E / 28.60413389; 77.28952611
Owned byDelhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC)
Line(s)Blue Line Pink Line
Platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeMVP1
History
Opened
  • 12 November 2009; 15 years ago (2009-11-12) (Blue Line)
  • 31 December 2018; 5 years ago (2018-12-31) (Pink Line)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
October 201936,245[1]
October 202395,492[1] Increase 163.46%
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Delhi Metro Delhi Metro Following station
Akshardham
towards Dwarka Sector 21
 Blue Line
 Mayur Vihar Extension
towards Noida Electronic City
Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin
towards Majlis Park
 Pink Line Mayur Vihar Pocket I
towards Shiv Vihar
Location
Map

The Mayur Vihar Phase-1 metro station is an interchange station between the Blue Line and the Pink Line of Delhi Metro.[2][3] It serves the area of Mayur Vihar in East Delhi, and is located within walking distance of Mayur Vihar Pocket-I and Pocket-IV. It is also connected to Mayur Vihar Pocket-II, Trilokpuri and Kalyanpuri by cycle-rickshaws and e-rickshaws. The Pink Line station of MV-1 is the tallest metro station of Delhi Metro with platforms at a height of 22 meters.[4] As of October 2023, it has the fastest growing ridership on the network, with its daily footfall increasing by 163% relative to October 2019.[1]

The station is 140 m (460 ft) long and has been constructed on the narrow Khudi Ram Bose Marg with only 13 m (43 ft) of width,[5] a constraint that led to its designers opting for a single pier - the chandelier style station design - with one pillar branching out into two columns. This was the first time that such a design was used on the Delhi Metro network.[6] The stations of both the lines are connected by a 83 m (272 ft) long footbridge.[6] In addition, the viaduct adjacent to the Pink Line station passes over the Blue Line viaduct and 2 road flyovers at a height of 23 m (75 ft) metres, which is the second highest on the network.[7]

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Station Information". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Mayur Vihar - 1". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ Roy, Sidharatha (1 January 2020). "Delhi: Metro station as tall as a 7-floor building". Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ Ghosh, Aditi (31 December 2018). "Delhi Metro's Pink Line, Between Lajpat Nagar And Mayur Vihar, Opens". NDTV. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b Pillai, Soumya (26 December 2018). "Metro goes for new design to connect Blue, Pink lines". hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Delhi metro pink line: Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 corridor inaugurated, services to start from 4 PM". Indian Express. New Delhi. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.