Rajiv Chowk metro station


Rajiv Gandhi Chowk
Logo of the Delhi Metro Delhi Metro station
General information
LocationConnaught Place, Block B, New Delhi, Delhi - 110001
 India
Coordinates28°37′58.1″N 77°13′10.6″E / 28.632806°N 77.219611°E / 28.632806; 77.219611
Owned byDelhi Metro
Line(s)Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange DTC, Auto rickshaw, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingCar parking Available
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeRCK
History
Opened
  • 3 July 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-03) (Yellow Line)
  • 31 December 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-31) (Blue Line)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
October 2019241,712[1]
October 2023216,524[1]Decrease 10.4%
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Delhi Metro Delhi Metro Following station
New Delhi Yellow Line Patel Chowk
Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Blue Line Barakhamba Road
Location
Map

The Rajiv Chowk metro station is an interchange station between the Blue and the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro.[2][3] It is the second busiest station on the network as of October 2023, with a daily ridership of around 216,000 people,[1] and has an area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m2).[4]

The station serves the central business district of Connaught Place, officially known as Rajiv Chowk, in the heart of Delhi. It has been constructed below Central Park, and has many important buildings and businesses such as restaurants and cinemas outside it.

  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. ^ "Rajiv Chowk". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ Goswami, Sweta (7 May 2017). "Delhi: Kashmere Gate Metro station to be double the size of Rajiv Chowk". Hindustan Times. New Delhi.