Lajpat Nagar metro station

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.[1] 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
Delhi Metro station
Lajpat Nagar Metro Station Platform
General information
LocationLala Lajpat Rai Marg, New Delhi 110024, India
Coordinates28.570607°N 77.236474°E / 28.570607; 77.236474
Owned byDelhi Metro
Operated byDelhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s) Violet Line   Pink Line 
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Raja Nahar Singh
Platform-2 → Kashmere Gate
Platform-3 → Shiv Vihar
Platform-4 → Majlis Park
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Underground
Platform levels2
Parking Available
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeLJPN
History
OpenedViolet Line- October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)
Pink Line- August 6, 2018 (2018-08-06)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
Violet Line
toward Majlis Park
Pink Line
toward Shiv Vihar
Location
Lajpat Nagar
Location within Delhi

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

The station

Facilities

HDFC Bank, SBI, RBL Bank ATMs are available at Lajpat Nagar metro station.[3]

Nearby

Lajpat Nagar Central Market, Amar Colony, Defence Colony, Acharya Munir Ashram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, Haldiram's, The Japan Foundation, Guru Nanak Market, Ziyyara Edutech Private Limited

See also

References
  1. "Central Secretariat – Sarita Vihar Corridor Opens for Commuter Operations Tomorrow" (Press release). Delhi Metro.
  2. "Distance between Lajpat Nagar Metro Station and Central Market". alldistancebetween.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "DMRC : ATM Details".


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