Rajiv Chowk metro station

The Rajiv Chowk Metro station serves as an interchange station between the Blue and Yellow Lines of the Delhi Metro.^[2][3] As of October 2023, it is the second busiest station on the network, with a daily ridership of approximately 216,000 passengers^[1] The station covers an area of about 39,503 square feet (3,669.9 m²).^[4]

Rajiv Chowk
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Connaught Place, New Delhi  India
Coordinates	28°37′58.1″N 77°13′10.6″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platform (Yellow Line) Platform-1 → Millennium City Centre Gurugram Platform-2 → Samaypur Badli Side platform (Blue Line) Platform-3 → Noida Electronic City / Vaishali Platform-4 → Dwarka Sector 21
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	RCK
History
Opened	3 July 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-03) (Yellow Line) 31 December 2005; 19 years ago (2005-12-31) (Blue Line)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
October 2019 241,712[1] October 2023 216,524[1]  10.4%
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station New Delhi towards Samaypur Badli Yellow Line Patel Chowk towards Millennium City Centre Gurugram Ramakrishna Ashram Marg towards Dwarka Sector 21 Blue Line Barakhamba Road towards Noida Electronic City or Vaishali
Route map Legend Samaypur Badli Depot Samaypur Badli Rohini Sector 18, 19 Outer Ring Road Haiderpur Badli Mor Magenta Line Indian Railways Jahangirpuri Adarsh Nagar Ring Road Azadpur Pink Line Model Town GTB Nagar Vishwavidyalaya Timarpur - Kyber Pass Depot Vidhan Sabha Civil Lines ISBT Road Kashmere Gate Red Line Violet Line Grand Trunk Road Chandni Chowk Chawri Bazar New Delhi Airport Express Green Line service tunnel to Blue line Rajiv Chowk Blue Line Patel Chowk Central Secretariat Violet Line Rajpath Udyog Bhawan Lok Kalyan Marg Jor Bagh Ring railway Dilli Haat - INA Pink Line Ring Road AIIMS Green Park Hauz Khas Magenta Line Outer Ring Road Malviya Nagar Saket Mehrauli Badarpur Road Qutab Minar Chhatarpur Golden Line Sultanpur Sultanpur Depot Ghitorni Arjan Garh Delhi Haryana border Guru Dronacharya Sikanderpur  Rapid Metro Gurgaon  MG Road IFFCO Chowk Millennium City Centre Gurugram Legend Sahibabad Vasundhara Sector 5 Shakti Khand DPS Indirapuram Vaibhav Khand Noida Electronic City Noida Sector 62 Noida Sector 59 Noida Sector 61 Noida Sector 52 Aqua Line Noida Sector 34 Noida City Centre Golf Course Botanical Garden Magenta Line Noida Sector 18 Vaishali Noida Sector 16 Kaushambi Noida Sector 15 Uttar Pradesh Delhi border Pink Line Anand Vihar New Ashok Nagar Pink Line Karkarduma Mayur Vihar Extension Preet Vihar Mayur Vihar-I Pink Line Nirman Vihar Nizamuddin Bridge over National Highway 24 Laxmi Nagar Akshardham Yamuna Bank Yamuna River Indraprastha Green Line Ring Road Indian Railways Supreme Court Tilak Marg/ITO Mandi House Violet Line Barakhamba Road Rajiv Chowk Yellow Line Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Magenta Line Jhandewalan Ridge Road Karol Bagh Rajendra Place Patel Nagar Shadipur Indian Railways Kirti Nagar Green Line Satguru Ram Singh Marg Moti Nagar Ramesh Nagar Ring Road Rajouri Garden Pink Line Tagore Garden Subhash Nagar Tilak Nagar Janakpuri East Outer Ring Road Janakpuri West Magenta Line Uttam Nagar East Uttam Nagar West Nawada Dwarka Mor Dwarka Grey Line Dwarka Sector 14 Dwarka Sector 13 Dwarka Sector 12 Dwarka Sector 11 Dwarka Sector 10 Dwarka Sector 9 Dwarka Sector 8 Dwarka Sector 21 Airport Express
Location

The Rajiv Chowk Metro station serves the central business district of Connaught Place, officially named Rajiv Chowk, located in the heart of Delhi. Built beneath Central Park, the station is surrounded by numerous significant establishments, including restaurants, cinemas, and other prominent businesses, making it a key hub for commuters and visitors alike.

Station Layout

Yellow Line Station layout

P	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Millennium City Centre Gurugram Next Station: Patel Chowk
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Samaypur Badli Next Station: New Delhi Change at the next station for Airport Express
C	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover
G	Street Level	Gates

Blue Line Station layout

P	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 3 Eastbound	Towards → Noida Electronic City or Vaishali Next Station: Barakhamba Road
	Platform 4 Westbound	Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21 Next Station: Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
C	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover
G	Street Level	Gates

Entry/Exit

Rajiv Chowk metro station: Entry/Exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3	Gate No-4	Gate No-5	Gate No-6	Gate No-7	Gate No-8
B Block / Radial Road-3	PVR Plaza	D Block / Odeon Cinema	E Block / Barakhamba Road	N & F Block	Palika Bazar	A Block / Regal Cinema	A Block

See also

• Chennai Central metro station
• Kashmere Gate metro station

References

1. 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.

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports
• "Station Information". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC). Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.