Naraina Vihar metro station

The Naraina Vihar metro station is an underground station on the Pink Line of Delhi Metro. A part of Phase 3, it serves Naraina Vihar, Naraina Village and the industrial areas of Shadipur and Loha Mandi along with parts of Mayapuri, and was opened to the public on 14 March 2018.^[1][2]

Naraina Vihar
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Shindi Colony, Naraina Village, Naraina, New Delhi - 110028
Coordinates	28°37′26.8493″N 77°8′11.3579″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Operated by	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)	Pink Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Shiv Vihar Platform-2 → Majlis Park
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double-track
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed, Operational
Station code	NAVR
History
Opened	14 March 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-14)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Mayapuri towards Majlis Park Pink Line Delhi Cantonment towards Shiv Vihar
Route map Legend under construction Maujpur - Babarpur Yamuna Vihar Bhajanpura Khajuri Khas Sonia Vihar Yamuna River Soorghat Jagatpur Village Jharoda Majra Burari Outer Ring Road Mukundpur Depot Majlis Park Magenta Line Ring Road Azadpur Yellow Line Magenta Line Shalimar Bagh Netaji Subhash Place Red Line Shakurpur Rohtak Road Punjabi Bagh West Green Line ESI - Basaidarapur Rajouri Garden Blue Line Najafgarh Road Mayapuri Naraina Vihar Delhi Cantonment Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway Dhaula Kuan Airport Express Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh Bhikaji Cama Place Sarojini Nagar Dilli Haat - INA Yellow Line South Extension Lajpat Nagar Violet Line Vinobapuri Ashram Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin Ring Road Yamuna River Mayur Vihar-I Blue Line Mayur Vihar Pocket I Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake East Vinod Nagar - Mayur Vihar-II Mandawali - West Vinod Nagar IP Extension Anand Vihar Blue Line Karkarduma Blue Line Karkarduma Court Krishna Nagar East Azad Nagar Welcome Red Line Grand Trunk Road Jaffrabad Maujpur - Babarpur Pink Line Gokulpuri Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Johri Enclave Shiv Vihar
Location

History

As per the detailed project report of phase 3, DMRC initially planned to build two elevated metro stations – Naraina 1 and Naraina 2 – on the ring road as part of the Pink Line.^[3] However, it later changed this plan and decided to build only one underground station passing directly below the residential colony of Naraina Vihar.^[4] This change was strongly opposed by the area's residents, who wrote to Delhi's chief minister and other senior officials opposing this move.

Following this, they went to the High Court of Delhi, which in Federation of Naraina Vihar Resident's Welfare Associations vs Union of India & Ors., ruled that the decision taken by DMRC was an executive one and should not be judicially interfered with, particularly since it did not suffer from "any perversity capable of correction without affecting the vital assumptions on which it is based." Accordingly, the petition was dismissed.^[5]

The station

Construction

The station is located 18 meters below the ground, and was the first one where both the station box and tunnel had to be constructed by utilizing the same space. This is because DMRC could not acquire enough land to build shafts for lowering the tunnel boring machines. Due to this, it took them 30 days to drag the TBMs over 210 meters, while ensuring that the platform was not damaged.^[2]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
C	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Shiv Vihar Next Station: Delhi Cantonment
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Majlis Park Next Station: Mayapuri

Facilities

The station has the following facilities:^[6]

• Token vending and automatic vending machines: Multiple machines on the unpaid concourse
• Toilet: A Sulabh toilet on the unpaid concourse

Entry/Exit

Naraina Vihar metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2
Behl Hospital	Post Office
Block-B Central Park	Naraina Vihar Village
Naraina Vihar Ring Road	Village Park

Connections

See also

• Delhi
• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• Inner Ring Road, Delhi
• Naraina Area
• Delhi Monorail
• Delhi Transport Corporation
• South Delhi
• New Delhi
• National Capital Region (India)
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Naraina Vihar". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
2. Singh, Paras (11 March 2018). "Below Naraina's urban chaos, a world-class metro station is ready". Times of India. New Delhi. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
3. "EIA for Phase III Corridors of Delhi Metro" (PDF). DMRC. August 2011. p. 33,181. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
4. Ray, Subhendu (11 July 2012). "Discord over plan for Naraina metro station". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
5. Federation of Naraina Vihar Resident's Welfare Associations vs Union of India & Ors. (High Court of Delhi 30 May 2012) ("It is this request of the residents which was considered by the DMRC and acceded to after the matter was examined at highest level. The realignment, therefore, cannot be faulted with. In any case, these are the executive decisions and the courts have not to interfere with the same. We do not find any merit in this petition which is accordingly dismissed."), Text.
6. "Naraina Vihar: Facilities". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

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.
• UrbanRail.Net – Descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• "Naraina Vihar metro station" (Map). Google Maps.