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.[2] 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 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.[3] Timings of this market is 11:00 AM to 08:00 PM.
The station
[edit]Facilities
[edit]HDFC Bank, SBI, RBL Bank ATMs, food court are available at Lajpat Nagar metro station.[4]
Station layout
[edit]| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left 
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| Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Raja Nahar Singh Next Station: Moolchand | |
| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Kashmere Gate Next Station: Jangpura | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| UG Level-1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| UG Level-2 | Platform 3 Southbound |
Towards → Shiv Vihar Next Station: Vinobapuri |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the left
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| Platform 4 Northbound |
Towards ← Majlis Park Next Station: South Extension | |
Nearby
[edit]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, RPVV Lajpat Nagar, GCoSSS lajpat nagar.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Central Secretariat – Sarita Vihar Corridor Opens for Commuter Operations Tomorrow" (Press release). Delhi Metro.
- ^ "Distance between Lajpat Nagar metro station and Central Market". alldistancebetween.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "DMRC : ATM Details".
External links
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- 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.
- "Lajpat Nagar metro station" (Map). Google Maps.
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