Rajiv Chowk (Delhi Metro)

Rajiv Chowk राजीव चौक
Delhi Metro station
Coordinates	28°37′58″N 77°13′11″E / 28.632846°N 77.219639°E / 28.632846; 77.219639Coordinates: 28°37′58″N 77°13′11″E / 28.632846°N 77.219639°E / 28.632846; 77.219639
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line      Yellow Line
Platforms	Island platform (Yellow Line) Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre Platform-2 →Samaypur Badli Side platform (Blue Line) Platform-3 → Noida City Centre/Vaishali Platform-4 →Dwarka Sector 21
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	3 July 2005 (Yellow Line) 31 December 2005 (Blue Line)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station New Delhi toward Samaypur Badli Yellow Line Patel Chowk toward HUDA City Centre Barakhambha Road toward Noida City Centre Blue Line Ramakrishna Ashram Marg toward Dwarka Sector 21

Island platform (Yellow Line)
Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre
Platform-2 →Samaypur Badli

The Rajiv Chowk (Hindi: राजीव चौक) is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level.

It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi. It handles 5 lakh passengers every day.

Many businesses and important buildings, restaurants and cinemas are situated just outside the station. The station is constructed below Central Park.

Connaught Place is officially known as Rajiv Chowk, named after former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. and hence the intersection station is named Rajiv Chowk Metro Station.

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