Kalkaji Mandir metro station

Metro station in Delhi, India

Side platform
Platform-1 → Raja Nahar Singh
Platform-2 → Kashmere Gate
Platform-3 → Botanical Garden
Platform-4 → Janakpuri West

Tracks4ConstructionStructure typeViolet Line - Elevated
Magenta Line - UndergroundDepth17 m (56 ft) (Magenta Line)Platform levels2Parking

AvailableAccessibleYes

Other informationStation codeKJMDHistoryOpened

Violet Line - 3 October 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-03)
Magenta Line - 25 December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-25)

Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenaryPassengers


October 2019	91,595^[1]


October 2023	108,633^[1] 18.6%

Services

Preceding station	Delhi Metro			Following station
Nehru Place towards Kashmere Gate		Violet Line		Govindpuri towards Raja Nahar Singh
Nehru Enclave towards Janakpuri West		Magenta Line		Okhla NSIC towards Botanical Garden

Route map

Legend

Kashmere Gate

Red Line

Yellow Line

Lal Qila

Jama Masjid

Delhi Gate

ITO

Blue Line

Yellow Line

Lodi Road

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Ring Railway

Jangpura

Lajpat Nagar

Pink Line

Ring Road

Moolchand

Kailash Colony

Nehru Place

Kalkaji Mandir

Magenta Line

Outer Ring Road

Indian Railways

Golden Line

border

NH 19 / Mathura Road

Sant Surdas (Sihi)

NH 19 / Mathura Road

Raja Nahar Singh

Legend

under construction

Ramakrishna Ashram Marg

Nabi Karim

Sadar Bazar

Pul Bangash

Ghanta Ghar

Derawal Nagar

Ashok Vihar

Bhalswa

North Pitampura

Madhuban Chowk

Deepali Chowk

Pushpanjali

West Enclave

Mangolpuri

Peeragarhi

Paschim Vihar

Keshopur

Krishna Park Extension

Janakpuri West

Blue Line

Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South

Dashrath Puri

Palam

Sadar Bazaar Cantonment

Terminal 1-IGI Airport

Golden Line

Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway

Yellow Line

Kalkaji Mandir

Violet Line

Okhla NSIC

NH 19 / Mathura Road

Sukhdev Vihar

Jamia Millia Islamia

Okhla Vihar

Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh

Yamuna River

border

Blue Line

Location

The Kalkaji Mandir metro station is an interchange station between the Violet Line and the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro.^[2] It serves the area of Kalkaji in South-East Delhi, and provides access to many tourist sites such as Kalkaji Mandir, Lotus Temple, Prachin Bhairav Mandir and ISKCON Temple.^[3] The station was opened along with the first section of the Violet Line from Central Secretariat - Sarita Vihar on 3 October 2010, in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.^[4] Its interchange with the Magenta Line was opened on 25 December 2017.^[5]

The Violet Line station is elevated while the Magenta Line station is underground. Both of these are connected by a 260 m (850 ft) long pedestrian bridge.^[6] The underground station is situated at a depth of 17 m (56 ft) and both of its tracks pass through a single-tube twin tunnel, which was constructed using the New Austrian tunneling method (NATM). This had to be done because the station had to pass beneath the operational Violet Line.^[7]

Station layout

Violet Line Station Layout

P	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Raja Nahar Singh next station is Govindpuri
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Kashmere Gate next station is Nehru Place
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
C	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover
G	Street Level	Gates

Magenta Line Station layout

P	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
	Platform 3 Eastbound	Towards → Botanical Garden next station is Okhla NSIC
	Platform 4 Westbound	Towards ← Janakpuri West next station is Nehru Enclave
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
C	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, metro card vending machines, crossover
G	Street Level	Gates

Connections

Bus

DTC buses: DTC bus routes numbers 8A, 244, 306, 374, 375, 412, 424, 427, 427A, 428, 440A, 442, 445A, 447, 465, 465A, 492, 493, 511, 511A, 511ALNKSTL, 529, 529SPL, 534, 534A, 534CLVIA, 534VIA2, 544A, 567A, 568A, 724, 724EXT, 727LSTL, 751LSTL, 764, 764B, 764EXT, 874, 930, 964, CBD-3 (+), and CBD-3 (-) serve the station from nearby Nehru Place bus terminal.^[8]

References

^ ^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.
^ "Kalkaji Mandir". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Ward 175, Kalkaji" (PDF). sec.delhi.gov.in. State Election Commission, Delhi. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Commonwealth Games: Spectators suffer Metro, security chaos". Times of India. New Delhi. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Lakhani, Somya (18 December 2017). "Delhi Metro's Magenta line to be inaugurated by PM Modi on December 25". Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Haidar, Faizan (22 October 2017). "First look: The Delhi Metro station connecting Kalkaji temple, Lotus temple, Nehru Place". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Rajput, Abhinav (19 August 2016). "Delhi Metro Phase-3: A feat of engineering". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Nehru Place Terminal". google.com. businfo.dimts.in. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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.

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v t e Delhi Metro stations
Violet Line	Kashmere Gate ■ ■ Lal Qila Jama Masjid Delhi Gate ITO Mandi House ■ Janpath Central Secretariat ■ Khan Market Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Jangpura Lajpat Nagar ■ Moolchand Kailash Colony Nehru Place Kalkaji Mandir ■ Govindpuri Harkesh Nagar Okhla Jasola Apollo Sarita Vihar Mohan Estate Tughlakabad Station Badarpur Border Sarai NHPC Chowk Mewla Maharajpur Sector 28 Badkhal Mor Old Faridabad Neelam Chowk Ajronda Bata Chowk Escorts Mujesar Sant Surdas (Sihi) Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh)
Magenta Line	Ramakrishna Ashram Marg ■ Nabi Karim Sadar Bazar Pul Bangash ■ Ghanta Ghar Derawal Nagar Ashok Vihar Azadpur ■ ■ Majlis Park ■ Bhalswa Haiderpur Badli Mor ■ North Pitampura Prashant Vihar Pitampura ■ Madhuban Chowk Deepali Chowk Pushpanjali West Enclave Mangolpuri Peeragarhi ■ Paschim Vihar Keshopur Krishna Park Extension Janakpuri West ■ Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South Dashrath Puri Palam Sadar Bazaar Cantonment Terminal 1-IGI Airport Shankar Vihar Vasant Vihar Munirka R. K. Puram IIT Delhi Hauz Khas ■ Panchsheel Park Chirag Delhi Greater Kailash Nehru Enclave Kalkaji Mandir ■ Okhla NSIC Sukhdev Vihar Jamia Millia Islamia Okhla Vihar Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh Kalindi Kunj Okhla Bird Sanctuary Botanical Garden ■
Depot(s)	■ Sarita Vihar & Neelam Chowk Ajronda ■ Kalindi Kunj - Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh & Mangolpuri (U/C)
Stations along operational lines that are denoted in italics have yet to open.