Janakpuri West metro station

Janakpuri West
Delhi Metro station
Location	Shivaji Marg, Janakpuri District Center, Janakpuri, New Delhi, 110058
Coordinates	28°37′46″N 77°04′42″E / 28.629540°N 77.078243°E / 28.629540; 77.078243
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Operated by	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Platforms	Side platform Blue Line Platform-1 → Noida Electronic City / Vaishali Platform-2 → Dwarka Sector 21 Side platform Magenta Line Platform-3 → Platform-4 →
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Parking	[1] Multi-Level Parking in Metro's Unity One Mall
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	JPW
History
Opened	31 December 2005 (Blue Line) and 29 May 2018 (Magenta line)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
Jan 2015	21,262/day 659,120/ Month average [2]
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station Janakpuri East toward Noida Electronic City Blue Line Uttam Nagar East toward Dwarka Sector 21 Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station Terminus Magenta Line toward Botanical Garden
Route map Legend Noida Electronic City Noida Sector 62 Noida Sector 59 Noida Sector 61 Noida Sector 52  Noida Metro  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 Ring Road Indian Railways Supreme Court Tilak Marg/ITO Mandi House  Violet Line  Barakhamba Road Rajiv Chowk  Yellow Line  Ramakrishna Ashram Marg 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  Legend Janakpuri West  Blue Line  Dabri Mor Dashrath Puri Palam Sadar Bazaar Cantonment Terminal 1-IGI Airport NH48 Shankar Vihar Vasant Vihar Munirka R.K Puram IIT Delhi Hauz Khas  Yellow Line  Panchsheel Park Chirag Delhi Greater Kailash Nehru Enclave Kalkaji Mandir  Violet Line  Okhla NSIC Mathura Road/NH-2 Sukhdev Vihar Jamia Millia Islamia Okhla Vihar Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh Kalindi Kunj Yamuna River Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Okhla Bird Sanctuary Botanical Garden  Blue Line
Location
Janakpuri West Location within Delhi

The Janakpuri West Metro Station is an interchange station between the Blue Line and Magenta Line of Delhi Metro.^[3]

History[]

Phase III[]

Under Phase III, Janakpuri West station has become an interchange station with the Magenta line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden). From here, passengers can connect to South Delhi and Noida via. Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1, Hauz Khas and Kalkaji Mandir.^[4]

The section was inaugurated on 28 May 2018 by Honorable Chief Minister, Mr. Arvind Kejriwal & Union Minister, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri. Commercial operations began started 29 May 2018.

India's Highest Escalators[]

The escalators installed at the new Janakpuri West Metro station have the highest elevation for any escalator in India. These escalators have a height of 15.65 meters, equal to a five-story building, that surpasses the height of the escalators installed at the Kashmere Gate metro station, which are 14.575 meters tall. The horizontal length of the escalators is 35.32 meters. The weight of each escalator was 26 tonnes and a 250-tonne crane was specially planted for the installation of these escalators.^[5]

The station[]

Station layout[]

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	Towards →Noida Electronic City/Vaishali
	Westbound	→Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21
	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities[]

Facilities: Escalator (for going up only) on both sides.

Nearby attractions (within walking distance): Janak Palace Shopping complex, Inox Theatre (Earlier: Satyam Cineplex), Sagar Ratna Restaurant, Piccadilly Hotel (earlier known as Hotel Hilton). This station also serves to the people of Vikaspuri.

Entry/Exit[]

Janakpuri West metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3

Connections[]

Janak Puri West Metro Station serves as an interchange between Blue Line and Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro.

Bus[]

Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 588, 810, 813, 813CL, 816, 816A, 816EXT, 817, 817A, 817B, 818, 819, 822, 823, 824, 824SSTL, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 833, 834, 835, 836, 838, 838A, 845, 847, 861A, 871, 871A, 872, 873, 876, 878, 891STL, 972A, 972BSPL and By Pass Express serve the station.^[6]

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delhi Metro.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Delhi.

• 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.
• Google. "Janakpuri West metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.