Karkarduma metro station explained

Karkarduma
Style:	Delhi Metro
Address:	Bhartendu Harish Chandra Marg, Arya Nagar, Karkardooma, Delhi
Structure:	Elevated, Double-track
Levels:	2
Tracks:	4
Parking:	Available
Electrified:	through overhead catenary
Accessible:	Yes
Status:	Staffed, Operational
Owned:	Delhi Metro
Operator:	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Map State:	collapsed
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Marker:	rail
Mapframe-Zoom:	14

Karkarduma metro station is an interchange station on the Blue Line and the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro. It was inaugurated on 6 January 2010.^{[1] [2]} While the Blue Line station is at a height of 14.5 m, the Pink Line station, part of the Majilis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor of the Phase III expansion of Delhi Metro, is the second highest station of the Delhi Metro network with a platform height of 20m above ground level.^[3]

The station is named after the Karkardooma locality in East Delhi, which derives its name from the historic twin village of Karkari.^[4] The area is also home to the Karkardooma District Court, located in the Karkardooma Courts Complex, which was constructed in 1997–98.^[5]

Station

Station layout

L2

Side platform | Doors will open on the left |-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="100" |Platform 1 Eastbound| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="500" |Towards → Next Station: Change at the next station for |-|Platform 2 Westbound|Towards ← Next Station: |-| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;text-align:center;" |Side platform | Doors will open on the left

|-| valign="top" |L1| valign="top" |Concourse| valign="top" |Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover|-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;border-top:solid 1px grey;" width="50" valign="top" |G| style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="100" valign="top" |Street level| style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="500" valign="top" |Exit/Entrance|} Station Layout

L2	Side platform	Doors will open on the left
Platform 3 Northeast bound	Towards → Next Station:
Platform 4 Northwest bound	Towards ← Next Station: Change at the next station for
Side platform	Doors will open on the left
valign=top	L1	valign=top	Concourse	valign=top	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G	Street level	Exit/Entrance

See also

• Delhi
• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• Delhi Monorail
• Anand Vihar Terminal railway station
• Delhi Transport Corporation
• East Delhi
• New Delhi
• National Capital Region (India)
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports
• Web site: Station Information . Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html . 19 June 2010 . dmy .
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Station Information. Delhi Metro. 23 September 2013.
2. News: Anand Vihar Metro line flagged off. Hindustan Times. 23 Sep 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606141837/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/Anand-Vihar-Metro-line-flagged-off/Article1-494321.aspx. 6 June 2011. dmy-all.
3. News: Roy. Sidharatha. 1 January 2020. Delhi: Metro station as tall as a 7-floor building. Times of India. 20 November 2021.
4. Web site: The 'evolution' of the twin villages. Hindustan Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20130804041124/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/The-evolution-of-the-twin-villages/Article1-1102934.aspx. dead. 4 August 2013. Nivedita Khandekar. 3 August 2013. 2013-09-23.
5. Web site: Karkardooma Courts Complex . Karkardooma Courts Complex website. 2013-09-23.