Mandi House metro station explained


Mandi House
Style:Delhi Metro
Address:Mandi House, New Delhi
Structure:Underground
Levels:2
Tracks:4
Electrified: through overhead catenary
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Delhi Metro
Passengers:8,265/day
256,225/ Month average
Pass Year:Jan 2015
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

The Mandi House metro station is an interchange station between the Blue Line and Violet Line of Delhi Metro[1] . It services the cultural hub of Delhi, Mandi House, that hosts the National School of Drama, Ravindra Bhavan (home of Sangeet Natak Akademi and Sahitya Akademi), Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts, and Triveni Kala Sangam. Bengali Market is located in the vicinity as well.

History

As part of Phase III extension of Delhi Metro, Mandi House was converted to an interchange station in order to reduce pressure on Rajiv Chowk station.[2] [3] A new 6.8 km metro line connecting Central Secretariat to Kashmere Gate was completed in phases. The section from Central Secretariat to Mandi House was opened on 26 June 2014, followed by the stretch from Mandi House to ITO on 8 June 2015. The final segment, from ITO to Kashmere Gate, was inaugurated on 28 May 2017.

The new line runs on standard gauge and is integrated with the Badarpur corridor, which runs on standard gauge too.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Information . 26 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html . 19 June 2010.
  2. News: Delhi Metro flags off trial run on Phase III – The Times of India. The Times Of India .
  3. News: Delhi Metro third phase trial run begins Monday – The Economic Times. The Times Of India .