Palam | |
| Style: | Delhi Metro |
| Address: | Block J, Palam Colony, Delhi, 110045 |
| Structure: | Underground, Double-track |
| Platform: | Island Platform Platform-1 → Platform-2 → |
| Levels: | 2 |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Electrified: | through overhead catenary |
| Accessible: | Yes |
| Status: | Staffed, Operational |
| Owned: | Delhi Metro |
| Operator: | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Marker: | rail |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
The Palam metro station is a part of the Magenta Line, connecting Botanical Garden in Noida to Janakpuri in west Delhi. It was opened to public on 29 May 2018.
| G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
| C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Eastbound | Towards → Next Station: Sadar Bazaar Cantonment |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 2 Westbound | Towards ← Next Station: Dashrath Puri |
| Palam metro station Entry/exits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | ||
| Towards Manglapuri Bus Terminal | Palam Colony | Towards Palam Police station | ||
| Towards Raj Nagar | Palam Village | |||
| Manglapuri | ||||
Under Phase III, Palam metro station is an underground station which has several first-of-its-kind features. In a first for a Metro station, Palam has parking space for 66 e-rickshaws where around six to seven charging points will be provided. E-rickshaws, apart from the Metro feeders, have emerged as a crucial link in the last-mile connectivity to and from metro stations in the city.
The station also has unique art installations. The passage between exit gates two and three, which has already been opened for public to use as a subway to cross the road, has a rooftop installation depicting the blue sky, while the walls are decked with handmade ceramic tiles.
There is also a heavy use of glass separators to divide the station area. The division at the automatic fare collection (AFC) gates will also help control crowd and facilitate faster entry and exit.[1]
The Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden corridor passing through Palam metro station. The station connects important locations such as the Indira Gandhi International Airport – Domestic Terminal, Hauz Khas, IIT Delhi, Nehru Place, Jamia Milia University and Noida.[2]
Palam railway station of Indian Railways is also situated nearby this metro station.