Tis Hazari metro station explained

Tis Hazari
Style:	Delhi Metro
Address:	Tis Hazari, Central Delhi, Delhi - 110054
Owned:	Delhi Metro
Structure:	Elevated
Platform:	Side platform Platform-1 → Platform-2 →
Tracks:	2
Parking:	Available
Accessible:	Yes
Opened:	25 December 2002
Electrified:	through overhead catenary
Map State:	collapsed
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Marker:	rail
Mapframe-Zoom:	14

The Tis Hazari metro station is a metro station located on the Red Line of Delhi Metro.^{[1] [2]} It is situated in the Tis Hazari area of Central Delhi.^{[3] [4]} The station is situated just across the road from the Tis Hazari Courts Complex, which is the principal district court of Delhi. It is connected to gate number 2 of the complex by a footbridge. The footbridge has a ramp available for the disabled or physically challenged people.^[5]

History

The Tis Hazari metro station was one of the first six metro stations on Delhi Metro's network. The DMRC had begun its commercial operations on December 25, 2002, a day after then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had inaugurated its first stretch spanning 8.2 kilometres from Shahdara to Tis Hazari on the Red Line.

Station layout

Station layout

L2	Side platform	Doors will open on the left
Platform 2 Eastbound	Towards → Next Station: Change at the next station for or
Platform 1 Westbound	Towards ← Next Station:
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

Facilities

Toilets: The station has a Sulabh toilet located near gate no. 3.^[6]

Connections

Bus

DTC bus routes number 17, 88, 102, 106, 107, 109, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 123, 124, 125, 125EXT, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 128, 129, 131, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 141, 142, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 154, 161, 172, 175, 182A, 182ACL, 183, 184, 194, 197, 199, 208, 218, 219EXT, 219STL, 231, 0236, 236, 236EXT, 247, 721, 792, 805A, 816, 816A, 817N, 823, 841, 842, 847, 863, 863SPL, 905, 905A, 906, 907, 922, 922A, 923, 924, 925, 0926, 926, 929, 937A, 939, 942, 942E and 992 serve the station from nearby Tis Hazari Court bus stop.^[8]

Rail

Sadar Bazar railway station of Indian Railways is situated around 1.7 km away from the metro station.^[9]

Incidents

• 28 May 2012 - Robbery and murder outside the Tis Hazari station.
• 3 June 2012 - Seven gangsters arrested.^[10]

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tis Hazari . delhimetrorail.com . Delhi Metro Rail Corporation . 16 April 2022.
2. Web site: Station Information. 2010-06-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html. 19 June 2010. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Central District map. Deputy Commissioner(Central) . dccentral.delhigovt.nic.in. 2010-06-26.
4. Web site: Assembly Constituency 20, Chandni Chowk . 29 March 2016 . ceodelhi.gov.in . Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi . 16 December 2023.
5. News: Metro to build ramps for disabled . . 2 June 2002 . 2021-05-10.
6. Web site: Tis Hazari . delhimetrorail.com . Delhi Metro Rail Corporation . 16 April 2022.
7. Web site: Tis Hazari . delhimetrorail.com . Delhi Metro Rail Corporation . 16 April 2022.
8. Web site: Tis Hazari Court . google.com . businfo.dimts.in . 16 April 2022.
9. Web site: Tis Hazari . delhimetrorail.com . Delhi Metro Rail Corporation . 16 April 2022.
10. News: Tis Hazari station murder: 7 in net. https://archive.today/20130126163449/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-05/delhi/32054945_1_road-rage-incident-robbery-and-murder-businessman . dead . 26 January 2013 . . 5 June 2012.