Jama Masjid metro station

Jama Masjid is a station on the Delhi Metro system.[1] The Heritage Line stretch of the Delhi Metro was flagged off by Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 28-May-2017. The corridor will be operational from 28-May-2017, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on 26-May-2017.


Jama Masjid
Delhi Metro station
LocationMeena Bazar, Jama Masjid, Delhi 110006
Coordinates28.650157°N 77.237577°E / 28.650157; 77.237577
Owned byDelhi Metro
Operated byDelhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)  Violet Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Escorts Mujesar
Platform-2 →Kashmere Gate via Lal Qila
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double-track
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 28, 2017 (2017-05-28)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
Violet Line
Location
Jama Masjid
Location within Delhi

An extension of the Violet Line (ITO-Escort Mujeser), this entirely underground section comprises four stations—Kashmere Gate, Dilli Gate, Jama Masjid and Lal Qila.[2]

History

The ITO-Kashmere Gate line was thrown open for public on Sunday. With its launch, the Metro makes inroads into old Delhi or the ‘Walled City’ with four stations—Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid, Red Fort and Delhi Gate.[3]

The station

Station layout
G Street level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Southbound Platform 1 → Toward Raja Nahar Singh
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Platform 2 Toward ← Kashmere Gate

Connections

Bus

Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 19B, 26, 118EXT, 120B, 171, 172, 185, 210, 213, 213A, 214, 214CL, 246, 246CL, 258SPL, 261, 347, 348, 402CL, 403, 403CL, 404, 405, 405A, 405STL, 411, 419, 425, 425CL, 429, 429CL, 429LSTL, 429STL2, 449CL, 502, 605, 632, 729, 753, 807A, 838, 838A, 901, 901CL, serves the station from Jama Masjid stop.[4]

Entry/Exit
Jama Masjid metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1 Gate No-2 Gate No-3 Gate No-4

See also

References
  1. "Phase III Corridors" (PDF). Delhi Metro.
  2. "Heritage Line". India Today.
  3. "Delhi Metro Heritage Line". Hindustan Times.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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