Dwarka Sector 21 metro station

Dwarka Sector 21 द्वारका सेक्टर २१
Delhi Metro station
Location	Sector 21, Dwarka, New Delhi
Coordinates	28.552125, 77.058016
Line(s)	Blue Line      Airport Express
Platforms	4.4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	7.07 meters
Platform levels	2
History
Opened	30 October 2010 (Blue Line) 23 February 2011 (Airport Express)
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station Dwarka Sector 8 toward Noida City Centre Blue Line Terminus Airport toward New Delhi Orange Line Terminus

The Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. This station was built as an extension together with Dwarka Sector 8 in order to serve Dwarka residents better and provide interchange with the Delhi Airport Express and designed by Absolute Architecture. The station was inaugurated on 30 October 2010 after the completion of successful trials and approval from the railway inspector. ^[1][2]

The left side view of Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station.

The right side view of Dwarka Sector 21 Metro Station.

Interchange to the Delhi Airport Express are available. Besides serving as a transport hub for the Delhi Metro, two floors of the station will be used for commercial purposes. It will also be the first Delhi Metro station to feature hotel rooms within the complex. ^[3] As of August 2014 it had the largest rooftop solar plant in the city. Through this plant, the DMRC plans to produce power for all operations at Dwarka Sector 21 station. The plant has a capacity of 500kW every day, and is the largest of its kind in NCR under the Renewable Energy Service model and is a result of cooperation between DMRC and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) through 'ComSolar', a project that supports commercialization of solar energy in India. ^[4]

References

2. "DMRC Extends Metro Services To Dwarka Sector 21 on LINE-3". Delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
3. "Soon, eat, shop, stay at Metro station". Hindustan Times. 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
4. "Delhi's largest solar plant at Dwarka Sector 21 Metro station". Times of India. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2015-01-20.