Janpath metro station
 Janpath जनपथ | |||||||||||
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| Delhi Metro station | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | Violet Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 June 2014 | ||||||||||
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Janpath is a Delhi Metro station on the Violet Line under the metro's phase III expansion. It is part of a plan to introduce a parallel line to the busy Yellow Line corridor as well as provide quicker access to the Blue Line by connecting Mandi House and Central Secretariat. The station was opened on 26 June 2014.[1]
Completion
In April 2013, Delhi Metro rounded off the 1,516-metre tunnel on Mandi House-Janpath stretch of Phase-III expansion project. It took 182 days of excavation work to complete the tunnel. The 5.8 dia tunnel runs under some notable places like the American Centre, Nepal Embassy, Fulbright House, Antriksh Bhawan, Scindia House and Janpath Market to name a few.[2]
The new metro station is targeted at easing the congestion at the Rajiv Chowk Metro station, which is bustling with more than 300,000 commuters every day. This phase three project will add an extra 140 km to Delhi's metro network, covering almost 75 percent of Delhi metropolis.[3]
References
- ↑ "Delhi Metro's Mandi House-Central Secretariat line opens". Times of India. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Third Delhi Metro tunnel of Phase-III project at Janpath station completed". The Financial Express. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "70 percent of Janpath Metro station ready". Yahoo News. Retrieved 11 June 2013.