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Anand Vihar is an interchange metro station located on the Blue Line and the Pink Line of Delhi Metro.[1] The station is located in the Anand Vihar locality near the interstate border between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and is a major connectivity hub of East Delhi. It is connected to the Anand Vihar ISBT and Anand Vihar Railway Terminal.

Anand Vihar
Delhi Metro station
Main entrance of Anand Vihar metro station
General information
Location	Anand Vihar, Delhi, 110092
Coordinates	28°38′49″N 77°18′57″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Operated by	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)	Blue Line   Pink Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Vaishali Platform-2 → Dwarka Sector 21 Platform-3 → Shiv Vihar Platform-4 → Majlis Park
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed, Operational
Station code	AVIT
History
Opened	6 January 2010; 12 years ago (2010-01-06) (Blue Line) 31 October 2018; 4 years ago (2018-10-31) (Pink Line)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Kaushambi towards Vaishali Blue Line Karkarduma towards Dwarka Sector 21 IP Extension towards Majlis Park Pink Line Karkarduma towards Shiv Vihar
Route map Legend Noida Electronic City Noida Sector 62 Noida Sector 59 Noida Sector 61 Noida Sector 52  Noida Metro  Noida Sector 34 Noida City Centre Golf Course Botanical Garden  Magenta Line  Noida Sector 18 Vaishali Noida Sector 16 Kaushambi Noida Sector 15 Uttar Pradesh Delhi border  Pink Line  Anand Vihar New Ashok Nagar  Pink Line  Karkarduma Mayur Vihar Extension Preet Vihar Mayur Vihar-I  Pink Line  Nirman Vihar Nizamuddin Bridge over National Highway 24 Laxmi Nagar Akshardham Yamuna Bank Yamuna River Indraprastha Ring Road Indian Railways Supreme Court Tilak Marg/ITO Mandi House  Violet Line  Barakhamba Road Rajiv Chowk  Yellow Line  Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Jhandewalan Ridge Road Karol Bagh Rajendra Place Patel Nagar Shadipur Indian Railways Kirti Nagar  Green Line  Satguru Ram Singh Marg Moti Nagar Ramesh Nagar Ring Road Rajouri Garden  Pink Line  Tagore Garden Subhash Nagar Tilak Nagar Janakpuri East Outer Ring Road Janakpuri West  Magenta Line  Uttam Nagar East Uttam Nagar West Nawada Dwarka Mor Dwarka  Grey Line  Dwarka Sector 14 Dwarka Sector 13 Dwarka Sector 12 Dwarka Sector 11 Dwarka Sector 10 Dwarka Sector 9 Dwarka Sector 8 Dwarka Sector 21  Airport Express  Legend under construction Maujpur - Babarpur Yamuna Vihar Bhajanpura Khajuri Khas Sonia Vihar Yamuna River Soorghat Jagatpur Village Jharoda Majra Burari Outer Ring Road Mukundpur Depot Majlis Park Ring Road Azadpur  Yellow Line  Shalimar Bagh Netaji Subhash Place  Red Line  Shakurpur Rohtak Road Punjabi Bagh West  Green Line  ESI - Basaidarapur Rajouri Garden  Blue Line  Najafgarh Road Mayapuri Naraina Vihar Delhi Cantonment Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway Dhaula Kuan  Airport Express  Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh Bhikaji Cama Place Sarojini Nagar Dilli Haat - INA  Yellow Line  South Extension Lajpat Nagar  Violet Line  Vinobapuri Ashram Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin Ring Road Yamuna River Mayur Vihar-I  Blue Line  Mayur Vihar Pocket I Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake East Vinod Nagar - Mayur Vihar-II Mandawali - West Vinod Nagar IP Extension Anand Vihar  Blue Line  Karkarduma  Blue Line  Karkarduma Court Krishna Nagar East Azad Nagar Welcome  Red Line  Grand Trunk Road Jaffrabad Maujpur - Babarpur Gokulpuri Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Johri Enclave Shiv Vihar
Location
Anand Vihar Location within Delhi

Phase III construction

Under Phase III, Anand Vihar was become an interchange station with the Inner Ring Road line. From here, passengers can find easier connection to other lines as well as places such as Yamuna Vihar and Mukundpur which currently do not have metro access.

Station

Station layout

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
	Eastbound	Towards → Vaishali next station is Kaushambi (Delhi-U.P border)
	Westbound	Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21 next station is Karkarduma Change at the next station for  Pink Line
	Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform No- 3, doors will open on the left
	Northeast bound	Towards → Shiv Vihar next station is Karkarduma Change at the next station for  Blue Line
	Northwest bound	Towards ← Majlis Park next station is IP Extension
	Side platform No- 4, doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities

The station has the following facilities:[2]

• Token Vending Machine: Two token vending machines- one on the railway side near token counter and other on the ISBT side near TOM
• Automatic Vending Machine: Two automatic vending machines- one on the railway side near token counter and other on the ISBT side near TOM
• ATM: YES bank ATM and two PNB ATMs on the unpaid concourse
• Toilet: 3 Sulabh Toilets- On the corridor approaching the Railway station, near the exit AFC gate and ear Kaushambi foot over bridge
• Shop/Office: WH Smith- On the paid concourse near SCR

Exits

Anand Vihar station entry/exits[3]
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3
Towards Anand Vihar ISBT	In front of Anand Vihar ISBT	Between Anand Vihar ISBT and Railway station

Connections

Bus

• DTC buses:
  • The station is located close to Anand Vihar ISBT, which provides convenient transit to different regions. DTC and cluster buses of Delhi along with buses to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are available from here.[4]
  • DTC bus routes number 0GL-23, 0OMS(+), 33, 33A, 33EXT, 33C, 33LINKSTL, 33LNKSTL, 33LSTL, 39A, 73, 73LNKSTL, 85, 85AEXT, 85EXT, 88A, 143, 165, 165A, 202, 212, 221, 0236, 236, 236EXT, 243A, 243B, 311A, 333, 341, 357A, 396, 469, 534, 534A, 534C, 542, 543A, 0534A, 543, 543STL, 623A, 623ACL, 624A, 624ACL, 624BLNKSTL, 723, 740, 740A, 740B, 740EXT, 857, 939, 943, 971, 971A, AC-534, AC-971A, AC-Anand Vihar ISBT Terminal - Gurugram Bus Stand, AC-GL-23, Anand Vihar ISBT Terminal - Gurugram Bus Stand, GL-22, GL-23, GL23, OMS(+), OMS(-), OMS(+) AC, YMS(-) and YMS(+) serve the station from nearby Maharajpur Check Post bus stop.[5][6][7]

• Delhi Metro feeder buses:
  • Electric AC Feeder bus service MC-719 starts from Anand Vihar metro station and passes through the following bus stops: Yojana Vihar, Yamuna Krida Sthan, Ram Vihar, Anand Vihar, Delhi Heart Hospital, Jagriti Enclave, Saini Enclave, Karkardooma Metro station, Arya Nagar, Village Dayanand Vihar, DSSSB, Hargobind Enclave, Hasanpur Depot, Hasanpur Village and Gazipur, before coming back to the station. It runs in a loop.
  • Feeder bus service ML-53 starts from Dilshad Garden metro station and ends at Mayur Vihar Ph-III. It passes through the following bus stops: Surya Nagar (Indian Oil Petrol Pump), Ram Prastha Xing, Anand Vihar ISBT, Gazi Pur Depot, Gazi Pur Village, Trilok Puri Mod, Dallu Pura Mod, Mayur Vihar Phase-III Xing, Bharti Public School and CRPF camp.[8]
  • Feeder bus service ML-53A starts from Seemapuri and ends at Mayur Vihar Ph-III. It passes through the following bus stops: Seemapuri Terminal, Dilshad Garden MS, Surya Nagar(Indian Oil Petrol Pump), Ram Prastha Xing, Anand Vihar ISBT, Gazi Pur Depot, Gazi Pur Village, Trilok Puri Mod, Dallu Pura Mod, Mayur Vihar Phase-III Xing, Bharti Public School and CRPF camp.[9]
  • Feeder bus service MC-341 starts from Mayur Vihar Ph-III and ends at Harsh Vihar. It passes through the following bus stops: CRPF Camp, Mayur Vihar III A-1, Bharti Public School, New Kondli A-1, Mayur Vihar Phase-3 Mor, Mayur Vihar Phase-3 X-ing, Ganpati Mandir, Fire Station Dallupura, Dallupura, Kondli, Kalyanpuri Mor, Gazipur Dairy, Gazipur X-ing NH-24, Gazipur Village, Tata Telco, Gazipur Depot, Anand Vihar Metro Station , Anand Vihar ISBT, Ram Prastha X-ing, Ram Prastha Mandir, Surya Nagar, Dilshad Garden Metro Station, Shahdra Border, Shahdra Border, Dilshad Garden J&K Block, Old Seemapuri, Seemapuri Depot, Dlf X-ing, Radha Krishna Mandir, Anand Gram, Tahirpur, Mata Mandir and Sunder Nagri/ Gagan Cinema.[10]

Rail

Anand Vihar Terminal railway station of Indian Railways is situated nearby.

RRTS

In future, the station will connect to Delhi-Meerut RRTS's Anand Vihar station, which will be one of four underground stations of the RRTS.[11]

Gallery

• 
  Anand Vihar metro station - Anand Vihar Railway Terminal entrance
• 
  Anand Vihar metro station - platform board
• 
  Anand Vihar metro station - board
• 
  A train leaving the platform

See also

References

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports
• "Station Information". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC). Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "Anand Vihar metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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