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The Delhi Aerocity Metro Station is located on the Delhi Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro.[1] This station is located near the NH-8 highway. While the Airport Express Line was opened on 23 February 2011, this station was not opened to the public until Independence Day, Monday 15 August 2011, to allow a buildup of demand.

Delhi Aerocity
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi,110037
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Airport Express
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Dwarka Sector 21 Platform-2 → New Delhi
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	DACY
History
Opened	August 15, 2011; 11 years ago (2011-08-15)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Dhaula Kuan towards New Delhi Airport Express IGI Airport towards Dwarka Sector 21 Future service Terminus Silver Line Mahipalpur towards Tughlakabad Station
Route map Legend Indian Railways New Delhi  Yellow Line  Shivaji Stadium Delhi Ring Railway Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus  Pink Line  Dhaula Kuan Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway Delhi Aerocity IGI Airport Dwarka Sector 21  Blue Line  under construction Dwarka Sector 25 ECC Centre
Location
Delhi Aerocity Location within Delhi

The metro station was constructed to connect Delhi Metro with Aerocity, a part of Indira Gandhi International Airport, ultimately housing 16 luxury hotels and commercial spaces. It was conceived and approved as a part of the Delhi Airport master plan. The hospitality district of Aerocity offers quick access to the airport, besides being centrally located between the business areas of Delhi and Gurgaon.

The station is within walking distance to Mahipalpur, New Delhi, situated at Delhi–Gurgaon border.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	South West bound	Platform 1 Towards → Dwarka Sector 21 next station is Indira Gandhi International Airport
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Platform 2 Towards ← New Delhi next station is Dhaula Kuan Change at the next station for  Pink Line

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway

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.

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