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The Shankar Vihar metro station is a stop on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro. This represents part of the third phase of development of the Delhi Metro.[1] It was opened to public on 29 May 2018. It is the only station in the Delhi Metro network where free movement of civilians is restricted, as it falls in the Delhi Cantonment area and "right in heart of defence zone".[2]

Shankar Vihar
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Shankar Vihar, New Delhi, 110037
Coordinates	28°33′38″N 77°08′23″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Operated by	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)	Magenta Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Botanical Garden Platform-2 → Janakpuri West
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed, Operational
Station code	SKVR
History
Opened	May 29, 2018; 4 years ago (2018-05-29)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Terminal 1-IGI Airport towards Janakpuri West Magenta Line Vasant Vihar towards Botanical Garden
Route map Legend Janakpuri West  Blue Line  Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South Dashrath Puri Palam Sadar Bazaar Cantonment Terminal 1-IGI Airport NH48 Shankar Vihar Vasant Vihar Munirka R. K. Puram IIT Delhi Hauz Khas  Yellow Line  Panchsheel Park Chirag Delhi Greater Kailash Nehru Enclave Kalkaji Mandir  Violet Line  Okhla NSIC Mathura Road/NH-2 Sukhdev Vihar Jamia Millia Islamia Okhla Vihar Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh Kalindi Kunj Yamuna River Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Okhla Bird Sanctuary Botanical Garden  Blue Line
Location
Shankar Vihar Location within Delhi

Station layout

Structure

Shankar Vihar elevated metro station situated on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro.

Special provision for defence area

As the station lies completely inside an army unit, the commuters are required to carry ID cards to take exit from the station.[3]

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 9 June 2010.
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "Shankar Vihar metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.

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