Laxmi Nagar metro station


Laxmi Nagar
लक्ष्मी नगर
لکشمی نگر
ਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ ਨਗਰ
Delhi Metro station
Location Vikas Marg, Delhi 110092
Coordinates 28°37′45″N 77°16′31″E / 28.629248°N 77.275273°E / 28.629248; 77.275273
Owned by Delhi Metro
Line(s)      Blue Line
Platforms

Side platform

Platform-1 → Vaishali
Platform-2 →Dwarka Sector 21
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code LN
History
Opened January 6, 2010 (2010-01-06)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Traffic
Passengers (Jan 2015) 41,262/day
1,279,123/ Month average
Services
Preceding station   Delhi Metro   Following station
toward Vaishali
Blue Line
Anand Vihar
Terminus
Location
East Delhi (India)

The Laxmi Nagar (Hindi: लक्ष्मी नगर) metro station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro and it was set open for public use on 6 January 2010.[1]

Earlier there was no parking facility near the station but now there is an authorized parking available nearby the station.It is one of the busiest stations of metro network as Laxmi Nagar itself is a home for numerous workers and students.

Public amenities include a Sulabh complex while two others are being set up at road level on either sides. There is a Buddy's and a Hot'n' Chill outlet at the station that sells fast food, snacks and cold drinks. There are also two ATMs, one of Punjab National Bank(Located near ticket counter at concourse level) and other of HDFC bank (located at exit of concourse level) Counter no. 5 of the station was used additionally for sale of smart cards, it's also the main customer care of the station. But as the rush got heavier, one more counter for sale of smart card was set up at the exit gate (Opposite counter no. 5).

The nearby locality of station has many coaching centre and book shops and is a hub for job asiprants. Moreover, there are a number of restaurants and few hotels nearby. Numerous retailers of electronic appliances and mobile phones are located within the radius of 1 km of the 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
Westbound →Towards ←Dwarka Sector 21
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

Facilities

List of available ATM at Laxmi Nagar metro station , [2]

Connections

A nearby metro feeder bus stand is there to provide connectivity to passengers to red line of Delhi metro and New Ashok Nagar(New Ashok Nagar is at border of Noida region of Uttar Pradesh). The feeder bus begins the journey from Shastri Park metro station and terminates at New Ashok Nagar. Laxmi Nagar lies in middle of this route.

See Also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delhi Metro.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/31/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.