Anand Vihar is an interchange metro station located on the Blue Line and the Pink Line of Delhi Metro.[2] It was a terminus of the Blue Line Branch till 13 July 2011.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.
Phase III construction
editUnder 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
editStation layout
editBlue Line Station layout
| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left 
| |
| Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Vaishali Next Station: Kaushambi (Delhi-UP border) | |
| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21 Next Station: Karkarduma Change at the next station for Pink Line | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
| ||
| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, token vending and automatic vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street Level | Gates |
Pink Line Station layout
| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left
| |
| Platform 3 Northeast bound |
Towards → Shiv Vihar Next Station: Karkarduma Change at the next station for Blue Line | |
| Platform 4 Northwest bound |
Towards ← Majlis Park Next Station: IP Extension | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
| ||
| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, token vending and automatic vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street Level | Gates |
Facilities
editThe station has the following facilities:[3]
- 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
edit| Anand Vihar station entry/exits[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | ||
| Towards Anand Vihar ISBT | In front of Anand Vihar ISBT Near MCD Toll (Delhi-UP) | Between Anand Vihar ISBT and Railway station | ||
Connections
editBus
edit- 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.[5]
- 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.[6][7][8]
- 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.[9]
- 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
editAnand Vihar Terminal railway station of Indian Railways is situated nearby.
RRTS
editIn 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
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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
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References
edit- ^ a b Agarwal, Priyangi (1 December 2023). "How new interchange stations are taking load off Delhi Metro hubs". Times of India. New Delhi. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Station Information". Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ "Anand Vihar ISBT". Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Anand Vihar I.S.B.T". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Swami Vivekanand ISBT Anand Vihar Delhi-110092". dtidc.co.in. Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Maharajpur Check Post". google.com. businfo.dimts.in. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Transport Corporation". Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Search Bus Stop - Bus Information". Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Delhi Metro: Feeder buses". old.delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "Delhi Metro: Feeder buses". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
Metro Feeder Buses - Routes
- ^ "NCRTC: Delhi – Meerut Corridor". ncrtc.in. NCRTC. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anand Vihar metro station.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Delhi.
- 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.
- "Anand Vihar metro station" (Map). Google Maps.