The Delhi University South Campus metro station is located on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro. It has been built as a part of Phase III of Delhi Metro.[1]
There is also an interchange facility with Dhaula Kuan metro station of the Airport Express Line. The footover bridge opened on 9 February 2019, and both the stations are connected by a 1.2 km long skywalk having a record 22 travellators for hassle-free commuting.[2]
Located on the Ring Road, near the turning of Benito Juarez Marg, this station is expected to improve connectivity to the South Campus of Delhi University and nearby colleges.[3]
History
editThe station was originally named just South Campus. In December 2014, the Delhi government changed the name to Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus.[4]
The station
editStation layout
edit| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left 
| |
| Platform 1 Northeast bound |
Towards → Shiv Vihar Next Station: Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah Moti Bagh | |
| Platform 2 Northwest bound |
Towards ← Majlis Park Next Station: Delhi Cantonment | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
| ||
| L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
Entry/Exit
edit| Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station Entry/exits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gate No-1
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Gate No-2
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| 1. Sri Venkateswar College 2. Satya Niketan |
1. Northern Railway Eco Park 2. Smriti Vatika 3. San Martin Park | |||
Connections
editBus
editDelhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 323, 392, 392B, 398, 442, 448, 448A, 448B, 448CL, 448EXT, 479, 479CL, 507CL, 511, 511A, 523, 529SPL, 543A, 567, 567A, 568, 568A, 569, 588, 611, 611A, 702, 711, 711A, 724, 724C, 724EXT, 794, 794A, 864, 874, 984A, AC-479, AC-711, AC-724, AC-724A, AC-Anand Vihar ISBT Terminal – Gurugram Bus Stand, Anand Vihar ISBT Tererminal – Gurugram Bus Stand, OMS (+) (-), TMS (-) TMS-Azadpur-Lajpat, TMS-Lajpat Nagar, TMS-PBagh serves the station from nearby Satya Niketan bus stop.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "DMRC – Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "New Rajouri Garden station on pink line to make journey to airport from west Delhi easier". 6 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Metro station to make life easier for DU's South Campus students". The Hindu. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "10 Metro stations renamed". The Times of India. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Delhi Transport Corporation". Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
External links
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- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
- "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.
- "Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus metro station" (Map). Google Maps.
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