Jasola Apollo metro station
Jasola Apollo is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi. It is located between Harkesh Nagar Okhla and Sarita Vihar stations on the Violet Line.
History
[edit]The station was opened with the first section of the Line on 3 October 2010 in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.
This station is named to denote its vicinity to the nearby Jasola area and Indraprastha Apollo hospital. The station is spread in a relatively big area and is connected to the Apollo hospital via a huge foot-over-bridge.
The station
[edit]Station layout
[edit]L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Raja Nahar Singh Next Station: Sarita Vihar | |
Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Kashmere Gate Next Station: Harkesh Nagar Okhla | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
Facilities
[edit]The station also houses several ATMs, food kiosks and a book store run by WHSmith. List of available ATM at Jasola Apollo metro station are IndusInd Bank, Ratnakar Bank [3]
Entry/Exit
[edit]Jasola Apollo metro station Entry/exits | ||
---|---|---|
Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | |
Connections
[edit]It is located on Mathura road. A nearby "kos-minar" (kos is an Indian unit of distance) belonging to Sher-shah suri sultanate is visible from the balcony of this station.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Parking_Details". Delhi Metro Rail.
- ^ "Ridership_Details" (PDF). Delhi Metro Rail.
- ^ "ATM Details". Delhi Metro Rail.
- ^ "Central Secretariat – Sarita Vihar Corridor Opens for Commuter Operations Tomorrow".
External links
[edit]- 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.
- "Jasola Apollo metro station" (Map). Google Maps.