Rajiv Chowk (Delhi Metro)
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The Rajiv Chowk is a Delhi Metro
station in Delhi
, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station
between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level.
It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving Connaught Place
in the heart of Delhi. Many businesses and important buildings, restaurants and cinemas are situated just outside the station.
There is a nirulas store inside the station. There are many exits, including some inside the Central Park. Delhiites, especially the older ones, often refer to the station as CP. Above the station is the beautiful central park.
Rajiv Goswami was a former commerce student at the Deshbandhu College, Delhi University student who had attempted self-immolation to protest against V.P. Singh's implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations. During Mandal commission agitation, the AIIMS intersection in Delhi had been temporarily renamed Rajiv Chowk by students in a celebration of his bravado.
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. It is one of the largest metro networks in the world. The network consists of six lines with a total length of with 142 stations of which 35 are underground...
station in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, on the Blue and Yellow Lines. It is a transfer station
Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
between the Blue Line on the upper level and the Yellow Line on the lower level.
It is one of the busiest stations on the network, serving Connaught Place
Connaught Place, New Delhi
Connaught Place Connaught Place Connaught Place (Hindi: कनॉट प्लेस, (officially Rajiv Chowk) is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in Delhi. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms. Its surroundings occupy a place of pride...
in the heart of Delhi. Many businesses and important buildings, restaurants and cinemas are situated just outside the station.
There is a nirulas store inside the station. There are many exits, including some inside the Central Park. Delhiites, especially the older ones, often refer to the station as CP. Above the station is the beautiful central park.
Rajiv Goswami was a former commerce student at the Deshbandhu College, Delhi University student who had attempted self-immolation to protest against V.P. Singh's implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations. During Mandal commission agitation, the AIIMS intersection in Delhi had been temporarily renamed Rajiv Chowk by students in a celebration of his bravado.