Akshardham metro station

Metro station in Delhi, India

Side platform
Platform-1 → Noida Electronic City
Platform-2 → Dwarka Sector 21

Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedPlatform levels2Parking

AvailableAccessibleYes

Other informationStation codeASDMHistoryOpened12 November 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-12)Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenaryPassengers2015Average 17,076 /day
529,341 (Month of Jan) Services

Preceding station	Delhi Metro			Following station
Yamuna Bank towards Dwarka Sector 21		Blue Line		Mayur Vihar-I towards Noida Electronic City

Route map

Legend

Noida Electronic City

Aqua Line

Magenta Line

border

Pink Line

Anand Vihar

New Ashok Nagar

Pink Line

Karkarduma

Mayur Vihar Extension

Preet Vihar

Mayur Vihar-I

Pink Line

Nirman Vihar

Nizamuddin Bridge over
National Highway 24

Laxmi Nagar

Akshardham

Yamuna Bank

Yamuna River

Indraprastha

Ring Road

Indian Railways

Tilak Marg/ITO

Violet Line

Yellow Line

Ramakrishna Ashram Marg

Ridge Road

Indian Railways

Green Line

Satguru Ram Singh Marg

Ring Road

Pink Line

Subhash Nagar

Outer Ring Road

Magenta Line

Grey Line

Airport Express

Location

The Akshardham metro station is a Delhi Metro station on the Blue Line operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited. The station lies between Pandav Nagar on one side and the Akshardham Mandir and the Commonwealth Games Village on the other. It was designed to be a complement of the Akshardham Mandir located nearby.^[1] When it was completed on 12 November 2009, the station was the tallest metro station within the Delhi Metro system (the record is currently held by the Mayur Vihar-I metro station on the Pink Line).^[2] The station serves commuters travelling to the mandir and provided transport for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.^[3]

Station layout

L2	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 South East bound	Towards → Noida Electronic City next station is Mayur Vihar-I Change at the next station for Pink Line
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Dwarka Sector 21 next station is Yamuna Bank (Passengers heading towards Vaishali may alight at the next station)
	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

ATMs are available at Akshardham metro station are HDFC Bank, Punjab National Bank, Yes Bank.^[4]

References

^ "News of BAPS - Inauguration of Akshardham metro station". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
^ Roy, Sidharatha (1 January 2020). "Delhi: Metro station as tall as a 7-floor building". Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "Akshardham Metro station pretty tall". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "DMRC : ATM Details".

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Akshardham metro station.

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.

Delhi Metro

Lines

Red Line 1

Yellow Line 2

Blue Line 3/4