Welcome metro station


Welcome
Welcome metro station
General information
LocationB1 Block, Block B, Shahdara, Welcome Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110031
Coordinates28°40′20″N 77°16′40″E / 28.6721°N 77.2779°E / 28.6721; 77.2779
System
Delhi Metro station
Owned byDelhi Government
LineRed Line Pink Line
PlatformsIsland platform (Red Line)
Platform-1Rithala
Platform-2Shaheed Sthal
Side platform (Pink Line)
Platform-3→ Anticlockwise
Platform-4→ Clockwise
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade,Elevated
Parking Available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeWC
History
Opened25 December 2002 (2002-12-25) (Red Line)
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) (Pink Line)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station
Seelampur
towards Rithala
Red Line Shahdara
East Azad Nagar Pink Line Jaffrabad
Location

Welcome is an important at-grade interchange metro station on the East-West corridor of Red Line and elevated interchange metro station on the North-South corridor of the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro.[1] It was one of the first stations during the Phase 1 and Phase 3 of the Delhi metro.[2] It is located a short walk away from Shyam Lal College, Delhi University.[3]

Station layout

Station Layout Red Line

P Platform 2
Eastbound
Towards → Shaheed Sthal
Next Station: Shahdara
Island platform | Doors will open on the right
Platform 1
Westbound
Towards ← Rithala
Next Station: Seelampur
L1 Concourse Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance

Station Layout Pink Line

L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 3
Anticlockwise
Anticlockwise Direction
Via: Maujpur - Babarpur, Majlis Park, Azadpur, Netaji Subhash Place, Punjabi Bagh West, Rajouri Garden, Dhaula Kuan
Next Station: Jaffrabad
Platform 4
Clockwise
Clockwise Direction
Via: Karkarduma, Anand Vihar, Mayur Vihar-I, Sarai Kale Khan Nizamuddin, Lajpat Nagar, Dilli Haat – INA
Next Station: East Azad Nagar
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

This is a disabled friendly (Divyang friendly) metro station with food facilities, DMRC authorised parking and toilets.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Station Information". Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. ^ Banerjee, Rumu (2 July 2012). "Under Phase III, Metro plans Welcome station makeover". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Welcome to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) | Official Website". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 2 June 2023.