Ashram metro station

{{Infobox station

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Ashram

| type = {{Delhi Metro Infobox station line|line=Pink}}

| image = Ashram metro station (Delhi).jpg

| style = Delhi Metro

| address = Block A, Friends Colony East, New Friends Colony, Ashram, New Delhi, Delhi, 110065

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| line = {{rcb|Delhi Metro|Pink|croute}}

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| structure = Underground, Double-track

| platform = Island platform
Platform-1 → {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Pink|R}}
Platform-2 → {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Pink|L}}

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| levels = 3

| tracks = 2

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| opened = {{start date and age|2018|12|31|df=yes}}

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| electrified = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} through overhead catenary

| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}

| code = {{#property:P296}}

| status = Staffed, Operational

| owned = Delhi Metro

| operator = Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Delhi Metro|line=Pink|left=Vinobapuri|right=Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin}}

| route_map = {{Delhi Metro Pink Line Route}}

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The Ashram metro station is located on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro and situated between Vinobapuri and Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin metro station.

History

As part of Phase III of Delhi Metro, Ashram Metro Station was opened for public use from 31 December 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Show_corridor_details.aspx?id=1|title=DMRC – Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar|access-date=24 September 2016}}

=Construction=

The station is just 151.6 metres against an average of 265 metres which makes Ashram Metro Station to be the smallest metro station in the system.

Unlike usual two level metro stations, Ashram has 3 levels. Apart from the Concourse and Platform levels, another level called mezzanine floor has been added.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/mayur-vihar-metro-link-to-lajpat-nagar-to-open-on-december-31/story-GhezoBhJmVaPKnGzCPORRO.html|title=Ashram Metro Station |access-date=29 Dec 2018}}

The station

===Station layout===

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|style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=50 valign=top|G

|style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=100 valign=top|Street level

|style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance

style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|C

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|Concourse

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops

style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|M

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|Mezzanine

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style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|P

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=100|Platform 1
Southbound

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=500|Towards → {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Pink|R}}
Next Station: {{stl|Delhi Metro|Sarai Kale Khan - Nizamuddin}}

style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}

style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=100|Platform 2
Northbound

| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="500" |Towards ← {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Pink|L}}
Next Station: {{stl|Delhi Metro|Vinobapuri}}

Entry/Exit

align="center" colspan="5" style="background:#{{rcr\|Delhi Metro\|Pink}};"\| Ashram metro station Entry/exits
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style="width:15%;"\|Gate No-1 ! style="width:15%;"\|Gate No-2 ! style="width:15%;"\|Gate No-3
Hari Nagar Ashram	NAFED	Maharani Bagh and New Friends colony
Fire Station Mathura Road (Damkal kendra)	Siddharth Enclave and DESU colony	CSIR Apartments
Bhogal	Jeewan Nagar and Village Kilokari	Mathura Road

Connections

=Bus=

Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 274, 306, 400, 402CL, 403, 403CL, 403STL, 404, 404LinkSTL, 405, 405A, 405ASTL,410, 418A, 418ALnkSTL, 460, 460CL, 460STL, 473, 473A, 473CL, 479, 479CL, 479STL, 507CL, 507STL, 894, 894CL, 894STL, AC-479, AC-724A, Ballabgarh Bus Stand – Panipat, Ballabgarh Bus Stand – Sonipat, serves the station.{{Cite web |url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DOIT_DTC/dtc/home |title=Delhi Transport Corporation |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025080536/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dtc/DTC/Home/ |archive-date=25 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

[http://www.delhimetrorail.com/ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)]
[http://www.delhimetrorail.com/annual_report.aspx/ Delhi Metro Annual Reports]
{{cite web|title=Station Information |work=Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) |url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html |archive-date=19 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }}
[http://www.urbanrail.net UrbanRail.Net] – Descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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