Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar metro station

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Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar

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| address = GT Road, Sahibabad Industrial Area, Rajendra Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201005

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The Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar metro station{{cite news | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/delhi-metro-red-line-two-metro-stations-on-dilshad-garden-new-bus-adda-corridor-to-be-renamed-heres-why/1499028/ | title=Delhi Metro Red Line: Two metro stations on Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda corridor to be renamed; here's why | date=26 February 2019 | first=Nikita | last=Prasad | newspaper=Financial Express | access-date=30 March 2019 }} is located on the Red Line of the Delhi Metro. It is located in the Sahibabad Industrial Area locality of Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh. The Rajendra Nagar metro station renamed in honour of the country's fallen hero Ashoka Chakra awardee Major Mohit Sharma.{{Cite web|title=How Major Mohit Sharma Metro Station got its name|url=https://lifeandmore.in/special-stories/how-major-mohit-sharma-metro-station-got-its-name/|website=Life Land More}}{{Cite news|title=2 stations on Delhi Metro's Red Line extension renamed in honour of martyrs|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/080319/2-stations-on-delhi-metros-red-line-extension-renamed-in-honour-of-ma.html|access-date=8 March 2019}}

History

This station was proposed early in 2016 by DMRC under extension of Red line. The project deadline was 30 September 2018, when trials were to be conducted. The final commencement was done on 8 March 2019 and the metro station (including the whole new branch of Red Line) has been opened for all commercial passengers on 9 March 2019, Saturday from 0800 hours.

Station layout

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|style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}

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

|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=500|Towards → {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Red|R}}
Next Station: Shyam Park

Platform 1
Westbound

|Towards ← {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Red|L}}
Next Station: Raj Bagh

style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Side platform | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}

valign=top|L1

|valign=top|Concourse

|valign=top|Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover

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|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

Facilities

Rajendra Nagar metro station is close to the famous local movie theatre, the M4U cinema hall. There is a very famous and a large sweet shop/restaurant, known by its name Bikanerwala. It also provides a nearby link to {{stnlnk|Sahibabad Junction}} of Indian Railways. The station will also provide ATM facilities

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 }}
[http://www.urbanrail.net UrbanRail.Net] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2019

Category:Delhi Metro stations

Category:Railway stations in Ghaziabad district, India

Category:Memorials to Rajendra Prasad