Naraina Vihar metro station
The Naraina Vihar metro station is an underground station on the Pink Line of Delhi Metro. A part of Phase 3, it serves Naraina Vihar, Naraina Village and the industrial areas of Shadipur and Loha Mandi along with parts of Mayapuri, and was opened to the public on 14 March 2018.[1][2]
History
[edit]As per the detailed project report of phase 3, DMRC initially planned to build two elevated metro stations – Naraina 1 and Naraina 2 – on the ring road as part of the Pink Line.[3] However, it later changed this plan and decided to build only one underground station passing directly below the residential colony of Naraina Vihar.[4] This change was strongly opposed by the area's residents, who wrote to Delhi's chief minister and other senior officials opposing this move.
Following this, they went to the High Court of Delhi, which in Federation of Naraina Vihar Resident's Welfare Associations vs Union of India & Ors., ruled that the decision taken by DMRC was an executive one and should not be judicially interfered with, particularly since it did not suffer from "any perversity capable of correction without affecting the vital assumptions on which it is based." Accordingly, the petition was dismissed.[5]
The station
[edit]Construction
[edit]The station is located 18 meters below the ground, and was the first one where both the station box and tunnel had to be constructed by utilizing the same space. This is because DMRC could not acquire enough land to build shafts for lowering the tunnel boring machines. Due to this, it took them 30 days to drag the TBMs over 210 meters, while ensuring that the platform was not damaged.[2]
Station layout
[edit]| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Shiv Vihar Next Station: Delhi Cantonment |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right 
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| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Majlis Park Next Station: Mayapuri | |
Facilities
[edit]The station has the following facilities:[6]
- Token vending and automatic vending machines: Multiple machines on the unpaid concourse
- Toilet: A Sulabh toilet on the unpaid concourse
Entry/Exit
[edit]| Naraina Vihar metro station Entry/exits | ||||
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| Gate No-1 | Gate No-2
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| Behl Hospital | Post Office | |||
| Block-B Central Park | Naraina Vihar Village | |||
| Naraina Vihar Ring Road | Village Park | |||
Connections
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Naraina Vihar". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b Singh, Paras (11 March 2018). "Below Naraina's urban chaos, a world-class metro station is ready". Times of India. New Delhi. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "EIA for Phase III Corridors of Delhi Metro" (PDF). DMRC. August 2011. p. 33,181. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Ray, Subhendu (11 July 2012). "Discord over plan for Naraina metro station". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Federation of Naraina Vihar Resident's Welfare Associations vs Union of India & Ors. (High Court of Delhi 30 May 2012) ("It is this request of the residents which was considered by the DMRC and acceded to after the matter was examined at highest level. The realignment, therefore, cannot be faulted with. In any case, these are the executive decisions and the courts have not to interfere with the same. We do not find any merit in this petition which is accordingly dismissed."), Text.
- ^ "Naraina Vihar: Facilities". delhimetrorail.com. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
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- 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.
- "Naraina Vihar metro station" (Map). Google Maps.
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