Okhla Vihar metro station

Okhla Vihar
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Hari Kothi Rd, Abul Fazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi 110025
Coordinates	28°33′40.6256″N 77°17′30.8843″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Operated by	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Line(s)	Magenta Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Botanical Garden Platform-2 → Janakpuri West
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	OVA
History
Opened	December 25, 2017 (2017-12-25)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Jamia Millia Islamia towards Janakpuri West Magenta Line Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh towards Botanical Garden
Route map under construction Ramakrishna Ashram Marg Nabi Karim Sadar Bazar Pul Bangash Ghanta Ghar Derawal Nagar Ashok Vihar Azadpur Majlis Park Bhalswa Haiderpur Badli Mor North Pitampura Pitampura Madhuban Chowk Deepali Chowk Pushpanjali West Enclave Mangolpuri Peeragarhi Paschim Vihar Keshopur Krishna Park Extension Janakpuri West Blue Line Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South Dashrath Puri Palam Sadar Bazaar Cantonment Terminal 1-IGI Airport Golden Line Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway Shankar Vihar Vasant Vihar Munirka R. K. Puram IIT Delhi Hauz Khas Yellow Line Panchsheel Park Chirag Delhi Greater Kailash Nehru Enclave Kalkaji Mandir Violet Line Okhla NSIC NH 19 / Mathura Road Sukhdev Vihar Jamia Millia Islamia Okhla Vihar Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh Kalindi Kunj Yamuna River Delhi Uttar Pradesh border Okhla Bird Sanctuary Botanical Garden Blue Line
Location

The Okhla Vihar metro station is located on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro. It is located in Abul Fazal Enclave just behind Jamia Nagar Police station. This Metro station has three gates. One named as Abul Fazal Enclave Part-I another Hari Kothi Road and the last one as Jamia Nagar Police Station.

As part of Phase III of Delhi Metro, Okhla Vihar is the metro station of the Magenta Line

History

This station is constructed on the acquired green land of Uttar Pradesh's Irrigation Department, for which hundreds of trees were cut for construction.

Construction

The construction began in 2014 and the construction contractor was Afcons Infrastructure Limited.

The station

Structure

Okhla Vihar elevated metro station situated on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro.

Station layout

L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 East bound	Towards → Botanical Garden next station is Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Janakpuri West next station is Jamia Millia Islamia
	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

List of available ATM at Okhla Vihar metro station are

ICICI Bank ATM
Canara Bank ATM (300m)
Union Bank ATM (200m)

Delhi Metro's dedicated Police station 'Okhla Vihar Metro Police Station' is on the ground floor of this metro station in addition to adjoining Jamia Nagar Police Station.

Connections

Okhla Bus Terminas of Delhi Transport Corporation is adjoining along with Auto Rishshaw Stand.

Bus

Delhi Transport Corporation's Okhla Bus Terminus is adjoining

Entry/Exit

Okhla Vihar metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2	Gate No-3

See also

• Delhi
• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• Delhi Monorail
• Delhi Transport Corporation
• Noida
• Okhla Sanctuary
• Okhla barrage
• Kalindi Kunj
• National Capital Region (India)
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

External links

• 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.
• Google. "Okhla Vihar metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.