Jasola Apollo metro station

Jasola Apollo
Delhi Metro station
Jasola Apollo Metro Station
General information
Location	Jasola, New Delhi 110025
Coordinates	28°32′17.2662″N 77°16′59.7292″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Violet Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Raja Nahar Singh Platform-2 → Kashmere Gate
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double-track
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available [1]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed, Operational
Station code	JLA
History
Opened	3 October 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-03)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
Jan 2015	9,530/day 295,416/ Month average [2]
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Harkesh Nagar Okhla towards Kashmere Gate Violet Line Sarita Vihar towards Raja Nahar Singh
Route map Kashmere Gate Red Line Yellow Line Lal Qila Jama Masjid Delhi Gate Green Line ITO Mandi House Blue Line Janpath Central Secretariat Yellow Line Khan Market Lodi Road Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Ring Railway Jangpura Lajpat Nagar Pink Line Golden Line Ring Road Moolchand Kailash Colony Nehru Place Kalkaji Mandir Magenta Line Outer Ring Road Govindpuri Harkesh Nagar Okhla Indian Railways Jasola Apollo Sarita Vihar Mohan Estate Tughlakabad Golden Line Badarpur Border Delhi Haryana border Sarai NH 19 / Mathura Road NHPC Chowk Mewla Maharajpur Sector 28 Badkhal Mor Old Faridabad Neelam Chowk Ajronda Bata Chowk Escorts Mujesar Sant Surdas (Sihi) NH 19 / Mathura Road Raja Nahar Singh
Location

Jasola Apollo is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi. It is located between Harkesh Nagar Okhla and Sarita Vihar stations on the Violet Line.

History

The station was opened with the first section of the Line on 3 October 2010 in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.

This station is named to denote its vicinity to the nearby Jasola area and Indraprastha Apollo hospital. The station is spread in a relatively big area and is connected to the Apollo hospital via a huge foot-over-bridge.

The station

Station layout

L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Raja Nahar Singh Next Station: Sarita Vihar
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Kashmere Gate Next Station: Harkesh Nagar Okhla
	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

The station also houses several ATMs, food kiosks and a book store run by WHSmith. List of available ATM at Jasola Apollo metro station are IndusInd Bank, Ratnakar Bank [3]

Entry/Exit

Jasola Apollo metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-1	Gate No-2

Connections

It is located on Mathura road. A nearby "kos-minar" (kos is an Indian unit of distance) belonging to Sher-shah suri sultanate is visible from the balcony of this station.[4]

See also

• Delhi
• Govindpuri
• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• Delhi Monorail
• Delhi Transport Corporation
• South East Delhi
• New Delhi
• National Capital Region (India)
• List of rapid transit systems
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Parking_Details". Delhi Metro Rail.
2. "Ridership_Details" (PDF). Delhi Metro Rail.
3. "ATM Details". Delhi Metro Rail.
4. "Central Secretariat – Sarita Vihar Corridor Opens for Commuter Operations Tomorrow".

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.
• "Jasola Apollo metro station" (Map). Google Maps.