Moolchand metro station

Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevatedPlatform levels2Parking AvailableAccessibleYes Other informationStation codeMLCDHistoryOpenedOctober 3, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-03)Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenaryPassengers322,41710,401 (As of Jan 2015) Services

Preceding station	Delhi Metro			Following station
Lajpat Nagar towards Kashmere Gate		Violet Line		Kailash Colony towards Raja Nahar Singh

Route map

Legend Kashmere Gate Red Line Yellow Line Lal Qila Jama Masjid Delhi Gate ITO Mandi House Blue Line Janpath Central Secretariat Yellow Line Khan Market Lodi Road Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Ring Railway Jangpura Lajpat Nagar Pink 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

Moolchand is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi. It is located between Lajpat Nagar and Kailash Colony stations on the Violet Line. 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.^[1] The station, being nearby to several schools like Kendriya Vidyalaya and Frank Anthony, is frequently used by school children who come from far away places.

Station layout

L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Raja Nahar Singh next station is Kailash Colony
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Kashmere Gate next station is Lajpat Nagar Change at the next station for Pink Line
	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

Available ATMs at Moolchand metro station are HDFC, Ratnakar Bank, PNB and SBI ^[2]

Nearby

Moolchand Medcity Hospital,^[3] Defence Colony, Andrews Ganj, Acharya Munir Ashram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, Haldiram, The Japan Foundation, Guru Nanak Market,

Connections

Buses and rickshaws connect the station to nearby destinations.

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway

References

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.