Jasola Apollo metro station

Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeElevated, Double-trackPlatform levels2Parking Available ^[1]AccessibleYes Other informationStatusStaffed, OperationalStation codeJLAHistoryOpenedOctober 3, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-03)Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenaryPassengersJan 20159,530/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

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

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 is Sarita Vihar
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Kashmere Gate next station is 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

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