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{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Delhi Metro logo.svg|50px]] Delhi University South Campus
| style = Delhi Metro
| type = [[Delhi Metro]] station
| image = Durgabai Deshmukh metro station.jpg
| address = Smriti Vatika, North West Moti Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi 110021
| coordinates = {{coord| 28.589441|77.169475|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| owned = [[Delhi Metro]]
| line = {{color box|#{{Delhi Metro color|Pink}}}} [[Pink Line (Delhi Metro)|Pink Line]]
| platform = [[Side platform]] Platform-1 → [[Shiv Vihar (Delhi Metro)|Shiv Vihar]] Platform-2 →[[Majlis Park (Delhi Metro)|Majlis Park]]
| tracks = 2
| other =
| structure = [[Elevated]], [[Double-track railway|Double-track]]
| depth =
| levels = 2
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| ADA = Yes {{access icon}}
| code =
| zone =
| opened = {{start date and age|2018|03|14|mf=yes}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 25 kV 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
| former =
| mpassengers =
| passengers =
| connections = [[Dhaula Kuan metro station]]{{color box|#{{Delhi Metro color|Orange}}}} [[Delhi Airport Metro Express|Airport Express]]
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services ={{S-rail|title=Delhi Metro}}
{{S-line|system=Delhi Metro|line=Pink |previous=Delhi Cantonment|next=Moti Bagh}}
| map_type = India Delhi
| map_size = 300
| map_dot_label = Delhi UniversitySouth Campus
| route_map = {{Delhi Metro Pink Line Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

The '''Delhi University South Campus''' metro station is located on the [[Pink Line (Delhi Metro)|Pink Line]] of the [[Delhi Metro]]. It has been built as a part of [[Delhi Metro#Phase III|Phase III]] of Delhi Metro.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Show_corridor_details.aspx?id=1|title=DMRC – Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>

There is also an interchange facility with [[Dhaula Kuan metro station]] of the Airport Express Line. The footover bridge opened on February 9, 2019 and both the stations are connected by a 1.2 km long skywalk having a record 22 travellators for hassle-free commuting.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Rajouri Garden station on pink line to make journey to airport from west Delhi easier|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/new-rajouri-garden-station-on-pink-line-to-make-journey-to-airport-from-west-delhi-easier/story-TnJP1OO6PdWbXU1ZHYcjOM.html|access-date=15 March 2018}}</ref>

Located on the Ring Road, near the turning of [[Benito Juarez Marg]], this station is expected to improve connectivity to the South Campus of Delhi University and nearby colleges.<ref>{{cite news|title=Metro station to make life easier for DU's South Campus students|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/metro-station-to-make-life-easier-for-dus-south-campus-students/article5795075.ece|access-date=6 July 2017|work=The Hindu|date=17 March 2014}}</ref>

==History==
The station was originally named just South Campus. In December 2014, the Delhi government changed the name to Delhi University South Campus.<ref name="TOIname">{{cite news|title=10 Metro stations renamed|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/10-Metro-stations-renamed/articleshow/45465745.cms|access-date=6 July 2017|work=The Times of India|date=11 December 2014}}</ref>

==The station==
===Station layout===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Mezzanine
|valign=top|Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] No- 1, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Northeast bound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards →[[Shiv Vihar metro station|Shiv Vihar]]
|-
|'''Northwest bound'''
|→Towards ←[[Majlis Park metro station|Majlis Park]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] No- 2, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|
|-
|}

==Entry/Exit==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="65%"
|-
! align="center" colspan="5" style="background:#{{Delhi Metro color|Pink}};"| ''' Delhi University South Campus metro station Entry/exits '''
|-
! style="width:15%;"|Gate No-1
! style="width:15%;"|Gate No-2
|-
|Sri Venkateswara college ||
|-
|Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College||
|-
|Dhalua Kuan||
|-
|School of Open Learning ||
|-
|Satya Niketan ||
|-
|Gurdwara Motibagh Sahib||
|-
|Nanak Pura
|}

==Connections==
===Bus===
[[Delhi Transport Corporation]] bus routes number 323, 392, 392B, 398, 442, 448, 448A, 448B, 448CL, 448EXT, 479, 479CL, 507CL, 511, 511A, 523, 529SPL, 543A, 567, 567A, 568, 568A, 569, 588, 611, 611A, 702, 711, 711A, 724, 724C, 724EXT, 794, 794A, 864, 874, 984A, AC-479, AC-711, AC-724, AC-724A, AC-Anand Vihar ISBT Terminal – Gurugram Bus Stand, Anand Vihar ISBT Tererminal – Gurugram Bus Stand, OMS (+) (-), TMS (-)
TMS-Azadpur-Lajpat, TMS-Lajpat Nagar, TMS-PBagh serves the station from nearby Satya Niketan bus stop.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DOIT_DTC/dtc/home |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025080536/http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dtc/DTC/Home/ |archive-date=25 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Delhi]]
*[[List of Delhi Metro stations]]
*[[Transport in Delhi]]
*[[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]]
*[[Delhi Suburban Railway]]
*[[Inner Ring Road, Delhi]]
*[[South Extension]]
*[[Delhi Monorail]]
*[[Delhi Transport Corporation]]
*[[South Delhi]]
*[[New Delhi]]
*[[National Capital Region (India)]]
*[[List of rapid transit systems]]
*[[List of metro systems]]
{{div col end}}
{{Clear}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Delhi}}
* [http://www.delhimetrorail.com/ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)]
* {{cite web|title=Station Information |work=Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) |url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html |archive-date=19 June 2010 |df=dmy }}
* [http://www.urbanrail.net ''UrbanRail.Net''] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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