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{{Short description|Metro station in Delhi, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Delhi Metro logo.svg|50px]] Janakpuri
West जनकपुरी पश्चिम
| type = {{Delhi Metro Infobox station line|line=Blue|line2=Magenta}}
| image = Janakpuri West (Delhi) metro station.jpg
| style = Delhi Metro
| address = Shivaji Marg, Janakpuri District Center, Janakpuri, New Delhi, 110058
| coordinates = {{Coord|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{rcb|Delhi Metro|Blue|croute}} {{rcb|Delhi Metro|Magenta|croute}}
| other =
| structure = Elevated (Blue Line) Underground (Magenta Line)
| platform = [[Side platform]] 
{{font color|blue|Platform-1}} → {{stl|Delhi Metro|Noida Electronic City}}/{{stl|Delhi Metro|Vaishali}} {{font color|blue|Platform-2}} → {{stl|Delhi Metro|Dwarka Sector 21}} [[Island platform]] {{font color|magenta|Platform-3}} → {{stl|Delhi Metro|Botanical Garden}} {{font color|magenta|Platform-4}} → {{stl|Delhi Metro|Krishna Park Extension}}
| depth =
| levels = 2
| tracks = 4
| parking = {{parking symbol}} <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/Parking_Details.aspx|title=Parking_Details| website=Delhi Metro Rail}}</ref> Multi-Level Parking in Metro's Unity One Mall
| bicycle =
| opened = {{ubl|{{Start date and age|2005|December|31|df=y}} (Blue Line)|{{Start date and age|2018|May|29|df=y}} (Magenta line)}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} through [[Overhead line|overhead catenary]]
| accessible = Yes {{Access icon}}
| code = {{#property:P296}}
| owned = [[Delhi Metro]]
| operator = [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]] (DMRC)
| zone =
| smartcardname =
| smartcardstatus =
| former =
| passengers = 21,262/day 659,120/ Month average <ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/otherdocuments/867/RidershipDetails.pdf|title=Ridership_Details| website=Delhi Metro Rail}}</ref>
| pass_year = Jan 2015
| pass_rank =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Delhi Metro|line1=Blue|left1=Uttam Nagar East|right1=Janakpuri East
|line2=Magenta|left2=Krishna Park Extension|to-left2=Krishna Park Extension|right2=Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South
}}
| route_map = {{Delhi Metro Blue Line Route}}{{Delhi Metro Magenta Line Route}}
| map_state = collapsed
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}

The '''Janakpuri West''' metro station is an interchange station between the [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]] and [[Magenta Line (Delhi Metro)|Magenta Line]] of [[Delhi Metro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html |title=Station Information |access-date=2010-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html |archive-date=19 June 2010}}</ref>

==History==

===Phase III===
Under Phase III, Janakpuri West station has become an interchange station with the Magenta line (Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden). From here, passengers can connect to South Delhi and Noida via. Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1, Hauz Khas and Kalkaji Mandir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/press_reldetails.aspx?id=eQM2nlig5R4lld|title=Kalkaji Mandir - Janakpuri West Metro Corridor Inaugurated for Passenger Services}}</ref>

The section was inaugurated on 28 May 2018 by Honorable Chief Minister, Mr. [[Arvind Kejriwal]] & Union Minister, Mr. [[Hardeep Singh Puri]]. Commercial operations began started 29 May 2018.

===India's Highest Escalators===
The escalators installed at the new Janakpuri West Metro station have the highest elevation for
any escalator in India. These escalators have a height of 15.65 meters, equal to a five-story building, that surpasses the height of the escalators installed at the [[Kashmere Gate metro station]], which are 14.575 meters tall.
The horizontal length of the escalators is 35.32 meters. The weight of each escalator was 26 tonnes and a 250-tonne
crane was specially planted for the installation of these escalators.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.delhimetrorail.com/PressReleaseDocuments/pressinfoeng_25518.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 May 2018 |archive-date=29 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529130121/http://www.delhimetrorail.com/PressReleaseDocuments/pressinfoeng_25518.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==The station==
===Station layout===
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''P'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=100|'''Platform 1''' '''Eastbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=500|Towards → {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Blue|R|type=main}} / {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Blue|R|type=branch}} '''Next Station:''' {{stl|Delhi Metro|Janakpuri East}}
|-
|'''Platform 2''' '''Westbound'''
|Towards ← {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Blue|L}} '''Next Station:''' {{stl|Delhi Metro|Uttam Nagar East}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|valign=top|'''UC'''
|valign=top|Upper Concourse
|valign=top|Fare collection gates, station agent, Ticket vending machines
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;border-top:solid 1px grey;" width=50 valign=top rowspan=2|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px grey;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;border-top:solid 1px grey;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|Fare collection gates, station agent, Ticket vending machines
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|'''LC'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|Lower Concourse
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|Fare collection gates, station agent, Ticket vending machines
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''P'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=100|'''Platform 3''' '''Eastbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=500|Towards → {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Magenta|R}} '''Next Station:''' {{stl|Delhi Metro|Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]] | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=100|'''Platform 4''' '''Westbound'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Krishna Park Extension metro station|Krishna Park Extension]] ''Train Terminus''
|}

===Facilities===
Facilities: Escalator (for going up only) on both sides.

Nearby attractions (within walking distance): Janak Palace Shopping complex, Inox Theatre (Earlier: Satyam Cineplex), Sagar Ratna Restaurant, Piccadilly Hotel (earlier known as Hotel Hilton). This station also serves to the people of Vikaspuri.

==Entry/Exit==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
|-
! align="center" colspan="5" style="background:#{{rcr|Delhi Metro|Blue}};"| Janakpuri West metro station Entry/exits
|-
! style="width:30%;"|Gate No-1
! style="width:30%;"|Gate No-2
! style="width:30%;"|Gate No-3
|-
| || ||
|-
| || ||
|}

==Connections==
Janakpuri West metro station serves as an interchange between Blue Line and [[Magenta Line (Delhi Metro)|Magenta Line]] of the Delhi Metro.

===Bus===
[[Delhi Transport Corporation]] bus routes number 588, 810, 813, 813CL, 816, 816A, 816EXT, 817, 817A, 817B, 818, 819, 822, 823, 824, 824SSTL, 825, 826, 827, 828, 829, 833, 834, 835, 836, 838, 838A, 845, 847, 861A, 871, 871A, 872, 873, 876, 878, 891STL, 972A, 972BSPL and By Pass Express serve the station.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/DOIT_DTC/dtc/home| title=Department of Delhi Transport Corporation| website=Govt.of NCT of Delhi| access-date=21 February 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>

==Gallery==

[[File:Janakpuri West Metro Station.jpg|250px]]
[[File:Janak Puri West metro signboard.jpg|100px]]

==See also==
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*[[Delhi]]
*[[List of Delhi Metro stations]]
*[[Transport in Delhi]]
*[[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]]
*[[Delhi Suburban Railway]]
*[[Delhi Monorail]]
*[[Delhi Transport Corporation]]
*[[West Delhi]]
*[[New Delhi]]
*[[National Capital Region (India)]]
*[[List of rapid transit systems]]
*[[List of metro systems]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons|Delhi Metro}}
{{Wikivoyage|Delhi}}
* [http://www.delhimetrorail.com/ Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)]
* [http://www.delhimetrorail.com/annual_report.aspx/ Delhi Metro Annual Reports]
* {{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}}
* [http://www.urbanrail.net ''UrbanRail.Net''] – Descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
*{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Janakpuri+West/@28.6296149,77.0754394,685m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sJanakpuri+West+metro+station!3m4!1s0x390d04c0f345e9d9:0xac5f3d421621937b!8m2!3d28.6294091!4d77.0777618|title= Janakpuri West metro station}}

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Igorsiw at 12:22, 18 February 2026