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{{short description|Rail station in Delhi, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Delhi Metro logo.svg|50px]] Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar
| type = [[Delhi Metro]] station
| style = Delhi Metro
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| address = GT Road, Sahibabad Industrial Area, Rajendra Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201005
| coordinates = {{coord|28.677631|N|77.358265|E|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{color box|#{{Delhi Metro color|Red}}}} [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Red Line]]
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| structure = [[Elevated]]
| platform = [[Side platform]]
Platform-1 → [[Rithala (Delhi Metro)|Rithala]] Platform-2 → [[New Bus Adda metro station|New Bus Adda]]
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| levels = 2
| tracks = 2
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| opened = {{start date|df=yes|2019|3|8}}{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
| closed =
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| electrified = 25 kV 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
| ADA = Yes {{access icon}}{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
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| owned = [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]]
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| services = {{S-rail|title=Delhi Metro}}
{{S-line|system=Delhi Metro|line=Red |previous= Shyam Park|next=Raj Bagh}}
| map_type = India Delhi
| map_dot_label = Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar
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The '''Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar''' metro station<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/delhi-metro-red-line-two-metro-stations-on-dilshad-garden-new-bus-adda-corridor-to-be-renamed-heres-why/1499028/ | title=Delhi Metro Red Line: Two metro stations on Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda corridor to be renamed; here's why | date=26 February 2019 | first=Nikita | last=Prasad | newspaper=Financial Express | access-date=30 March 2019 }}</ref> is located on the [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Red Line]] of the [[Delhi Metro]]. It is located in the Sahibabad Industrial Area locality of [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://themetrorailguy.com/2016/02/08/pics-progress-of-delhi-metros-red-line-in-ghaziabad/|title=Progress of Delhi Metro's Red line in Ghaziabad|access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref> The Rajendra Nagar metro station renamed in honour of the country's fallen hero [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]] awardee [[Major]] [[Mohit Sharma (soldier)|Mohit Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Major Mohit Sharma Metro Station got its name|url=https://lifeandmore.in/special-stories/how-major-mohit-sharma-metro-station-got-its-name/|url-status=live|website=Life Land More}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=2 stations on Delhi Metro's Red Line extension renamed in honour of martyrs|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/080319/2-stations-on-delhi-metros-red-line-extension-renamed-in-honour-of-ma.html|url-status=live|access-date=8 March 2019}}</ref>

==History==
This station was proposed early in 2016 by DMRC under extension of Red line. The project deadline was 30 September 2018, when trials were to be conducted. The final commencement was done on 8 March 2019 and the Metro Station (including the whole new branch of [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Red Line]]) has been opened for all commercial passengers on 9 March 2019, Saturday from 0800 hours.

== 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- 2, doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Eastbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards →[[New Bus Adda metro station|New Bus Adda]]
|-
|'''Westbound'''
|→Towards ←[[Rithala (Delhi Metro)|Rithala]]
|-
|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- 1, 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|
|-
|}

==Facilities==

Rajendra Nagar metro station is close to the famous local movie theatre, the M4U cinema hall. There is a very famous and a large sweet shop/restaurant, known by its name Bikanerwala. It also provides a nearby link to {{stnlnk|Sahibabad Junction}} of [[Indian Railways]]. The station will also provide [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] facilities

==See also==
*[[List of Delhi Metro stations]]
*[[Transport in Delhi]]
*[[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]]
*[[Delhi Suburban Railway]]
*[[Rapid transit in India|List of rapid transit systems in India]]
*[[Delhi Transport Corporation]]
*[[List of Metro Systems]]
*[[National Capital Region (India)]]
*[[Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons|Delhi Metro}}
{{Wikivoyage|Delhi}}
{{Wikivoyage|Ghaziabad}}
* [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 |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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