The Dwarka Sector 21 metro station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. This station was built as an extension together with Dwarka Sector 8 in order to serve Dwarka residents better and provide interchange with the Delhi Airport Express. It was designed by Absolute Architecture. The station was inaugurated on 30 October 2010 after the completion of successful trials and approval from the railway inspector.[1][2]
Interchange to the Delhi Airport Express are available. Besides serving as a transport hub for the Delhi Metro, two floors of the station will be used for commercial purposes. It will also be the first Delhi Metro station to feature hotel rooms within the complex.[3] As of August 2014 it had the largest rooftop solar plant in the city. Through this plant, the DMRC plans to produce power for all operations at Dwarka Sector 21 station. The plant has a capacity of 500 kW, and is the largest of its kind in NCR under the Renewable Energy Service model and is a result of cooperation between DMRC and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) through 'ComSolar', a project that supports commercialization of solar energy in India.[4]
This station has been installed with platform screen doors on the orange line.
Facilities
List of available ATM at Dwarka Sector 21 metro station HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, Canara Bank.[5]
References
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ↑ DMRC Extends Metro Services To Dwarka Sector 21 on LINE-3. Delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ↑ Soon, eat, shop, stay at Metro station. Hindustan Times(2010-10-29). Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ↑ Delhi's largest solar plant at Dwarka Sector 21 Metro station(2014-08-11). Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ↑ ATM Details. Delhi Metro Rail.