Pink Line’s Hazrat Nizamuddin station to be major transit hub
Station will provide direct connectivity to railway station, Sarai Kale Khan ISBT
NEW DELHI: The Hazrat Nizamuddin station on the Majlis Park–shiv Vihar corridor of Delhi Metro’s Pink Line will be one of the Metro network’s major transit hubs, as the station would provide direct connectivity with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station as well as Sarai Kale Khan Inter State Bus Terminus.
A spokesperson for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said the station will have dedicated entry/exit points connecting to railway station and to the ISBT.
One of the entry/exit points will be within a vicinity of 50 m from the ISBT, while another will be around 150 m away from the railway station.
At present, the closest Metro station to these two major transit stops is Indraprastha.
Hazrat Nizamuddin is the third biggest railway terminus in the Capital after New Delhi and Old Delhi railway stations. Most south-bound trains, including Rajdhani Express and super fast trains originate from here.
The railway station’s main gate is adjacent to Humayun Tomb, Rahim Khana Tomb and Hazarat Nizamuddin Dargah, visited by thousands of tour- ists each day.
Opposite to the railway station, the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT is one of three major bus terminuses of Delhi, along with Kashmere Gate ISBT and Anand Vihar ISBT.
Buses heading to Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh originate from here.
Earlier this month, DMRC started trial runs on the Pink Line’s 9.7 km-long stretch from Lajpat Nagar to Mayur Vihar Pocket-1. This section is likely to start operations from October.
The Hazrat Nizamuddin Metro station will also be equipped with broad staircases and escalators. The famous Indraprasth Park and the upcoming Seven Wonders project will be withing walking distance from the station.
The station will also have drop off bays near its three of its entry/exit points, as per the Multi Modal Integration (MMI) plan.
Adequate greening and beautification activities have been undertaken around the underground station and tabletop pedestrian crossings have been provided on the roads around it for movement of pedestrians.
The station is also adorned with 30 artworks portraying the historical heritage of the nearby areas. Thematic impressions and ‘jharokhas’ have also been used to beautify the station.
The major challenges faced during the construction of the station was the high water table and highly varying geotechnical conditions (varying from garbage filled top layer to good soil to sandy soil to highly weathered rock to very hard rock within the stretch of just 265 m).
Controlled blasting was also adopted to break the very hard rock.
The diversion of Ring Road was also a big challenge. There were innumerable power as well as Delhi Jal Board utilities (both underground and overhead), which had to be meticulously diverted so that the services rendered by these utilities did not suffer.