Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar metro station

The Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar metro station^[1] is located on the Red Line of the Delhi Metro. It is located in the Sahibabad Industrial Area locality of Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh. The Rajendra Nagar metro station renamed in honour of the country's fallen hero Ashoka Chakra awardee Major Mohit Sharma.^[2][3]

Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	GT Road, Sahibabad Industrial Area, Rajendra Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh 201005
Coordinates	28°40′39.472″N 77°21′29.754″E
Owned by	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Rithala Platform-2 → Shaheed Sthal
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	RJNM
History
Opened	8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Raj Bagh towards Rithala Red Line Shyam Park towards Shaheed Sthal
Route map Legend Shaheed Sthal Hindon River Arthala Mohan Nagar Shyam Park Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar Raj Bagh Shaheed Nagar Uttar Pradesh Delhi border Dilshad Garden Jhilmil Mansarovar Park Shahdara Junction Shahdara Swami Dayanand Marg Welcome Pink Line Seelampur Shastri Park Yamuna River Kashmere Gate Yellow Line Violet Line Tis Hazari Rani Jhansi Road Pul Bangash Magenta Line Subzi Mandi Kishanganj Pratap Nagar Swami Narayan Marg Shastri Nagar Inderlok Green Line Kanhaiya Nagar Keshav Puram Ring Road Netaji Subhash Place Pink Line Kohat Enclave Pitampura Magenta Line Outer Ring Road Rohini East Rohini West Rithala Rohini Sector 24&25 Rohini Sector 26 Rohini Sector 31 Rohini Sector 32 Rohini Sector 36&37 Barwala Rohini Sector 35 Rohini Sector 34 Bawana Industrial Area Sector 3&4 Bawana Industrial Area Sector 1&2 Bawana JJ Colony Sanoth New Sanoth Depot Station Bhorgarh Anaj Mandi Narela Narela DDA Sports Complex Narela Narela Sector 5 Delhi Haryana border Kundli Nathpur
Location

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) has been opened for all commercial passengers on 9 March 2019, Saturday from 0800 hours.

Station layout

L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Eastbound	Towards → Shaheed Sthal Next Station: Shyam Park
	Platform 1 Westbound	Towards ← Rithala Next Station: Raj Bagh
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L1	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G	Street level	Exit/Entrance

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 Sahibabad Junction of Indian Railways. The station will also provide ATM facilities

See also

• List of Delhi Metro stations
• Transport in Delhi
• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
• Delhi Suburban Railway
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• Delhi Transport Corporation
• List of Metro Systems
• National Capital Region (India)
• Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh

References

1. Prasad, Nikita (26 February 2019). "Delhi Metro Red Line: Two metro stations on Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda corridor to be renamed; here's why". Financial Express. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
2. "How Major Mohit Sharma Metro Station got its name". Life Land More.
3. "2 stations on Delhi Metro's Red Line extension renamed in honour of martyrs". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

External links

• Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
• Delhi Metro Annual Reports
• "Station Information". Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC). Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.