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Delhi Metro's Nabi Karim station creates rare same-line interchange

Delhi Metro's Nabi Karim station creates rare same-line interchange
Delhi Metro’s unusual new stop could lead to confusion — Same magenta line, two different routes - Infrastructure News · financialexpress.com

The Delhi Metro is a big train system that helps people move around Delhi.

Usually, each metro line has its own color and goes from one end of the city to the other.

Soon, two new parts of the same Magenta Line will meet at a new station called Nabi Karim.

To switch between these two parts, passengers will have to change trains at Nabi Karim.

One train goes toward RK Ashram Marg, and another goes toward Inderlok, even though both are called the Magenta Line.

That is why riders must check the signs before they get on.

The station has two different platform levels, one above the other.

The metro company, called DMRC, is using signs on walls and floors to help people find the right train.

At first, the plan was to make the Inderlok–Indraprastha route part of the Green Line, but later the plan changed.

The station is about 70 percent built, so it has not opened yet.

Key facts

Operator
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
Station type
Underground, with two platform levels connected via concourse levels
Upper platform corridor
Janakpuri West–RK Ashram Marg (28.92 km, 22 stations)
Lower platform corridor
Indraprastha–Inderlok (12.38 km, 10 stations)
Construction status
About 70% complete
Original Phase 4 plan
Inderlok–Indraprastha was sanctioned as a Green Line extension, later changed to the Magenta Line
Phase V(A) extension
RK Ashram Marg–Indraprastha corridor, 9.913 km with 9 stations
Confusion-reduction plan
Clear signage and floor markings at key points inside the station

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