Delhi Aerocity metro station

{{Short description|Metro station in Delhi, India}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox station | name = 50px Delhi Aerocity | type = {{Delhi Metro Infobox station line|line=Airport Express|line2=Golden}} | style = Delhi Metro | image = File:Delhi Aerocity Metro Station.jpg | address = Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi,110037 | coordinates = {{Coord|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | line = {{rcb|Delhi Metro|Airport Express|croute}} {{rcb|Delhi Metro|Golden|croute}} | other = | structure = Underground | platform = {{ubl|Island platform|Platform-1 → Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25|Platform-2 → {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Airport|R}}}} | depth = | levels = 2 | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | baggage_check = | opened = {{start date and age|2011|8|15|df=y}} | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = {{25 kV 50 Hz}} through overhead catenary | accessible = Yes {{access icon}} | code = {{#property:P296}} | owned = Delhi Metro | zone = | smartcardname = | smartcardstatus = | former = | passengers = | pass_year = | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Delhi Metro|line1=Airport Express|left1=IGI Airport|right1=Dhaula Kuan |header2=Future service|line2=Golden|type2=main|left2=Terminal 1 IGI Airport|right2=Mahipalpur}} | route_map = {{Delhi Metro Airport Express Route}}{{Delhi Metro Golden Line Route}} | map_state = collapsed | mapframe = yes | mapframe-marker = rail | mapframe-zoom = 14 }} The '''Delhi Aerocity''' metro station is located on the Delhi Airport Express Line of the Delhi Metro.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amarujala.com/state/Delhi/12539-4.html |title=Breaking New Delhi News, Latest Daily New Delhi News, New Delhi Local Headlines – New Delhi – Amar Ujala |access-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003130752/http://www.amarujala.com/state/Delhi/12539-4.html |archive-date=3 October 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This station is located near the National Highway 8. While the Airport Express Line was opened on 23 February 2011, this station was not opened to the public until Independence Day, Monday 15 August 2011, to allow a buildup of demand.

The metro station was constructed to connect Delhi Metro with Aerocity, a part of Indira Gandhi International Airport, ultimately housing 16 luxury hotels and commercial spaces. It was conceived and approved as a part of the Delhi Airport master plan. The hospitality district of Aerocity offers quick access to the airport, besides being centrally located between the business areas of Delhi and Gurgaon.

The station is within walking distance to Mahipalpur, New Delhi, situated at Delhi–Gurgaon border. thumb|Entrance to Delhi Aerocity metro station

==Station layout== {|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 |style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=50 valign=top|'''G''' |style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=100 valign=top|Street level |style="border-top:solid 1px grey;border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|'''C''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|Concourse |style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;"|Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''P''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=100|'''Platform 2''' '''South West bound''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=500|Towards → {{ltl|Delhi Metro|Airport|R}} '''Next Station:''' {{stl|Delhi Metro|Dhaula Kuan}} '''''Change at the next station for {{stl|Delhi Metro|Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus}} metro station under''' {{rcb|Delhi Metro|Pink|croute}}'' |- |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform | Doors will open on the right{{access icon}} |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width=100|'''Platform 1''' '''Northbound''' | style="border-bottom:solid 1px grey;" width="500" |Towards ← Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 '''Next Station:''' {{stl|Delhi Metro|IGI Airport}} |}

==Business area==

* Worldmark Aerocity, adjacent to the Aerocity metro station

== Connectivity== {{see also | Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport#Connectivity | l1 = IGI connectivity }}

Delhi Aerocity metro station is the main interconnectivity hub for the IGI on Yellow Line (operational) and Golden Line (expected completion by March 2026),<ref name="CW"/> with the existing NH48 and existing Dwarka Expressway next to it. Also adjacent to it are the proposed Aerocity ISBT (west of the Aerocity metro station),<ref name=isbti1/> underground Delhi Aerocity RRTS (expected completion by December 2024, east of the Aerocity metro station) on Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System,<ref name="float1"/> proposed at-grade IGI Automatic People Mover (APM) light rail for moving passengers between various terminals within the restricted area,<ref name="pert1"/> and under-construction Aerocity Passenger Transport Centre (PTC) (east of the Aerocity metro station) for connectivity via autorickshaw, ride hailing bikes and cars, etc.<ref name="pert1"/> The upgraded Bijwasan railway station (expected completion by December 2024) is adjacent to the Dwarka Sector 21 metro interchange station on Orange and Blue Line, and Bijwasan railway station will connect to the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (expected completion by March 2025) via the Patli railway station in the south.

* National Highway 48 (India) (NH48), existing NH48 passes by the Delhi Aerocity metro station. * Dwarka Expressway, existing expressway operational since 2024. * Aerocity Inter State Bus Terminus (Aerocity ISBT), proposed in 2023 adjacent to the Aerocity metro station.<ref name=isbti1>{{cite news |last1=सोनी |first1=प्रशांत |last2=श्रीवास्तव |first2=अनुज |date=15 December 2023 |title=IGI एयरपोर्ट के पास बनेगा नया बस अड्डा, यूपी -पंजाब के यात्रियों को होगा सीधा फायदा |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/delhi/other-news/new-isbt-will-be-built-near-igi-airport-up-punjab-and-many-state-passengers-use-it/articleshow/106011473.cms |work=Navbharat Times |language=hi |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> * Golden Line (Delhi Metro) Aerocity metro station, under construction and expected to be completed by March 2026, will connect IGI T1 with Tughlakabad metro station via the Delhi Aerocity metro station.<ref name="CW">{{cite news|title=Delhi's Airport Metro set for silver line extension to terminal 1|url=https://www.constructionworld.in/policy-updates-and-economic-news/delhis-airport-metro-set-for-silver-line-extension-to-terminal-1/48426|work=Construction World|date=12 January 2024|access-date=14 January 2024|language=en}}</ref> * Delhi Aerocity RRTS on Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System, under construction and expected to be completed by December 2024, will have an interconnected station adjacent to the Delhi Aerocity metro station.<ref name="float1">[https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/tender-floated-for-construction-of-rapid-rail.html Tender floated for construction of Rapid Rail], Daily Pioneer, 25 December 2018.</ref> * IGI Automatic People Mover (IGI APM), a light rail for moving passengers between various terminals within the restricted area.<ref name="pert1"/> * Aerocity Passenger Transport Centre (PTC), under construction for connectivity via auto, cab and bike rides, etc.<ref name="pert1">[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/isbt-metro-rrts-passenger-mover-in-aerocity-hub-vision-101703095803103.html ISBT, Metro, RRTS, passenger mover in Aerocity hub vision], Hindustan Times, 21 Dec 2023.</ref> * Dwarka Sector 21 metro station will become an interchange of Orange and Blue Line.<ref name=newp1/> Kirti Nagar to Bamnoli Metrolite, proposed light metro, will interchange at IICC - Dwarka Sector 25 metro station for connectivity to the airport.<ref name=cont1>{{Cite news |title=Delhi Metro's Much-awaited Phase 4 Gets AAP Govt's Nod, Likely to be Ready by 2024 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/delhi-metros-much-awaited-phase-4-gets-aap-govts-nod-likely-to-be-ready-by-2024-1978485.html |website=News18 |agency=PTI |date=20 December 2018 |access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref> Bamnoli will also be connected further south to Rapid Metro Gurgaon (at Rezang La Chowk in Palam Vihar) via the existing IICC - Dwarka Sector 25 metro station (India International Convention and Expo Centre).<ref name=newp1>{{cite news |title=Joy after long wait as Gurgaon Metro gets central green light |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/joy-after-long-wait-as-gurgaon-metro-gets-central-green-light/articleshow/100834637.cms |work=The Times of India |date=8 June 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> * Bijwasan railway station adjacent to the Dwarka Sector 21 metro station.

== Attractions== In May 2025, it was announced that a 300,000 square-foot entertainment and retail hub will be built at Aerocity. The resort, called "Universal Studios Delhi", will cater to both domestic and international tourists, opening in mid-2027.{{efn|It maybe noted that this theme park attraction has no relation with NBC Universal's resort at all}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.travelandleisureasia.com/in/news/universal-studios-to-open-its-first-ever-theme-park-in-india/ |title=Universal Studios To Open Its First Indoor Theme Park In India? Here's What We Know |website=Travel + Leisure Asia |first=Yashita |last=Vashishth |date=May 6, 2025 |access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/travel/news/coming-soon-universal-studios-first-theme-park-to-open-in-this-indian-city-by-2027/articleshow/120866725.cms |title=Coming soon: Universal Studios' first theme park to open in this Indian city by 2027 |website=The Times of India |date=May 4, 2025 |access-date=May 25, 2025}}</ref>

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==External links== * [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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619035828/http://delhimetrorail.com/commuters/station_information.html|archivedate=19 June 2010|df=dmy-all}} * [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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