Badarpur Border is an elevated station on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro. The station is located close to the interstate border between the city of Faridabad in Haryana and Badarpur in Delhi and sees a large daily ridership owing to this fact. It was the terminal station of the Violet Line till September 5, 2015. It was earlier known as Badarpur, and was renamed in December 2014.[3]
Badarpur Border | |||||||||||
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Delhi Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Badarpur, Delhi 110044 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°29′36.89″N 77°18′11.02″E / 28.4935806°N 77.3030611°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Delhi Metro | ||||||||||
Operated by | DMRC | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Violet Line | ||||||||||
Platforms |
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Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated, Double-track | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Parking | Available [1] | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed, Operational | ||||||||||
Station code | BAPB | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Delhi | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | January 14, 2011 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||||||||
Previous names | Badarpur metro station | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2015 | 32,814/day 1,017,242/ Month average [2] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
The station was opened on 14 January 2011, as part of the Sarita Vihar—Badarpur section of the line, and situated in Badarpur, Delhi. Initially, Badarpur metro station faced huge crowding problems, as it acted as a terminal for Delhi Metro. With the opening of a 14 km southward stretch between Badarpur in Delhi to Escorts Mujesar Faridabad on September 6, 2015, this station will now see less congestion as it was before.[4] Some of the Metro Services terminate here.
L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Raja Nahar Singh next station is Sarai (Delhi-Haryana Border) | |
Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Kashmere Gate next station is Tughlakabad | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L1 | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
The station also houses several ATMs, food kiosks and a book store run by WHSmith. List of available ATMs at Badarpur metro station: HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, Ratnakar Bank.[5]
Badarpur metro station Entry/exits | ||
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Gate No-1 | Gate No-2 | |
Passengers Underpass, near Faridabad Toll Plaza | International Institute of Hotel Management |
Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 8, 34, 34A, 405, 405A, 405ASTL, 418A, 418ALnkSTL, 433, 433CL, 433STL, 440A, 443, 460, 460CL, 460STL, 473, 473CL, 479, 479ACL, 479CL, 479STL, 511, 511A, 511ASTL, 525STL, 544, 717, 717A, 717B, 724A, 774, 874, Badarpur Border Terminal – Gurugram Bus Stand Ballabgarh Bus Stand – Panipat Ballabgarh Bus Stand – Sonipat from outside metro station stop.[6]