The Tis Hazari metro station is a metro station located on the Red Line of Delhi Metro. It is situated in the Tis Hazari area of Central Delhi. The station is situated just across the road from the Tis Hazari Courts Complex, which is the principal district court of Delhi. It is connected to gate number 2 of the complex by a footbridge. The footbridge has a ramp available for disabled people or physically challenged people.
History The Tis Hazari metro station was one of the first six metro stations on Delhi Metro's network. The DMRC had begun its commercial operations on 25 December 2002, a day after then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had inaugurated its first stretch spanning 8.2 kilometres from Shahdara to Tis Hazari on the Red Line.
Station layout Station layout L2Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform 2EastboundTowards → Next Station: Change at the next station for or Platform 1WestboundTowards ← Next Station: Side platform | Doors will open on the left L1ConcourseFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossoverGStreet LevelExit/Entrance
Facilities
Toilets: The station has a Sulabh toilet located near gate no. 3. There are also HDFC bank and SBI ATMs.
Exits Tis Hazari station entry/exits Gate No-1Gate No-2Gate No-3 Towards St. Stephen Hospital, Tis Hazari Court, Sadar Bazaar and Dept. of Animal Husbandry Towards Lala Hardev Sahai Marg, St. Stephen Hospital, Tis Hazari Court and Sadar bazar Towards Parking, Lt. Governor's Secretariat, Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, Rajpur Road and Boulevard Road
Connections Bus DTC bus routes number 17, 88, 102, 106, 107, 109, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 123, 124, 125, 125EXT, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 128, 129, 131, 133, 134, 136, 137, 138, 141, 142, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 154, 161, 172, 175, 182A, 182ACL, 183, 184, 194, 197, 199, 208, 218, 219EXT, 219STL, 231, 0236, 236, 236EXT, 247, 721, 792, 805A, 816, 816A, 817N, 823, 841, 842, 847, 863, 863SPL, 905, 905A, 906, 907, 922, 922A, 923, 924, 925, 0926, 926, 929, 937A, 939, 942, 942E and 992 serve the station from nearby Tis Hazari Court bus stop.
Rail Sadar Bazar railway station of Indian Railways is situated around 1.7 km away from the metro station.
Incidents 28 May 2012 - Robbery and murder outside the Tis Hazari station. 3 June 2012 - Seven gangsters arrested.
Gallery
See also List of Delhi Metro stations Transport in Delhi
References
External links
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site) Delhi Metro Annual Reports