The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been requested by Delhi Police to temporarily close the entrance/exit gates in 57 stations of the metro system ahead of the planned protests in the national capital based on concern about people moving toward sensitive areas.
Joint Commissioner of Police (Transport Range) Rajneesh Gupta in a letter sent on Thursday had asked the metro operator to close the doors of the identified railway stations between 9 pm on Friday and Saturday or till things return to regularity.
The CMN also recommended reducing the number of metro trains that pass through the affected stations, depending on the security situation. The proposed restrictions are asked to apply for 57 stations against more than 300 stations of Delhi Metro network.
List Of 57 Delhi Metro Stations That May Be Shut
- Janpath
- Patel Chowk
- Central Secretariat
- Lok Kalyan Marg
- Rajiv Chowk
- New Delhi
- Seva Teerth (Udyog Bhawan)
- Mandi House
- Bara Khamba Road
- ITO
- Delhi Gate
- Khan Market
- R.K. Ashram Marg
- Jhandewalan
- Supreme Court
- Indraprastha
- Shivaji Stadium
- INA (both metro lines)
- Hauz Khas
- Jor Bagh
- Arjangarh
- Sarai Kale Khan-Nizamuddin
- Lajpat Nagar
- Jangpura
- Ashram
- Kalindi Kunj
- Jasola
- Jamia Millia Islamia
- Okhla Vihar
- Chawri Bazar
- Jama Masjid
- Karol Bagh
- Rajendra Place
- Vishwavidyalaya
- Vidhan Sabha
- Civil Lines
- Kashmere Gate
- Inderlok
- G.T.B. Nagar
- Kanhaiya Nagar
- Netaji Subhash Palace
- Azadpur
- Adarsh Nagar
- Jahangir Puri
- Haiderpur Badli Mor
- Majlis Park
- Shalimar Bagh
- Seelampur
- Maujpur
- Jafrabad
- Welcome
- Yamuna Vihar
- Khazuri Khas
- Shahdara
- Rithala
- Rohini East
- Rohini West
The move is done ahead of a protest planned by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against the President of the Election Commission of India, Gyanesh Kumar. On Saturday, comes Jantar Mantar, Mangala Park in Mangalbungalat, Supreme Court Outer Ring Road and other parts of Delhi, where protesters are expected to flock.
The police say all the precautions are to be taken into account in case of “unruly mob action towards sensitive locations.” Proposed closing time may impact commuters who travel through the stations in the identified “time.Proposed closing time may impact commuters using the stations in the identified closure “time”.
The CJP is hailed as a youth movement belonging to the Gen-Z era that held a stone-pit assembly at Jantar Mantar last year on the eve of the allegedly flawed national entrance test to medical colleges. The provided links that correlation to Pradhan’s resignation in July, as the then education minister.
Reducing metro restrictions is a ploy to signal security measures being put in place before the demonstrations. To avoid any inconvenience, commuters should read the official DMRC’s advisory which includes confirmed closure of stations, entry/exit restrictions and possible change in services before commuting.