No exit from Delhi Metro’s Rajiv Chowk station after 9 pm on New Year’s eve

Entry, however, will be allowed for those wanting to leave the Connaught Place area from gates at ‘F’ and ‘B’ Blocks.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will not allow passengers to exit the Rajiv Chowk metro station after 9 pm on December 31.

Traffic at the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in New Delhi, on August 18, 2016. (HT File Photo)

“As advised by Delhi Police, exit of passengers from the Rajiv Chowk metro station will not be permitted from 9 pm onwards on New Year’s Eve. This is to enable the authorities to maintain peace and law and order during New Year’s Eve celebrations in New Delhi,” said a DMRC spokesperson.

But passengers will be allowed to enter the Rajiv Chowk metro station from ‘F’ and ‘B’ block gates of the station even after 9pm to board trains. “This will enable people visiting Connaught Place to go to their desired destination,” the spokesperson added.

The interchange facility between Line-2 (HUDA City Centre – Samaypur Badli) and Line-3/4 (Dwarka Sec-21 – Noida City Centre/Vaishali) will continue as usual at Rajiv Chowk metro station.

Services at all other metro corridors and stations will continue normally.