45 Delhi Metro stations to remain closed till 10 PM amid CJP protests in national capital

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) issued a fresh advisory on Saturday, announcing the extension of closure of entry and exit gates at 45 metro stations by four hours till 10 pm amid security arrangements for the CJP protest in the national capital.

The stations, which were earlier scheduled to reopen at 6 pm, will continue to remain closed till 10 pm on October 10, the DMRC said in a revised service update. The Delhi metro authority will further study the security agencies review' in and around the national capital and will share necessary updates accordingly.

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Sharing a service update on X, the metro authority said, "The 45 Metro stations, closed since 09:00 PM on Friday due to security reasons will continue to remain closed till 10:00 PM tonight (10th October). Further the situation will be reviewed by the security agencies and necessary updates shall be shared accordingly."

The latest advisory came as heavy security, deployed around Delhi prevented protesters from reaching the designated protest site at Jantar Mantar, but the planned collective gathering soon spilled into streets, intersections and alternative meeting points across the national capital.

The latest metro restrictions cover several key stations across the metro network, including Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk, Janpath, Hauz Khas, Mandi House, ITO, and New Delhi.

Delhi Metro stations closed: Check full list below

1. Janpath
2. Patel Chowk
3. Central Secretariat
4. Lok Kalyan Marg
5. Rajiv Chowk
6. New Delhi
7. Seva Teerth
8. Mandi House
9. Barakhamba Road
10. ITO
11. Delhi Gate
12. Khan Market
13. Ramakrishna Ashram Marg
14. Jhandewalan
15. Supreme Court
16. Indraprastha
17. Shivaji Stadium
18. Dilli Haat-INA
19. Hauz Khas
20. Jor Bagh
21. Lajpat Nagar
22. Jangpura
23. Ashram
24. Jamia Millia Islamia
25. Chawri Bazar
26. Jama Masjid
27. Karol Bagh
28. Rajendra Place
29. Vishwavidyalaya
30. Kashmere Gate
31. Inderlok
32. Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar
33. Netaji Subhash Place
34. Azadpur
35. Jahangirpuri
36. Haiderpur Badli Mor
37. Majlis Park
38. Seelampur
39. Maujpur-Babarpur
40. Jafrabad
41. Welcome
42. Yamuna Vihar
43. Khajuri Khas
44. Shahdara
45. Rithala

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Why are selected metro stations in Delhi closed?

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) had called for a demonstration to demand Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, accusing him of planning voter-list manipulation during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll and other irregularities related to Form 6, used for voter registration.

The administration has undertaken numerous steps to curb protesters' gathering in and around the national capital by barricading roads, diverting routes, closing metro stations and halting express and mail trains' arrival at key Delhi Railway stations.

Earlier on Friday, the DMRC had revised its earlier advisory, reducing the number of stations facing entry and exit restrictions from 57 to 45. The curbs were imposed following a request from Delhi Police in view of the anticipated CJP and Opposition protest and concerns over crowd movement towards sensitive locations.

The restrictions covered several key stations across the metro network, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk, Janpath, Mandi House, ITO, Kashmere Gate and New Delhi.

However, interchange facilities were allowed at the affected stations, except New Delhi metro station, under the earlier advisory.