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Delhi Metro Status Today: 18 Stations Closed; Janpath Stop Covered with Newspapers
DMRC said interchange remains open at three stations as the protest at Jantar Mantar continues to disrupt travel and commercial activity in central Delhi.
- On Friday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation kept 17 central Delhi stations closed for the third consecutive day due to security concerns amid Cockroach Janta Party protests at Jantar Mantar, though interchange facilities remain available at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House, and Central Secretariat.
- Authorities imposed the restrictions to maintain public order as ongoing student agitation continues at Jantar Mantar, significantly disrupting normal life and curtailing commercial activity in Connaught Place.
- Commuters like 18-year-old Vivaan from East Delhi walk from New Delhi Metro station, saying "the commute is difficult, but it is nothing in front of the cause that we are standing up for." Auto-rickshaw driver Suresh reported, "Our daily income is suffering."
- Following an advisory from the New Delhi Municipal Council , shops, offices, and restaurants in the Connaught Place area have been directed to close early at 6:30 p.m., extending the disruption beyond transit.
- DMRC stations will remain closed "till further instructions," forcing commuters like Aniket to start journeys one and a half hours earlier; the corporation also shut down Jhandewalan station, extending the uncertainty.
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Student Protest: 17 Delhi Metro Stations Shut as Jantar Mantar Student Protest Disrupts Capital
<p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" data-start="177" data-end="815">The ongoing student protest at Jantar Mantar has significantly disrupted normal life in the national capital, prompting authorities to impose fresh restrictions across central Delhi. For the third consecutive day, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) issued an advisory announcing the closure of entry and exit at 17 metro stations from 7:30 a.m. until further orders. Th…
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