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Delhi Metro tomorrow: are the 45 closed stations reopening? Live status
Entry and exit gates at 45 Delhi Metro stations are shut until 6 PM IST today, 10 October. As of 2:54 PM IST, DMRC has not announced anything for Sunday. Here's the full list of stations, what DMRC actually said, and where to check before you travel.
TL;DRThe short version
- Today: entry and exit are closed at 45 stations from 9 PM on 9 Oct to 6 PM on 10 Oct. Trains still run, and you can change lines at every one of these stations except New Delhi. This is according to DMRC's revised service update on X.
- Tomorrow (Sunday 11 Oct): as of 2:54 PM IST, DMRC had posted no update about extending or lifting the closures. It said security agencies would review the situation and that updates would follow.
- On 9 Oct the Supreme Court called the original 57-station shutdown order “overreaching” and said metro services can be regulated but not banned outright. DMRC then cut the list to 45.
- Before you travel, check DMRC's official X account for the next service update: x.com/OfficialDMRCDMRC has been posting its service updates on X first. Its website, delhimetrorail.com, carries network and journey information.
Key facts
- Stations affected
- 45 (revised down from 57); entry and exit closed
- Closure window
- 9 PM, Fri 9 Oct to 6 PM, Sat 10 Oct (DMRC)
- Interchange
- Available at all 45 stations except New Delhi (DMRC)
- Sunday 11 Oct
- No DMRC announcement as of 2:54 PM IST; “situation will be reviewed by the security agencies”
- Namo Bharat
- Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar stations closed till 10 PM, 10 Oct (NDTV)
- Supreme Court
- Called the blanket curbs “overreaching” (9 Oct); compliance report due in 4 days
- Contempt plea
- Filed in the Supreme Court on 10 Oct over the continued closures (Bar & Bench, LiveLaw)
- Official channels
- x.com/OfficialDMRC · delhimetrorail.com
Short answer: today (Saturday), entry and exit at 45 Delhi Metro stations stay closed until 6 PM IST. For Sunday, 11 October, DMRC has not announced anything yet. Its last service update, posted at about 9:56 PM IST on Friday, said security agencies would review the situation and share updates. Until DMRC says otherwise, treat 6 PM today as the scheduled end of the closure, and check @OfficialDMRC before you set out.
Status checked at 2:54 PM IST. We'll update this page as soon as DMRC posts a new service update.
Kal metro chalegi ya nahi? Status right now
| Question | Answer (as of 2:54 PM IST) |
|---|---|
| Are trains running? | Yes. The closure covers entry and exit gates, not the trains. |
| Can I change lines at a closed station? | Yes, at all of them except New Delhi, according to DMRC. |
| When do the gates reopen? | DMRC's update says the closure runs till 6 PM, 10 Oct. |
| What about Sunday, 11 Oct? | No announcement yet. DMRC says security agencies will review the situation. |
| Namo Bharat? | Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar stations are closed till 10 PM today, NDTV reports. |
The 45 stations with entry and exit closed
This list comes from DMRC's revised service update, as reproduced by TOI, PTI and NDTV.
| 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 |
How we got here: timeline
- Thu 8 Oct: Delhi Police's Transport Range wrote to DMRC's managing director. According to the Supreme Court's order, these communications asked for reduced frequency and closed gates at 57 stations from 9 PM on 9 October.
- Fri 9 Oct, afternoon: the Supreme Court said the notifications “appear to be overreaching” because they impose “a complete ban upon essential public transportation”. It recorded the Solicitor General's assurance that services would run in a “regulated manner”, and asked DMRC, the Railways and Delhi Traffic Police for a compliance report within four days.
- Fri 9 Oct, about 9:56 PM: DMRC posted a revised update that cut the list to 45 stations and kept the window at 9 PM 9 Oct to 6 PM 10 Oct.
- Sat 10 Oct: a contempt petition was filed in the Supreme Court alleging that the closures went against the court's order, Bar & Bench and LiveLaw report. India Today reports that over 250 trains to New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin, scheduled between 4 AM and 2 PM, were cancelled.
- Sat 10 Oct, 6 PM: the scheduled end of the station closures, according to DMRC.
Planning a Sunday trip?
- Check @OfficialDMRC after 6 PM today. That's where DMRC has posted every update on these closures so far.
- Change lines at a station that isn't on the list if you can. If you have to change at one of these stations, the interchange stays open everywhere except New Delhi.
- Avoid central Delhi by road if you can. Delhi Traffic Police diversions around Jantar Mantar, Connaught Place and Mandi House were in force today. Check traffic.delhipolice.gov.in.
We report on the metro closures for commuters only. For the protest itself, see our explainer on Dhruv Rathee's detention and the 10-day protest rule.
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