ITO metro station

The ITO metro station is the last station to be opened individually before the entire corridor is commissioned in 2016. Part of the 'Heritage Line', the station is followed by stations – Delhi Gate metro station, Jama Masjid metro station, Lal Qila metro station and Kashmere Gate metro station. The station was finished in September 2014 and trial runs began in December 2014. However, operations on the 971-metre section between Mandi House and ITO were not started as safety inspection could not be carried out as per provisions of the Metro Railway General Rules. The Urban Development Ministry had amended and notified changes to the Metro Railway General Rules, 2013, to allow operations on single-line sections, which was a major stumbling block in operationalising the line. Originally scheduled to open in March 2015, it was opened for public use on 8 June 2015. For now being the new terminus of the Violet Line, going uptill Faridabad, the metro station will connect ITO to South Delhi, East Delhi and the satellite city of Faridabad. It will also provide easy connectivity to thousands coming from rest of the city through interchange stations on the Violet Line. From ITO, commuters can access the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali) as well as the Yellow Line (HUDA City Centre to Badli). In fact, it will also provide accessibility to all the lines of the Delhi Metro network through the various interchange stations on the corridor. ==The station==

Apart from the Income Tax Office and Delhi Police headquarters, the area is home to scores of administrative buildings, offices of prominent media houses and other locations that commuters at the ITO station reach every day. • Media establishments : Business Standard, Economic Times, Times of India, ThePrint, The Hindu, BusinessWorld, The Pioneer, MBD Publications, Veer Arjun, Indian Express • Leisure : Bal Bhawan, Shankar's International Dolls Museum • Arts and culture : Hindi Bhawan, Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Pearey Lal Bhawan auditorium, Children's Book Trust • Government offices : Comptroller and Auditor General of India, University Grants Commission, Bureau of Indian Standards, Delhi Development Authority, Quality Council of India • Offices of other national bodies : Indian National Science Academy, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institution of Engineers(India) Delhi Local Centre, Indian Institute of Public Administration, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi • Offices of political organizations : Centre of Indian Trade Unions • Hospital : Maulana Azad Medical College • Historical monument : Feroz Shah Kotla ==Connections==

Bus Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 26, 135, 173, 274, 402CL, 403, 403CL, 404, 405, 405A, 405STL, 411, 419, 419LSTL, 423, 425CL, 429, 429CL, 447, 501, 502, 503, 621, 632, 722, 790, GL-22 serves the station from Lala R.C. Agarwal Chowk stop. Delhi Transport Corporation bus routes number 73, 85, 85EXT, 85Ext, 135, 281, 310, 313, 317, 335, 336A, 340, 349, 349A, 375, 378, 390, 391, 418A, 418EXT, 623, 623A, 623B, 623EXT, 624ACL, 624BLnkSTL, 720, 723, 740, 740A, 740B, 740EXT, 770A, 910, 943, GL-22 serves the station from ITO bus stop. Rail of Indian Railways situated nearby. ==See also==