Moolchand
Delhi Metro station
General information
Location	Lala Lajpat Rai Marg, New Delhi 110024, India
Coordinates	28°33′50.3467″N 77°14′3.2813″E / 28.563985194°N 77.234244806°E / 28.563985194; 77.234244806
Owned by	Delhi Metro
Line(s)	Violet Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Raja Nahar Singh Platform-2 → Kashmere Gate
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	MLCD
History
Opened	October 3, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-03)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
322,417	10,401 (As of Jan 2015)
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station Lajpat Nagar towards Kashmere Gate Violet Line Kailash Colony towards Raja Nahar Singh
Route map Legend Kashmere Gate Red Line Yellow Line Lal Qila Jama Masjid Delhi Gate ITO Mandi House Blue Line Janpath Central Secretariat Yellow Line Khan Market Lodi Road Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Ring Railway Jangpura Lajpat Nagar Pink Line Ring Road Moolchand Kailash Colony Nehru Place Kalkaji Mandir Magenta Line Outer Ring Road Govindpuri Harkesh Nagar Okhla Indian Railways Jasola Apollo Sarita Vihar Mohan Estate Tughlakabad Golden Line Badarpur Border Delhi Haryana border Sarai NH 19 / Mathura Road NHPC Chowk Mewla Maharajpur Sector 28 Badkhal Mor Old Faridabad Neelam Chowk Ajronda Bata Chowk Escorts Mujesar Sant Surdas (Sihi) NH 19 / Mathura Road Raja Nahar Singh
Location

Moolchand is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi. It is located between Lajpat Nagar and Kailash Colony stations on the Violet Line. The station was opened with the first section of the Line on 3 October 2010 in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.^[1] The station, being nearby to several schools like Kendriya Vidyalaya and Frank Anthony, is frequently used by school children who come from far away places.

Station layout

L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Raja Nahar Singh next station is Kailash Colony
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Kashmere Gate next station is Lajpat Nagar Change at the next station for Pink Line
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L1	Concourse	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G	Street level	Exit/Entrance

Facilities

Available ATMs at Moolchand metro station are HDFC, Ratnakar Bank, PNB and SBI ^[2]

Nearby

Moolchand Medcity Hospital,^[3] Defence Colony, Andrews Ganj, Acharya Munir Ashram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing, Haldiram, The Japan Foundation, Guru Nanak Market,

Connections

Buses and rickshaws connect the station to nearby destinations.