On New Year's eve, exit from Rajiv Chowk station to close at 9 pm

Anticipating a large crowd of commuters on New Year's eve, Delhi Metro authorities have decided that exit from Rajiv Chowk metro station will t be allowed after 9 pm, officials said on Wednesday.  Every year, revellers gar at Connaught Place, heart of New Delhi, jacent to metro station, to ring in new year.

"To ease overcrowding on New Year's Eve (31 December 2020), exit from Rajiv Chowk metro station will t be allowed after 9 PM onwards. Entry of passengers will be allowed till departure of last train. Please plan your journey accordingly," DMRC tweeted.

Rajiv Chowk station is an interchange facility between Blue Line and Yellow Line of network.

COVID-19 safety rms like wearing of mask and social distancing are in place in view of pandemic, so crowd should t get too big, a senior official said.

DMRC's current operational network spans about 390 km with 285 stations across 11 corridors (including IDA–Greater IDA line). On regular days, aver daily ridership of Delhi Metro is over 26 lakh.