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Khan Market metro station

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Khan Market Station entrance and Ambassador Hotel, New Delhi
Khan Market Station entrance and Ambassador Hotel, New Delhi

The Khan Market is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi, on the Violet Line. The station, near the Khan Market, was opened with the first section of the Violet Line on 3 October 2010, in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day. Its preceding station is central Secretariat. It is near the Delhi Zoo and Purana Quila only by 0.8 km.

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Khan Market metro station
Prithviraj Lane, New Delhi Chanakya Puri Tehsil

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Khan Market

Prithviraj Lane
110003 New Delhi, Chanakya Puri Tehsil
Delhi, India
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Khan Market Station entrance and Ambassador Hotel, New Delhi
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