Najafgarh

Overview

Najafgarh lies on the south western outskirts of Delhi, sharing its boundary with Gurgaon and Bahadurgarh in Haryana. The town is 29 kilometres southwest of the centre of New Delhi and 10 kilometres northwest of the district headquarters at Dwarka. The town takes its name from Mirza Najaf Khan, commander-in-chief of the Mughal Army under Emperor Shah Alam II, who set up a military outpost here.

The metro station, 288 meters long and 21 meters below road level, is the only metro depot station running both Broad gauge and Standard gauge trains.

Good to know

• The Grey Line of the Delhi Metro serves Najafgarh, and its station opened to the public on 4 October 2019.
• The UER-II road runs through Najafgarh close to the Sai Baba temple.
• Buses of the DTC and DIMTS run from Najafgarh Bus Terminal to other parts of Delhi.

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