The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has revised its list of stations facing restrictions ahead of the proposed protests in the national capital on October 10, reducing the number from 57 to 45 following the Supreme Court's intervention.
According to DMRC's revised advisory posted on X, entry and exit at the 45 stations will remain closed from 9 pm on October 9 until 6 pm on October 10, citing security reasons. The situation will be reviewed by security agencies, and further updates will be issued as necessary.
However, interchange facilities will remain available at all the affected stations, except New Delhi metro station, DMRC said.
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Service Update - Revised Due to security reasons, the entry and exit at the following metro stations will remain closed from 09:00 PM on 9th October, 2026 till 06:00 PM on 10th October, 2026. Further the situation will be reviewed by the security agencies and necessary updates will be shared accordingly. However, interchange facility will remain available at all the concerned metro stations except New Delhi metro station. 1. Janpath 2. Patel Chowk 3. Central Secretariat 4. Lok Kalyan Marg 5. Rajiv Chowk 6. New Delhi 7. Seva Teerth 8. Mandi House 9. Barakhamba Road 10. ITO 11. Delhi Gate 12. Khan Market 13. Ramakrishna Ashram Marg 14. Jhandewalan 15. Supreme Court 16. Indraprastha 17. Shivaji Stadium 18. Dilli Haat-INA 19. Hauz Khas 20. Jor Bagh 21. Lajpat Nagar 22. Jangpura 23. Ashram 24. Jamia Millia Islamia 25. Chawri Bazar 26. Jama Masjid 27. Karol Bagh 28. Rajendra Place 29. Vishwavidyalaya 30. Kashmere Gate 31. Inderlok 32. Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar 33. Netaji Subhash Place 34. Azadpur 35. Jahangirpuri 36. Haiderpur Badli Mor 37. Majlis Park 38. Seelampur 39. Maujpur-Babarpur 40. Jafrabad 41. Welcome 42. Yamuna Vihar 43. Khajuri Khas 44. Shahdara 45. Rithala This is in partial modification of the update shared earlier about the closure of Metro stations.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) October 9, 2026
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Delhi Metro: List Of All 45 Affected Stations
The following stations will have their entry and exit facilities closed during the specified period:
Central Delhi: Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Lok Kalyan Marg, Rajiv Chowk, New Delhi, Seva Teerth, Mandi House, Barakhamba Road, ITO, Delhi Gate, Khan Market, Ramakrishna Ashram Marg, Jhandewalan, Supreme Court, Indraprastha and Shivaji Stadium.
South Delhi: Dilli Haat-INA, Hauz Khas, Jor Bagh, Lajpat Nagar, Jangpura, Ashram and Jamia Millia Islamia.
Old Delhi and North Delhi: Chawri Bazar, Jama Masjid, Karol Bagh, Rajendra Place, Vishwavidyalaya, Kashmere Gate, Inderlok, Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar, Netaji Subhash Place, Azadpur, Jahangirpuri, Haiderpur Badli Mor, Majlis Park and Rithala.
East and Northeast Delhi: Seelampur, Maujpur-Babarpur, Jafrabad, Welcome, Yamuna Vihar, Khajuri Khas and Shahdara.
The revised order follows the Supreme Court's observations that security arrangements cannot translate into a blanket shutdown of public transport, causing inconvenience to millions of commuters.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said authorities could regulate train movements to prevent unlawful gatherings but could not bring the entire metro network to a halt.
“Stopping something and regulating are two different concepts. One can regulate but it is completely different to put a halt on everything…you cannot stop everything,” the bench observed.
The court also stressed that restrictions must be proportionate to the situation, remarking, “You will not use a hammer to kill a fly.”
The restrictions come ahead of a proposed demonstration called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar and other locations in the New Delhi district on October 10. The protest is demanding Kumar's resignation amid opposition allegations concerning the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
In a communication dated October 8, the Joint Commissioner of Police, Transport Range, had asked DMRC Managing Director Vikas Kumar to impose restrictions on metro operations, citing the planned gathering and the possibility of crowds moving towards sensitive locations.
Delhi Police has maintained that the proposed gathering would be unauthorised under the restrictions currently in force.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Shrishti Pandey said Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was applicable across the national capital.
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The Supreme Court was also informed that railway services had been disrupted ahead of the demonstration. Indian Railways cancelled mail and express trains scheduled to arrive at or depart from New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin stations between 4 am and 2 pm on October 10, citing anticipated severe road congestion around the stations.
The cancellations affected long-distance services, including the Howrah-New Delhi and Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express trains.
The revised metro advisory partially modifies DMRC's earlier announcement, which had listed 57 stations and indicated that restrictions on October 10 would continue until further notice.
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