The Central Secretariat (often abbreviated Central Sectt on platforms and trains) is a Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro

Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India. It is one of the largest metro networks in the world. The network consists of six lines with a total length of with 142 stations of which 35 are underground...

 station in Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

, on the Yellow Line. The Violet Line

Violet Line (Delhi Metro)

The Violet Line is one of the six lines of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. The line connects Central Secretariat station, of Yellow Line with Badarpur. The line consists of 16 metro stations with a total length of...

 links it with Badarpur

Badarpur (Delhi Metro)

Badarpur is an elevated station on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro. It is located after Tughlakabad station and is the terminal station on the line...

. A same level-interchange has been planned, as it will be the northern terminus of the Violet Line. It was the southern terminus of the Yellow line from 2005 to September 2010.

Nearby landmarks include Krishi Bhavan, and the Parliament House

Parliament of India

The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises the President and the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...

 and Central Secretariat.

Many DTC

Delhi Transport Corporation

Delhi Transport Corporation is the main public transport operator of Delhi. It operates buses on many bus routes, including the mudrika and Bahri Mudrika . It is the largest CNG-powered bus service operator in the world. DTC is operating Interstate Services in 6 states viz...

buses terminate outside the nearby Kendriya Terminal, including the 7 (Kewal Park), 185 (Nathul Pura), 190 (Burari), 260 (Harsh Vihar), 270 (Karawal Nagar), 271 (Jagat Pur Temple) and 581 (Deoli).

It is the only station to have totally different names in English and Hindi. Delhiites refer to the station by different names, including Secretariat, Kendriya Terminal (after the bus stop), Parliament station or simply Central.