Civil Lines

Civil Lines
—  subdistrict  —
Coordinates
Country	India
Territory	Delhi
District(s)	North Delhi
Parliamentary constituency	North Delhi
Civic agency	Municipal Corporation Of Delhi
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Civil Lines is a term used for residential areas originally built by the British Raj for its senior officers.^[1] The Civil Lines, Delhi is a subdivision of North Delhi District in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, India and noted residential areas in Delhi. It is one of the 12 zones under the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). It was the hub of European-style hotels in the city until New Delhi came into being in 1911.^[2]

Civil Lines

Map of Delhi showing location of Civil Lines

The name Civil Lines is a relic of British Raj times, when the city of Delhi was organized into separate areas where the British Military and Civilian buildings were located. Areas where civilians lived were demarcated as Civil Lines. One interesting monument of British Raj era is the Metcalfe House, Delhi. One of the earliest modern hotels in Delhi was the Maidens Hotel, Delhi, later Oberoi Maidens, built 1903. It was situated in the Civil Lines, where all European style hotel were situated and the officers of British Raj stayed. Other hotels in the area were Swiss Hotel and Hotel Cecil, run by Robert Hotz family, which also owned Wildflower Hall and Cecil Hotel in Shimla. Hotel Cecil was later demolished and today St. Xavier's School, Delhi stand on the location. ^[2]

A children's home run by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, lies North of Qudsia Bagh, in Civil Lines. Civil Lines is a quite big area consisting of various colonies and offices.One of the main colony is Delhi Police Staff Quarters which is just behind the Civil Lines Police Station.

Civil Lines is connected to Delhi University North Campus It is now a developing district. It includes areas like:

1. Rajpur Road 2. Sham Nath Marg 3. Under Hill Road 4. Under Hill Lane 5. Police Lines 6. Shankracharya Marg 7. Raj Narain Road 8. Maharaja Lal Lane

Surrounding areas

• Delhi University - North Campus
• Mukherjee Nagar: It is an educational centre, mostly known for I.A.S coachings. It has a famous movie theatre called Batra Cinema.
• Kingsway Camp: Main Road Of G.T.B Nagar.It is a very congested market.
• Hudson Line^{[disambiguation needed ]}: Mostly Rich People Live Here.
• Timarpur: It is a Official Place having Many governmental Offices
• Radio Colony: Its a colony having a "Radio Station", housing colony for employees of All India Radio.
• Dhir Pur: A small and congested village near Rosary School
• Dhaka Village : Its a good place to live many students living here on rent
• Gandhi Ashram: Its a green open area. Sometimes also having A "Khadi Mela" Once Gandhi visited it.
• Parmanand Colony: Most of the sikhs and Punjabis live here
• Model Town : Having Many Branded Showrooms.It is a good place for shopping.

Transport

The Civil Lines underground station of the Delhi Metro services the area.

Civil Lines - Cannought Place - 10 Mins by Metro and 20 Mins by Car. Civil Lines - Delhi Airport - 1 hour by car

Restaurants

Motets Drive In Bar Be Que - Sham Nath Marg erstwhile Alipur Road, Moets Chinese - Sham Nath Marg erstwhile Alipur Road, Embassy - Sham Nath Marg erstwhile Alipur Road (Indian & Continental), Mac Donalds Nirulas & Domino's Pizza - ISBT Metro Plaza

Hotels: 3/4 Star : Oberoi Maidens Hotel - Sham Nath Marg

Other Civil Lines

• Civil Lines is also a cluster of homes in the city of Gurdaspur, which is located in Punjab, India.
• Civil Lines, Kanpur is also a posh locality in Kanpur.
• Civil Lines, Allahabad is also an area in Allahabad.
• Civil Lines (magazine), the name of a 1990s magazine of Indian writers ,writing in English
• Civil Lines is also a locality in Rawalpindi Pakistan.

References

1. ^ Civil Lines Britannica.com.
2. ^ ^{a b} "‘Lodged’ in the heart of New Delhi". Hindustan Times. August 30, 2011. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lodged-in-the-heart-of-New-Delhi/Article1-739801.aspx.