Palam is an assembly constituency in the National Capital Territory and is one of the huge residential colonies of south-west Delhi. The development of the region began in the 1970s and it is continuing at a furious pace.
39 Daily Trains at Palam Station –
The Palam Railway Station (Station code PM) is in Northern Railway’s Old Delhi Division. It is on the Delhi-Rewari –Jaipur line. The number of platforms at the Palam Railway Station is 3 and as many as 39 trains operate from the station every day. Train service connects Palam Railway Station to cities like Farukh Nagar, Rewari, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Porbandar, Malani, Jaisalmer, Meerut, Saharanpur, Bareilly, Bhuj, Barmer, and Jodhpur.
Facilities at Palam Station –
Palam Railway Station has facilities like a waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian restaurant, computerized ticket reservation and a book stall.
Palam to have Metro Station –
Palam is scheduled to get an underground Delhi Metro station, near the Palam police station under the third phase of the metro project. The metro station is likely to be commissioned in 2016. At present, Dwarka Sector 9 Metro Station is the nearest metro station from Palam Railway Station. The travel time between the two is about ten minutes.
Restaurants near the Palam Station –
The restaurants near the Palam Railway Station include Cake In India, Prem Pastry Shop, Shri Shyam Rasoi, Shere Punjab Rasoi, Mor Mukut, Chawla’s Kitchens ‘N’ Curry, Dada Ki Rasoi, Lov Bakery, Ram Prakash Chaat Bhandar, Special Zayka Family Restaurant, Punjabi Spice, New Kitchen’s King, New Sanjhi Rasoi, Rajwada Khara Swad, Monga Sweets, The Chop Shop, A-One Juice & Shake, Drool Bakehouse, Sugar N Nuts, River of Curry, The Burgers, Mile Stone, The Original 5 Burgers, Kathi-Rolls, and Shree Shyam Dhaba.
The Food in Palam Region –
The special food in the Palam region is more or less the same as in Delhi. Punjabi, Rajasthani and Mughalai cuisines dominate here. Among the favorite dishes are bedmi aloo, aloo tikki, papri chaat, poori aloo, chhole bhature, set dosa, nargisi kofta, veggie cutlets, pizzas, and khao suey. The popular non-vegetarian dishes include fish fry, Kakori kebabs, cream chicken kebabs, chicken tikka rolls, chicken changezi , chicken pepper steak, dal meat, tomato fish, chicken pakodas, butter chicken, and mutton mince. The preferred sweets are kadha Prasad, badam halwa, kancha golla, saffron lassi, chocolate pudding, jalebis, and Karachi halwa.