Cluster · Delhi
Connaught Place
Base cluster: circular colonnades with cafés and the metro; flat and shaded by the arcades; watch for touts and shop-taking rickshaw drivers.
Rules in force · 6Old Delhi lanes and station forecourts are crowded and un…
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- India ↗Do not follow anyone who says your hotel is closed, the station ticket office is closed or a road is shut; use the prepaid taxi counter, the metro or an app car.
- India ↗Carry Indian rupees in small notes (10, 20, 50, 100); change for 500 is often refused.
- Delhi and NCR ↗November smog and May–June heat both cut a day's walking: plan the outdoor sights first thing.
- Delhi ↗Old Delhi lanes and station forecourts are crowded and uneven: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Delhi ↗Ignore anyone who says your hotel, the station ticket office or the road is closed; use the official counter or your app.
Bound and physics
The inner and outer circles and the park at the centre (approximate box).
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Few
- Shade
- medium
- Surface
- arcade floors and pavement
- Sleep here or visit
- both
Rescue anchors
A — Central park benches (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
B — Metro station concourse, AC and WC (field-verify)
ac · toilet · seated_rest · food · valid: always
C — Inner-circle arcade café, AC (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
D — Outer-circle arcade shade (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
E — Convenience store (AC, field-verify)
food · ac · valid: always
F — Food stalls near the park (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.4′, worst cell 5.4′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
No place pages yet; nodes here are used by the planner only.
Edges out (directed)
- Old Delhi: Chandni Chowk & Jama Masjid
- Metro north · ~25 min
- Humayun's Tomb & Sunder Nursery
- Car south-east · ~35 min
Sleep within reach
- Connaught Place — 4–8 min
- Paharganj — 22–32 min
Red lines here
- Ignore 'the shop is closed' stories from strangers.