Kashmere Gate metro station

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Kashmere Gate
Delhi Metro logo.svg Delhi Metro station
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General information
LocationLothian Rd, Inter State Bus Terminal, Kashmere Gate, Old Delhi, Delhi, 110006
Coordinates 28°40′3.0″N77°13′40.8″E / 28.667500°N 77.228000°E / 28.667500; 77.228000
Owned by Delhi Metro
Line(s) Red Line Yellow Line Violet Line
Platforms Island platform (Yellow Line)
Platform-1 → Millennium City Centre Gurugram
Platform-2 → Samaypur Badli

Side platform (Red Line)
Platform-3 → Rithala
Platform-4 → Shaheed Sthal

Contents

Island platform (Violet Line)
Platform-5 → Raja Nahar Singh
Platform 6 → Terminus
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeElevated (Red Line)
Underground (Yellow Line)
Underground (Violet Line)
Platform levels3
Parking Centro other car parking large.svg Available
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
Station codeKG
History
Opened25 December 2002 (Red Line)
20 December 2004 (Yellow Line)
28 May 2017 (Violet Line)
Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
October 2019268,761 [1]
October 2023250,386 [1] Decrease2.svg 6.8%
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro logo.svg Delhi Metro Following station
Tis Hazari
towards Rithala
Red Line Shastri Park
towards Shaheed Sthal
Civil Lines Yellow Line Chandni Chowk
Terminus Violet Line Lal Qila
Location
Kashmere Gate metro station

Kashmere Gate, also known as Kashmiri Gate, is a key metro station on the Delhi Metro network. It features a unique design with an elevated structure for the Red Line and underground facilities for both the Yellow and Violet Lines. As a transfer station, it connects the Red Line at the highest upper level with the Yellow Line at the lowest underground level and the Violet Line on a parallel underground level, facilitating seamless inter-line connectivity. [2]

Kashmere Gate is the busiest metro station in India. It was inaugurated on December 25, 2002. During peak hours, it functions as an alternate northern terminus for the Yellow Line, alongside Vishwavidyalaya station. [3]

The Kashmere Gate station serves the historic Kashmiri Gate area of Delhi, and is the largest metro station within the Delhi Metro network, spanning a carpet area of about 118,400 square feet (11,000 m2) [4] . It is also the only metro station in India to function as an interchange for three lines: the Red Line, Yellow Line, and Violet Line. [5] This large station has over 6 levels.

Phase III connections

Under the Delhi Metro Phase III plan, the Violet Line was extended from its current terminus to meet the Yellow and Red Lines at Kashmere Gate station. This provided an alternative route between Central Secretariat and Kashmere Gate, alleviating crowds on the crowded Yellow Line. It was inaugurated on May 28, 2017 by the then Union minister Venkaiah Naidu. [6]

Station layout

Station layout Red Line

P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 3
Westbound
Towards ← Rithala
Next Station: Tis Hazari
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 4
Eastbound
Towards → Shaheed Sthal
Next Station: Shastri Park
CConcourseFare control, station agent, token vending and automatic vending machines, crossover
GStreet LevelGates

Station layout Yellow Line

GStreet LevelGates
CConcourseFare control, station agent, token vending and automatic vending machines, crossover
PPlatform 1
Southbound
Towards → Millennium City Centre Gurugram
Next Station: Chandni Chowk
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Samaypur Badli
Next Station: Civil Lines

Station layout Violet Line

GStreet LevelGates
CConcourseFare control, station agent, token vending and automatic vending machines, crossover
PPlatform 5
Southbound
Towards ← Raja Nahar Singh
Next Station: Lal Qila
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 6
Northbound
Towards → Train Terminates Here

Entry/Exits

Kashmere Gate metro station: Entry/Exits [7]
Gate No-1 Wheelchair symbol.svg Gate No-2Gate No-3Gate No-4Gate No-5Gate No-6 Wheelchair symbol.svg Gate No-7 Wheelchair symbol.svg Gate No-8
Mori Gate Lala Hardev Sahai MargLala Hardev Sahai MargLala Hardev Sahai MargLala Hardev Sahai Marg ISBT Kashmere Gate ISBT Kashmere Gate

Connections

Bus

Rail

The station is located at a distance of around 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the Old Delhi railway station of the Indian Railways network.

See also

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