Kashmere Gate metro station

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Kashmere Gate
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Kashmere Gate metro station
General information
LocationLothian Rd, Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Kashmere Gate, Central 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 → HUDA City Centre
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 an important metro station on Delhi Metro in Delhi, which is elevated for the Red Line and underground for both the Yellow Line and Violet Line. It is a transfer station between the Red Line on the highest upper level, the Yellow Line on the lowest underground level and Violet Line on the parallel underground level. [2] It is the busiest metro station in India. It was named on 25 December 2002. During peak hours, it serves as an alternate Northern Terminus for the yellow line along with Vishwa Vidyalaya. [3]

The Kashmere Gate Metro station services the historic Kashmiri Gate area of Delhi, and is currently the largest metro station within the Delhi metro with area of about 118,400 square feet (11,000 m2) [4] and the only 3 line interchange metro station in India. [5] The giant station has over 6 floors. It has facilities like restaurants, fast food centres, McDonald's, Burger King, water vending machines, 3 toilet complexes, over 35 escalators, Ticket vending machines etc.

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 heavily used Yellow Line. It was inaugurated on 28 May 2017 by the then Union minister Sh. Venkaiah Naidu. [6]

Station layout

Red Line Station layout

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

Yellow Line Station layout

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

Violet Line Station layout

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

See also

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