Kashmere Gate metro station
Metro station in Delhi, India
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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 25 December 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]
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 28 May 2017 by the then Union minister Venkaiah Naidu.[6]
Station layout
Station layout Red Line
| P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left  | |
| Platform 3 Westbound |
Towards ← Rithala Next Station: Tis Hazari | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 4 Eastbound |
Towards → Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda) Next Station: Shastri Park | |
| C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, token vending and automatic vending machines, crossover |
| G | Street Level | Gates |
Station layout Yellow Line
| G | Street Level | Gates |
| C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, token vending and automatic vending machines, crossover |
| P | Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Millennium City Centre Gurugram Next Station: Chandni Chowk |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Samaypur Badli Next Station: Civil Lines | |
Station layout Violet Line
| G | Street Level | Gates |
| C | Concourse | Fare control, station agent, token vending and automatic vending machines, crossover |
| P | Platform 5 Southbound |
Towards ← Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) Next Station: Lal Qila |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 6 Northbound |
Towards → Train Terminates Here | |
Entry/Exits
| Kashmere Gate metro station: Entry/Exits[7] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gate No-1 |
Gate No-2 | Gate No-3 | Gate No-4 | Gate No-5 | Gate No-6 |
Gate No-7 |
Gate No-8 |
| Mori Gate | — | Lala Hardev Sahai Marg | Lala Hardev Sahai Marg | Lala Hardev Sahai Marg | Lala Hardev Sahai Marg | ISBT Kashmere Gate | ISBT Kashmere Gate |
Connections
Bus
- Kashmere Gate ISBT: bus services between Delhi and the neighbouring states and UTs of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand operate from here.[8]
- Delhi Metro feeder buses:
- Feeder bus service MC-127 starts from Kashmere Gate metro station and ends at Harsh Vihar in North-East Delhi. The service passes through the following bus stops: Shastri Park metro station, Shyam Giri Mata mandir, Delhi IT Park (Shastri Park), Zero Pushta, New Usmanpur, Usmanpur, Doosra Pushta, Teesra Pushta, Kartar Nagar, Gamri Extension, Jagram Vatika, Garhi Mendu, Khajuri Chowk, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar, Gokulpuri metro station, Gokulpuri village, Loni roundabout, Meet Nagar and Gagan Cinema.[9]
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.
