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. 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.


Kashmere Gate
Delhi Metro station
Kashmere Gate metro station
General information
LocationLothian Rd, Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Kashmere Gate, Central Delhi, Delhi - 110006
Coordinates28°40′3.0″N 77°13′40.8″E
Owned byDelhi Metro
Line(s)Red Line Yellow Line Violet Line
PlatformsIsland platform (Yellow Line)
Platform-1 → HUDA City Centre
Platform-2 → Samaypur Badli

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

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 Available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKG
History
Opened25 December 2002 (Red Line)
20 December 2004 (Yellow Line)
28 May 2017 (Violet Line)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
October 2019268,761
October 2023250,386 6.8%
Services
Preceding station Delhi Metro Following station
Tis Hazari
towards Rithala
Red Line Shastri Park
towards Shaheed Sthal
Civil Lines
towards Samaypur Badli
Yellow Line Chandni Chowk
towards HUDA City Centre
Terminus Violet Line Lal Qila
towards Raja Nahar Singh
Location

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) and the only 3 line interchange metro station in India. 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.

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