By next year, the Kashmere Gate metro station is going
to be the biggest transport hub in Delhi-NCR.
With the upcoming Violet Line (ITO-Kashmere Gate) likely to become operational by this year-end, the station will connect as many as three corridors in the metro network.
With the upcoming Violet Line (ITO-Kashmere Gate) likely to become operational by this year-end, the station will connect as many as three corridors in the metro network.
Moreover, it is going to be one of the first
intersections where the “integrated multi-modal transport” system will
be implemented.
Significant role
The
Kashmere Gate metro station, which currently connects the Red Line
(Dilshad Garden-Rithala) with the Yellow Line (Jahangirpuri-Samaypur
Badli), is set to play a significant role in Multi-Modal Integration
(MMI) of various transport systems.
“The UTTIPEC
(Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure Planning and
Engineering Centre) has drafted the design plan for the MMI system at
Kashmere Gate. Under this, roads will be re-aligned for smooth flow of
traffic, continuous pedestrian pathways will be built and bus stops
would be relocated,” said a metro official.
The plan
also includes dedicated spaces for autos, while the vendors will be
allotted space away from the passenger entry/exit points. There will
also be an area exclusively for a food court with ample sitting
facilities.
The stretch will also become a convergent
point for the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) that will connect
Panipat to Kashmere Gate.
Phase-III
While
the metro station, after Phase-III is operational, will provide
connectivity to almost every part of the capital, including satellite
cities like Faridabad in Haryana and Noida, Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh,
special pathways to the inter-state bus terminal from the station will
ensure pedestrians are not disturbed by the traffic.
The Maharana Pratap ISBT also houses a DTC bus-stand.
The
area is close to the Old Delhi Railway Station and busy markets such as
Chandni Chowk, Chawri Bazar and Sadar Bazar. “There are also local and
inter-state taxi and auto stands in the vicinity, apart from cycle
rickshaws and battery-operated rickshaws which contribute to the local
transport in the area,” the official added. According to the project
report of UTTIPEC, it is estimated that the interchange hub will handle
about 2.95 lakh passengers by 2021, 3.98 lakh by 2031 and five lakh
passengers by 2041. During peak hours, the entire transport hub will
handle about 25,000 passengers that is likely to reach 50,000 by 2041.
Features
Explaining
the features of the metro station, an official said, “The subway
between Gate No. 5 and 6 will be opened to even non-metro commuters so
that they can cross Lala Hardev Singh Marg. One additional entry/exit
has been made for the new station towards the newly proposed ISBT which
will be Gate No. 8.”
The new station will be
connected to the existing one at four levels - three at underground
levels and one at the elevated concourse level of the existing station.
This will be connected to the new concourse with an escalator.
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