The ITO-Kashmere Gate ‘Heritage Line’ of the Delhi Metro is now open for public. With four new stations, residents of the densely-populated area will now have direct access to commercial centres such as Connaught Place, Janpath, Central Secretariat, and the satellite town of Faridabad.
With its launch, the Delhi Metro now has four more stations: Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid, Lal Quila and Kashmere Gate. Picture shows panels and interiors at Jama Masjid station.
The stations, all underground, have been designed in accordance with the heritage of the area to provide glimpses of its rich past and vibrant present.
The DMRC had tied up with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage to work on panels depicting images from Mughal-era Delhi, or Shahjahanabad, in each station.
The stations, all underground, have been designed in accordance with the heritage of the area to provide glimpses of its rich past and vibrant present. Picture shows Lal Quila metro station.
As the line passes near several historical monuments, it took a lot of effort by the DMRC to convince the National Monuments Authority to approve the project.
The new line, which is essentially an extension of the Violet Line that runs between Faridabad and ITO presently, will take a considerable load off Rajiv Chowk, Chandni Chowk and Chawri Bazar stations of Yellow Line.
The Kashmere Gate station will also become the first station of the Delhi Metro network to have three interchanges: Red, Yellow and Violet Line. Picture shows entrance to Jama Masjid station.
The Delhi Metro network is now 218-km-long and the number of stations has increased to 164 from 160.