ISBT KASHMERE GATE

a case study

The Kashmere Gate ISBT is operating

from a developed complex wherein large
number of government offices and
kiosks/shops
are
also
existing.
Accordingly, the development of concept
for this ISBT shall have to be planned for
making provision for hotel, public
utilities, parking etc. in order to generate
maximum revenue as permissible in the
Master Plan.

A site map of ISBT

External aspects
The ISBT has two accesses, one from the road from
Shahdara and another from Rajghat & Wazirabad.(Ring
road).
At present,Interstate,DTC & local buses operate from
Kashmere Gate ISBT.
There is only one entrance to the ISBT(from Ring Road)
which is common for all types of buses,though the bays
are different. After arrival ,the buses have to take a
sharp U-turn for the exit point while departing from the
bays. This entrance is parallel to the metro track on the
North-Eastern side.
Presently, there are 60 active bus bays,31 idle parking
spaces for buses,14 alighting bus bays,and 12 local bus
bays.
The bus bays are situated at the ground floor level.

The entrance to the

terminus from Ring
Road, with Metro
Line parallel to it.

The exit to
the terminus.

DEPATURE
BLOCK

ARRIVAL BLOCK

BUS
MOVEMENT
CAR ENTRY

Other communications
The ISBT has a Metro Station within its premises
which is a linking station between the Yellow,Red
& Blue lines, to important destinations like Rajiv
Chowk,Dwarka,Dilshad Garden etc.
The ISBT also has a local bus stand which has 12
local bus bays, it is well connected to important
places in NCR like Ghaziabad,New Delhi Railway
Station, Noida & Gurgaon.
It also has a CNG auto stand nearby.
A prepaid booth is also there for the facility of
people arriving at odd hours at the terminus.

CONNECTIVITY WITH METRO RAIL

Approach from other parts of De

Passenger movement & Traffic

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Type of Service

Local Buses
Interstate Buses

Total
Buses

Peak Hour (at 10%)

2008

2008

2018

2028

2048

765

77

103

132

196

1291

129

173

222

330

Passenger movement & Traffic

inflow
Kashmiri Gate

Anand Vihar

Sarai Kale Khan

Type of Service

Local Buses

Occupanc
y

Foot
Fall

Occupanc
y

Foot
Fall

Occupanc
y

37

56610

35

79252

47

Foot
Fall

37224
Interstate
Buses

31

79802

17

48476

19
28781

Passenger movement & Traffic

inflow
Boarding
Auto

26

Bus

46

Taxi

Two Wheeler

Car

Metro

10

Passenger movement & Traffic

inflow

Alighting
Auto

19

Bus

70

Taxi

Two Wheeler

Car

Metro

Requirement of Bus
Bays

Type of Service

2008

2018

2028

2048

Local Buses

13

17

22

33

Interstate Buses

43

58

74

110

@ at 20 min bay occupancy time for Intercity buses and 10 min bay occupancy time for local buses

Requirement of
Alighting Bays

Type of Service

2008

2018

2028

2048

11

14

19

28

Local Buses
Interstate Buses

@ at 5 min bay occupancy

time

Requirement of Bays, if Boarding and Alighting is common

Type of Service

2008

2018

2028

2048

Local Buses

13

17

22

33

Interstate Buses

65

87

111

165

@ at 30 min bay occupancy timeInter City Buses and 10 min bay occupancy time
for Local Buses

Requirement of Idle Bays

Type of Service
Local Buses
Interstate Buses

2008

2018

2028

2048

22

29

37

55

Ground floor-Arrival &

Administrative block
D.G.ROOM
TOILETS

PUMP
HOUSE &
TANK
ARRIVAL BLOCK

ROAD

PORCH

Ground floor-Link & Departure

block
RAMP UP

TICKETING COUNTERS

THE BUS BAYS

AND TICKETING
COUNTERS.

THE WHOLE
SPACE IS NOT
WELL
MAINTAINED
AND THIS
CREATES
CHAOS

Second floor-official area

DIMTS
AREA

Spatial Aspects
Waiting hall:The ticketing counter and the waiting
hall are located in the Link Block,the waiting area
is huge & spacious and has an average seating
capacity of 50-70 people at a time.

Spatial Aspects
Refreshment Area: The refreshment area included
numerous shops,kiosks,food stalls etc.,which are
located on the inside,whereas,On the periphery of
the Link block,there are bus bays.

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Schematic Plan

Visual Aspects
The approach to the bus
terminus from the Wazirabad
road.There is a marked
absence of good signages
,though it is mentioned that
this is the entrance for buses
only, two wheelers also enter
the premises at times due to
confusion.

Due to lack of proper Auto

stands, autorickshaws are
sometimes parked near
entrance
causing
hindrance to traffic flow
and pedestrian movement,
which is not visually
appealing.

Due to lack of access to

daylight ,the waiting hall
remains dark even in the
daytime. Though the
space is huge, the visual
appeal is lacking.

Positive aspects
It is located at the intersection of NH-24 & NH28 ,which makes the terminus easier to
approach by road.
Due to the construction of a flyover to
Shahdara, the access has become easy with
reduced traffic jams.
Different circulation spaces for diff. type of
vehicles.
Provision of refreshment joints.
Provision of a waiting area with a large capacity of
seating with proper display to navigate the
occupants.
Well connected to other parts of the city by a network
of metro, prepaid taxis / autos & local buses.
Disable friendly, ramps provided.

Positive aspects
Provision of Ticket counters at the waiting
area
The staff area and the passenger area are at
different
floors.
Provision of a workshop.
Presence of overhead foot bridges.
Police control room.
The local buses coming from the western
side of the bus stand come enter and exit
from the same side

Negative Aspects
No re-fuelling stations.
Public urinals at the main pedestrian entrance,
creates an unwelcoming environment.
Signage problems-The lack of proper signage
is a noticeable & negative aspect of this
ISBT.Being the oldest ISBT in Delhi, there
should be proper signage. The lack of signage
makes it difficult for passengers while
boarding the buses to longer destinations.
Same entrance for the staff and the visitors.

PROPOSED UPGRADATION &

RENOVATION OF INTER-STATE BUS
TERMINUSES IN DELHI
BY
DIMTS
Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System
Limited

 Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Limited

(DIMTS), a joint venture company between Infrastructure
Development Finance Company Limited, Indias premier
infrastructure advisory group, and Government of National
Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), has been set up with an
objective to augment public transport in Delhi through a citywide integrated multi-modal network of mass transit
system/s. It aims to provide user friendly public transport
services and to set up a mechanism for growth of public
transport to keep pace with growth in demand.
Following Inter-State Bus Terminals (ISBTs) are operating in
Delhi at present :
a. Anand Vihar
b. Kashmere Gate
c. Sarai Kale Khan
The Project planning and implementation would have two
distinct components: Bus Terminal Area ,Commercial Area.

The further planning/renovation of these ISBTs

shall be sustainable and shall be based on the
following broad parameters:
design period of 40 years
interconnectivity between various modes of
transport and the proposed mass transit system
requirements for bus bays, fuel station and
maintenance depot
facilities and amenities required for passengers
passenger vehicle parking
circulation pattern- flow of passengers, buses
quantum and nature of commercial space Idle
parking of buses/ cars
Commercial space.

The architectural design of the bus terminal shall give

it the facet of a quality/ signature building having an
efficient operation of the bus system. The design of
the bus system shall be based on following features:
Segregated traffic movement in terms of type, flow
and function
Segregation of terminal and non-terminal activities/
traffic;
Unidirectional flow of all modes of transport;
Pedestrian traffic shall not conflict with other modes
of transport.
Co-ordination of different activities in terms of
functional and spatial inter-relationships
Timely dissemination of vehicular and related
necessary information to passengers
Provision of necessary facilities/utilities to meet the
requirement of all user groups
Adequate parking private vehicles.

EXISTING PLANISBT KASHMERE GAT

PROPOSED PLANISBT KASHMERE GAT