Kashmere Gate, Delhi

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Kashmere Gate, Delhi, c1865
Kashmere Gate, Delhi, c1865

Kashmere Gate is the locality or a place in North Delhi, in the Old Delhi area. It has been an important road junction, being having Red Fort, ISBT and Delhi Junction railway station in the vicinity.

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[edit] Historical Importance

It was the area around the North gate of the Laal Quila, the Red Fort of Delhi, the gate was facing towards Kashmir, so it was named as Kashmere Gate. The monument can still be seen

[edit] ISBT

There is the oldest and biggest Inter state bus terminal now operating all the bus routes towards north of Delhi, like Jammu, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh.

[edit] Railway station

The oldest railway station of Delhi, i.e. the Delhi Junction, built like a fort, stands here, with two opposite sides namely Kashmere Gate & Chandni Chowk. The two localities are linked by an elevated pedestrian bridge called Kauria Pul.

[edit] Metro Station

Here is a station of the Delhi Metro, which is a junction for the Red Line 1 (Shahdara - Rithala) and Yellow Line 2 (Vishwa Vidyalaya - Central Secretariat) lines.

[edit] GPO

The place also has the General Post Office of Indian Postal Service, which is one of the oldest in country.

[edit] Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University formerly known as Indraprastha University, the state University of Delhi is also located in Kashmere Gate. It is housed in the building which was formerly DCE or Delhi College of Engineering. The University has plans to shift out to bigger campus and it is unclear if this walled city complex shall remain with University or shall be handed over to Mahila Institute of Technology, which currently shares the building with the University.

[edit] See also

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Neighborhoods of Delhi

Ashok Nagar (Delhi) · Ber Sarai · Chanakyapuri · Chandni Chowk · Chawri Bazaar · Chittaranjan Park · Connaught Place, New Delhi · Daryaganj · Dayanand Colony · Defence Colony · Delhi Cantonment · Derawal Nagar · Dhaula Kuan · Gole Market · Greater Kailash · Gurgaon · Hauz Khas · Kalkaji · Karol Bagh · Kashmere Gate · Lajpat Nagar · Lajpat Nagar Central Market · Lutyens' Delhi · Malviya Nagar (Delhi) · Mayur Vihar · Mehrauli · Model Town, Delhi · Munirka · Najafgarh · Nehru Place · New Friends Colony · Netaji Nagar · New Delhi · Nizamuddin Dargah · Noida  · Paharganj · Palika Bazaar · Paschim Vihar · Patel Nagar · Pitam Pura · Prakash Vir Shastri Avenue · Punjabi Bagh · Raisina Hill · Rajouri Garden · Rajender Nagar · Ramakrishna Puram · Rohini Township · Sadar Bazaar · Saket (Delhi) · Saket District Centre · Sarojini Nagar · Shahdara Maujpur Yamuna Vihar · Shahdara, Delhi · Shivaji Place · South Extension · Tilak Nagar · Vasant Kunj · Vasant Vihar · Vikaspuri ·

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