new delhi with a daily average footfall of 25 lakh passengers and being the only delhi metro station where three corridors merge kashmere gate is the busiest and biggest interchange station of the metro network however while trains and passenger traffic move almost like clockwork inside this mega station the scene outside is that of chaos and choked arterial roadsto decongest the areas around kashmere gate metro station and make the transport hub pedestrianfriendly delhi metro rail corporation dmrc is going to embark on a massive multimodal integration mmi project at a cost of rs 9 croredmrc has planned to create a new city bus terminal between the metro station and kashmere gate isbt haltandgo parking bays for autorickshaws at the entry points a surface parking for cars twowheelers and autos and a pickup and drop zone for appbased cabs so that these dont merge with general traffic pedestrian pathways and plazas would ensure that passengers are able to use lastmile connectivity without coming out on the main roadthe project is being carried out on directions of lieutenant governor anil baijal while dmrc has planned and is helming the overall project other government agencies such as delhi transport infrastructure development corporation dtidc north delhi municipal corporation ndmc and public works department pwd would be constructing different componentsalthough kashmere gate metro station already has features of mmi dmrc plans to cover more areas and make optimum use of these featuresthe metro station is the merging point of three corridors the elevated red line rithalanew bus adda shaheed sthal the underground yellow line samaypur badlihuda city centre and violet line kashmere gateraja nahar singh with parallel platforms this has also resulted in kashmere gate boasting of eight entry and exit gates the largest number for any metro stationgates like number 3 near gt karnal road and numbers 1 and 7 near lothian road witness major congestion and become chokepoints during rush hour the plans include diverting passenger traffic from gate number 3 to 6 and 8 where a pedestrian plaza would come up a multilevel parking is also planned near gate number 3 which will be constructed by north corporation pwd has been entrusted with the work of creating tabletop crossing for pedestrians on gt karnal roadto avoid cutting about 30 trees dmrc has planned the city bus terminal around them there wont be much use of concrete and bus sheds will be lightweight they will be able to accommodate 1520 buses at a time a toilet with separate facilities for women and drinking water facilities are also planned near the terminalthe terminal will be built by dmrc and maintained by dtidc a food court with 30 stalls and seating capacity of 150 people would be built by dtidc apart from a hawker zone the area would be completely pedestrianised and is planned as a hangout zonedmrc will create a surface parking to accommodate 175 twowheelers and 53 fourwheelers apart from a pedestrian plaza next to the food court near