The formal launch of the 5.17 km-long ITO-Kashmere Gate Part of the Phase-3 of Delhi Metro is schedule for coming Sunday i.e. 28-May-2017, Urban Development Minster Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will inaugurate the metro link on Sunday. After its inauguration in the morning, the Heritage Line (ITO-Kashmere Gate) will be opened for public from 12 pm, said Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) spokesperson Anuj Dayal.
This underground section will consist of four stations - Delhi Gate, Jama Masjid, Lal Quila (Red Fort), and Kashmere Gate. the Heritage Line will join the ITO metro station on Violet line and Kashmere gate, the interchange for Red and Yellow metro lines.
Kashmere Gate will become the first intersection of three metro lines in Delhi after its inauguration, with passengers coming from Samaipur Badli-HUDA City Centre route (Yellow Line), Rithala-Dilshad Garden route (Red Line) and Faridabad Line (Violet Line).
The most crowded station of Delhi Metro network Rajeev Chowk, the interchange for Blue Line and Yellow Line will get some relief from crowd by this Heritage line. Opening of ITO-Kashmere Gate line will help people of Delhi-NCR to reach places like Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Delhi Gate, Daryaganj, Matia Masjid and parts of Chandni Chowk.
