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{{short description|Inter State Bus Terminal in Delhi, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}

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| name = Maharana Pratap Inter-State Bus Terminus
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| type = [[Inter State Bus Terminals|ISBT]]
| image = Maharana Pratap ISBT Entrance.jpg
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| caption = The Main Entrance of Maharana Pratap ISBT, Delhi
| address = Yudhister Setu, [[Kashmiri Gate, Delhi|Kashmere Gate]], New Delhi, Delhi 110006
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| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.6686432|77.2294734}}
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| bus_stands = 166
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| connections = {{Unbulleted list|[[Delhi Metro]]|[[Delhi Transport Corporation|DTC]]|[[Haryana Roadways]]|[[Himachal Road Transport Corporation]]|[[Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation|Jammu and Kashmir SRTC]]|[[Punjab Roadways]]|[[UP roadways]]|[[Uttarakhand Transport Corporation]]}}
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| parking = yes
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| opened = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> {{Start date|1976|||df=y}}
| rebuilt = 2013
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| map_type = India Delhi#India
| map_caption = Location in Delhi##Location in India
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The '''Maharana Pratap Inter-State Bus Terminus''' (ISBT) popularly known as '''Kashmere Gate ISBT''', located in [[Delhi]] is the oldest and one of the biggest [[Inter State Bus Terminals]] in India. It operates bus services between Delhi and 7 other regions: [[Haryana]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Uttarakhand]]. Spread over an area of about 5.3 acres, it handles over 1800 buses a day.<ref name="gaps">{{cite news|title=Many gaps at Kashmere Gate ISBT, Metro stations in Delhi |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Many-gaps-at-Kashmere-Gate-ISBT-Metro-stns/articleshow/49785740.cms |date=14 November 2015 |work=[[Times of India]] |location=New Delhi |accessdate=2 January 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Kashmere Gate ISBT, Delhi 5.jpg|thumb|Kashmere Gate ISBT sitting space]]

==History==
Kashmere Gate ISBT was opened in 1976.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dutta|first1=Sweta|title=Next year, a ride out of new-age transport hubs - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/next-year-a-ride-out-of-newage-transport-hubs/724348/0|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=archive.indianexpress.com|date=14 December 2010}}</ref> It served as the only ISBT in [[Delhi]] till 1993 when it was transferred to the Transport Department, after which two new ISBT's were created in Sarai Kale Khan and Anand Vihar to de-congest the overcrowded Kashmere Gate ISBT. It was renovated in 2011-2012 by [[Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System|DIMTS]] at a cost of ₹ 70 Crores and then inaugurated in 2013 by then Chief Minister of Delhi, [[Sheila Dikshit]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Renovated Kashmere Gate ISBT inaugurated|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-05-02/news/38983889_1_food-court-facilities-passengers|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=timesofindia-economictimes|agency=PTI}}</ref>

==Services==
The Terminus has 45 departure bus bays, eight idle bus bays and 13 arrival bus bays,<ref>{{cite news|title=Renovated Kashmere Gate ISBT inaugurated|url=http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story110118/renovated-kashmere-gate-isbt-inaugurated.html|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=aninews.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426120123/http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story110118/renovated-kashmere-gate-isbt-inaugurated.html|archive-date=26 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> all catering to Inter-State Buses or Buses to other ISBT's in Delhi. Local buses for other parts of capital are being operated from the mini bus stand which is known as D.T.C. Block at Inter State Bus Terminus Kashmere Gate.

==Facilities==
The departure block, waiting area and food court are centrally air conditioned. Reverse Osmosis plants have been installed to supply clean drinking water to the passengers. high speed, secured Wi-Fi zone allows passengers to remain connected. To keep the building environment friendly a sewage treatment plant has been installed with the capacity of 1000 cubic meter per day. The sewage water is treated and recycled to be used in the air-conditioning plant and for the purpose of horticulture and flushing of toilets. A new parking management system has also been developed which is capable of storing data of buses entering and exiting the premises. high resolution CCTV cameras have also been installed for surveillance.

==See also==
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* [[Delhi]]
* [[Transport in Delhi]]
* [[Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus]]
* [[Kashmere Gate metro station]]
* [[Inter State Bus Terminals]]
* [[Swami Vivekanand Inter State Bus Terminus]]
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== References ==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Delhi}}
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[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Bus stations in India]]
[[Category:Memorials to Maharana Pratap]]