Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is a major bus terminus complex in

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, India catering to bus services to

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and

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states. Built to decongest the over-crowded

Kashmere Gate ISBT 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: Ha ...

, which was unable to bear the increase in inter-State traffic, construction of Rs. 80-crore terminus complex began in March 1996, and it was commissioned in January 2005 though it was subsequently redeveloped to handle the increased volume of passengers. Further it is aimed to integrate with the

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Rail link coming up near

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and also inter-connect the bus terminus with

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to cater to the rising volume of passenger traffic. Passengers should take care of pick pocketers here specially during night. Gangs are active to steal your mobiles and no CCTV surveillance is available

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It is adjacent to the

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. Sarai Kale Khan is the terminus for most buses heading for towns south of Delhi. It is also a DTC bus depot for the

Mudrika Seva The ''Mudrika Seva'' (Ring Road bus service) is one of the most popular bus routes in Delhi, India. Started by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), it is now operated by both the DTC and private operators. ''Mudrika Seva'' is based on the Ri ...

(Ring Road Bus Service) and many other bus routes. Also in the vicinity is an Elevated road project that connects Sarai Kale Khan with Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on

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, this would subsequently be extended to

Mayur Vihar Mayur Vihar is an upmarket residential area in East Delhi close to the Noida-Delhi border, situated just across the Yamuna River, and is divided into three distinct phases. As the name suggests, it has been the dwelling (''vihar'') of peacocks ...

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from Sarai Kale Khan side and to

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from the stadium end, during the phase II of the construction.

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