Located in Anand Vihar, it serves as a major hub for bus services connecting Delhi with neighbouring states, primarily Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

It was built to decongest the overcrowded Maharana Pratap Interstate Bus Terminus, which was unable to bear the increasing traffic.

The Anand Vihar ISBT serves as Delhi's primary link to the neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with approximately 1,500 interstate buses departing daily.

In 2003, the then Union Railway Minister, Nitish Kumar, announced that Delhi would get a new rail terminal at Anand Vihar.

Anand Vihar metro station was inaugurated on 6 January 2010 by Sheila Dikshit and Union Minister for Urban Development, S. Jaipal Reddy.