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The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Bahadurgarh, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida in the National Capital Region of India.[7] By far the largest and busiest metro in India, and second oldest after the Kolkata Metro[8] it is the world's 9th longest metro system and 16th largest by ridership.[9] The network consists of eight colour-coded regular lines, running 327 kilometres (203 mi) serving 236 stations.[6][10][11] The system has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using both broad-gauge and standard-gauge. Delhi Metro operates over 2,700 trips daily, starting at around 05:00 and ending at 23:30 hrs.[12] In 2017-18, the Delhi Metro had an average daily ridership of 2.53 million passengers and a cumulative ridership of 0.926 billion passengers yearly. [4]
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro logo.svg
A Delhi Metro train on Magenta Line
Inside A Delhi Metro Train
Overview
Owner
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRCL)
Locale
NCR, India
Transit type
Rapid transit
Number of lines
8 colour coded lines
Number of stations
236[Nb 1]
Daily ridership
average 2.53 million[3]
Annual ridership
926 million (FY 2017-18)[4]
Chief executive
Durga Shanker Mishra (Chairman, DMRC)
Mangu Singh (Managing Director, DMRC)[5]
Headquarters
Metro Bhawan, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110001.
Website
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (in English)
Operation
Began operation
24 December 2002; 16 years ago
Operator(s)
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC)
Number of vehicles
300 Trains[6]
Train length
4/6/8 coaches [6]
Technical
System length
327 km (203 mi)[6]
Track gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Indian gauge; (Red, Blue, Yellow line)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (Standard gauge) (Except Red, Blue, Yellow line)
Electrification
Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Delhi Metro Rail Network (2018)
Delhimetro-map eng 490.jpg
Construction started in 1998, and the first section, on the Red Line, opened in 2002.[13] The development of the network was divided into phases, Phase I containing 3 lines was completed by 2006, and Phase II in 2011. Phase III is currently under construction, and is scheduled to be mostly complete by 2019. Phase IV having received approval, construction is expected to start in 2019.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), a company with equal equity participation from the Government of India and the Government of Delhi, built and operates the Delhi Metro.[9][14] DMRC was certified by the United Nations in 2011 as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to get carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing carbon emission levels in the city by 630,000 tonnes every year.[6]
Delhi Metro also interchanges with the separately operated Rapid Metro Gurgaon, with a shared ticketing system.
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro logo.svg
A Delhi Metro train on Magenta Line
Inside A Delhi Metro Train
Overview
Owner
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRCL)
Locale
NCR, India
Transit type
Rapid transit
Number of lines
8 colour coded lines
Number of stations
236[Nb 1]
Daily ridership
average 2.53 million[3]
Annual ridership
926 million (FY 2017-18)[4]
Chief executive
Durga Shanker Mishra (Chairman, DMRC)
Mangu Singh (Managing Director, DMRC)[5]
Headquarters
Metro Bhawan, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi – 110001.
Website
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (in English)
Operation
Began operation
24 December 2002; 16 years ago
Operator(s)
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC)
Number of vehicles
300 Trains[6]
Train length
4/6/8 coaches [6]
Technical
System length
327 km (203 mi)[6]
Track gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Indian gauge; (Red, Blue, Yellow line)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (Standard gauge) (Except Red, Blue, Yellow line)
Electrification
Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Delhi Metro Rail Network (2018)
Delhimetro-map eng 490.jpg
Construction started in 1998, and the first section, on the Red Line, opened in 2002.[13] The development of the network was divided into phases, Phase I containing 3 lines was completed by 2006, and Phase II in 2011. Phase III is currently under construction, and is scheduled to be mostly complete by 2019. Phase IV having received approval, construction is expected to start in 2019.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), a company with equal equity participation from the Government of India and the Government of Delhi, built and operates the Delhi Metro.[9][14] DMRC was certified by the United Nations in 2011 as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to get carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing carbon emission levels in the city by 630,000 tonnes every year.[6]
Delhi Metro also interchanges with the separately operated Rapid Metro Gurgaon, with a shared ticketing system.
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