Delhi Metro Routes
The Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Delhi and NCR cities of India includes Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh. Currently Delhi Metro network has 229 active stations. Here you will get information about Delhi Metro such as metro lines, train starts from, train ends to, route map, top attractions in city nearby metro stations, interesting facts, fare chart, city metro news etc.
| Operator | Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) |
| Operation start | 24 December 2002 |
| Number of lines | 10 Metro Lines |
| Train length | 4/6/8 coaches |
| No. of stations | 229 Active Stations |
| Metro Timings | Starting: 05:00 AM Ending: 11:30 PM |
◩ Delhi Metro Lines (Terminal Stations)
◩ Red Line Metro (Shaheed Sthal - Rithala)◩ Yellow Line Metro (Samaypur Badli - HUDA City Centre)◩ Blue Main Line Metro (Noida Electronic City - Dwarka Sec 21)◩ Blue Branch Line Metro (Vaishali - Dwarka Sec 21)◩ Green Main Line Metro (Inderlok - Brigadier Hoshiyar Singh)◩ Green Branch Line Metro (Kirti Nagar - Ashok Park Main)◩ Violet Line Metro (Kashmere Gate - Raja Nahar Singh)◩ Orange Line Metro (New Delhi Railway Station - Dwarka Sec 21)◩ Pink Main Line Metro (Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 - Majlis Park)◩ Pink Branch Line Metro (Shiv Vihar - Trilokpuri Sanjay Lake)◩ Magenta Line Metro (Janakpuri West - Botanical Garden)◩ Grey Line Metro (Dwarka - Najafgarh)
Metro Map
Fare Chart
Delhi Metro Fare Chart
| Distance Zones (KM) | Monday - Saturday | Sun & National Holidays |
| 0 - 2 | ₹ 10 | ₹ 10 |
| 2 - 5 | ₹ 20 | ₹ 10 |
| 5 - 12 | ₹ 30 | ₹ 20 |
| 12 - 21 | ₹ 40 | ₹ 30 |
| 21- 32 | ₹ 50 | ₹ 40 |
| Above 32 | ₹ 60 | ₹ 50 |
Note:
Special provision for Smart Card users- 10% discount continues on every journey made by the passengers using Smart Card.
- An additional 10% discount will also be given to the passengers using smart card who exit from Metro system during off peak hours, i.e.
- Start of revenue services to 08:00 AM.
- From 12 Noon to 05:00 PM.
- From 09:00 PM to closing of revenue services.
- The discount is applicable from Monday to Saturday only except National Holidays.
- Tourist Card for 1 day and 3 days validay will be available for Rs.200/- and Rs. 500/- respectively. This includes refundable security deposit of Rs. 50/-.
Interesting Facts
Interesting Facts about Delhi Metro
- Delhi metro managed by and owned by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation a joint venture between Govt. of NCT and Govt of India.
- Its first operation started in 2002 from Welcome station to Tis Hajari Station on red line.
- Delhi metro is busiest and largest metro system in India with most number of stations.
- Delhi metro serving its transit system not only to Delhi city but also NCR cities including Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Bahadurgarh.
- Currently Delhi metro has 10 active metro lines and contains almost 350 km of tracks.
- Delhi metro has various platform system including underground, elevated and ground level.
- Delhi metro consists of radial lines, circular line and semi-circular line.
- Delhi metro trains runs at upto 80km/h and stops at each stations for 20 sections normally.
- Delhi metro trains have various numbers of coaches like 4, 6 or 8 coaches, have a frequency of 1-4 minutes during peak hours and 5-10 minutes during non-peak hours.
- Hauz Khas metro station (Pink Line), 29 metres below the ground, is the deepest station while the crossing of Pink and Orange Lines in Dhaula Kuan metro station is the highest point on the system, 23.6 km above the ground.
- Elattuvalapil Sreedharan (an Indian civil engineer and a retired IRSE officer), first Managing Director of Delhi Metro, is popularly called the Metro Man.
Top Attractions
Top Attractions of Delhi City
| Attraction | Nearest Metro (Distance) |
| Adventure Island | Rohini West (0.9 KM) |
| Agrasen Ki Baoli | Barakhambha Road (0.4 KM) |
| Akshardham Temple | Akshardham (0.6 KM) |
| Connaught Place | Rajiv Chowk (0.2 KM) |
| Dilli Haat INA | - |
| Dilli Haat Pitampura | Pitam Pura (1.4 KM) |
| Fun N Food Village | Dwarka Sector 21 (4.0 KM) |
| Garden of Five Senses | Saket (0.8 KM) |
| Hauz Khas | Hauz Khas (1.6 KM) |
| Hauz Khas Social | Hauz Khas (1.6 KM) |
| Humayun's Tomb | Jor Bagh (3.5 KM) |
| India Gate | Central Secretariat (1.7 KM) |
| Jama Masjid | Jama Masjid (0.4 KM) |
| Jantar Mantar | Janpath (0.3 KM) |
| Lotus Temple | Kalkaji Mandir (0.3 KM) |
| National Gallery of Modern Art | Central Secretariat (2.2 KM) |
| National Rail Museum | Lok Kalyan Marg (3.2 KM) |
| National Science Center | Pragati Maidan (0.8 KM) |
| Nehru Planetarium | Lok Kalyan Marg (1.3 KM) |
| Purana Qila | Pragati Maidan (1.2 KM) |
| Qutub Minar | Qutub Minar (1.2 KM) |
| Rashtrapati Bhavan | Central Secretariat (1.2 KM) |
| Red Fort | Chandni Chowk (1.0 KM) |
| Select City Walk | Saket (1.9 KM) |
| Splash Water Park | - |
Metro News
Latest Metro News
Hon'ble PM Sh. @narendramodi is going to inaugurate India's first driverless train operations on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line & the fully operational National Common Mobility Card services on the Airport Express Line via video-conferencing tomorrow at 11 AM.
The Delhi Metro on Thursday gave a big relief to thousands of passengers. Metro Rail Corporation has restored the facility of cash transactions to passengers. Now the passenger card can be recharged by paying money at the metro station. However, Metro has clarified that token sale is still not allowed. DMRC has given information to the passengers by tweeting it. The metro has advised passengers to join the corona fight and use cashless methods for safety.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may flag off the country's first driverless metro train later this month in the national capital. The train will be flagged off on the Magenta Line (Janakpuri West- Botanical Garden) of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). A proposal has been sent to the Prime Minister's Office to flag off the driver-less train around December 25, official sources said on Thursday.
FAQs
Delhi Metro FAQs:
𝒜. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) operates Delhi Metro system.
𝒜. First service of Delhi metro service begins on 24 December 2002.
𝒜. Delhi metro system has 10 Metro Lines (active/fucntional).
𝒜. Delhi metro trains have 4/6/8 coaches.
𝒜. Delhi metro timings are: Starting: 05:00 AM
Ending: 11:30 PM.
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