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Kolkata Metro: First Metro in India First metro in India. It is first in India to have the third rail for power supply and the first to use fully metro coaches made in India by ICF & BEML.
Delhi Metro: Largest Metro System in India India's largest rapid transit/metro system. Having constructed a massive network of about 389 Km with 285 stations (including NOIDA-Greater NOIDA Corridor and Rapid Metro, Gurugram).
Rapid Metro Gurgaon: Fully Privately Financed India's first fully privately financed metro. Currently undertaken by Delhi Metro.
Noida Metro: Operated under Delhi Metro Currently undertaken by Delhi Metro, contracted for one year to operate.
Namma Metro: First metro in southern India First metro in southern India, the first to have the third rail for power supply in southern India, and the first to introduce Wi-Fi onboard trains.
Mumbai Metro: India's first PPP Metro India's first public private partnership (PPP) metro system with Reliance group. 14 lines and line extensions are at different stages of execution.
Jaipur Metro: Double Storey Elevated Double-story elevated road and Metro track project for the first time in the country.
Chennai Metro - Connects Two lines through loop line First metro rail in the country to connect two lines (blue & green) through loop line to run direct service from the airport to central even though had interchange station at Alandur. First metro in India for underground stations with sliding doors.
Kochi Metro: India's first CBTC metro system First Indian metro to go live with CBTC (communication-based train control ) signalling.
Lucknow Metro: Fastest built and commissioned metro system in the world The fastest built and commissioned metro system in the world. Construction of the line begun on 27 September 2014 with the 8.5 km and began its commercial operation on 5 September 2017, making it the fastest built metro rail system in the country.
Hyderabad Metro: India's First Driver less metro India's first metro to have CBTC and integrated telecommunications and supervision systems, i.e. driver less metro.

Metro Rail News & Updates:

Bhopal's upcoming metro rail system will have an innovative connectivity solution. A key development work involves the construction of a dedicated footover bridge that will establish a direct connection between the metro station and the AIIMS-Bhopal hospital complex. The necessary approvals have been received and the construction work for this connection is set to begin by the end of this week.

◷ 2025-07-11 | ☍ Times of India

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) is preparing to increase the frequency of trains on two busy routes - Vanaz to Ramwadi and PCMC to Swargate. Currently, metro trains come every seven minutes during peak hours and every ten minutes during quiet hours. However, this is set to change soon and trains are planned to run every five minutes.

◷ 2025-07-11 | ☍ News 18

Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi on July 12, due to which Delhi Metro trains were halted for 2-3 minutes as a precaution. People reported that they felt the ground shaking. Trains stopped around 9.04-9.05 am. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Haryana's Jhajjar district, where its magnitude was measured at 4.4.

◷ 2025-07-11 | ☍ NDTV

The Railways and the Maharashtra government have decided to form a joint coordination committee to integrate Mumbai's suburban railway network with the expanding metro system. The move is aimed at ensuring seamless movement for commuters and optimal utilisation of infrastructure in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

◷ 2025-07-11 | ☍ Times of India

Tunneling work has begun for the 5-km-long Mominpur-Esplanade section of Kolkata Metro's Purple Line. The tunnel-boring machine is S1410, named 'Durga'. The machine has started digging to build one of the two underground tunnels at Kidderpore.

◷ 2025-07-11 | ☍ Times of India

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