Delhi Metro Network

The Delhi Metro is a fast transport system serving the cities of Delhi and NCR in India which includes the cities of Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh and Ballabhgarh. In present, there are 231 active stations in Delhi Metro network. Find important and useful information like Delhi Metro route, metro lines, service operation timings, first train, last train, route map, fare chart, top attractions near metro station, metro station nearby, news and more.

• The concept of mass rapid transit for New Delhi first emerged from a traffic and travel characteristics study that was carried out in the city in 1969.
• In 1984, the Urban Arts Commission came up with a proposal for developing a multi-modal transport system, which would consist of constructing three underground mass rapid transit corridors.
• Government of Delhi jointly set up a company called the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 3 May 1995.
• Physical construction work on the Delhi Metro started on 1 October 1998.
• The DMRC then hired the Hong Kong MTRC as a technical consultant on rapid transit operation and construction techniques.
• The Delhi Metro Construction proceeded smoothly, except for one major disagreement in 2000.
• The first line of the Delhi Metro, the Red Line, was inaugurated by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India on 24 December 2002.
• Delhi Metro stations began to open progressively from 25 December 2002 to 11 November 2006 in Phase I on Red Line, Yellow Line and Blue Line.
• In Phase II, Delhi metro stations progressively became operational from 4 June 2008 to 27 August 2011. In this time period Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh states are easily connected.
• Delhi Metro in Phase III construction work started in 2011 with 2016 being the planned deadline. But work for the original was completed in March 2019 and fully completed in on 18 September 2021 with the opening of the Grey Line.
• The construction work of Delhi Metro Phase IV started in March 2019 with 3 priority corridors, after the completion of Phase IV, the length of Delhi Metro will be more than 450 km.
• Phase IV Work completion of the Delhi Metro may make Delhi Metro the 7th longest metro system by route length in the world.
• Delhi Metro was planned to be built in phases spread over approximately 20 years with each phase having a target of five years to be completed and the end of one phase marking the beginning of another.

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.