Dilwalon ki Dilli me Metro Rail (Delhi Metro)

wish i could share some experiences.. but i'm not a frequent rider of metro anymore :-|

From Nov 24 you will just need a 'common ticket' to travel by the DTC buses and the Delhi Metro The 'card' which would be used for the common ticketing system is still being put into place. The demand for such a 'common ticket' was being made for a long time as it would modernise and integrate the city's transport system. A few months ago, the government had announced that it would put into place the common ticketing system before the Commonwealth Games 2010. The system would be of great help during the Games.

Come Friday, Delhiites will have to shell out more for taking a metro ride. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced across the board hike in fares ranging from Rs 2 for short distances to Rs 8 for longer hauls. Fares have been revised to cope with increase in costs and help DMRC meet its huge interest and loan repayment burden, which will be in the range of Rs 500-600 crore per year after the opening of phase-II sections. In comparison to the fares of other metros, except for Kolkata, the charges of Delhi metro are the lowest in the world. Now, a metro ride from Vishwavidyalaya to Rajiv Chowk will cost Rs 15 instead of Rs 11. The fare charged for travelling from Tilak Nagar to Rajiv Chowk has now been revised from Rs 13 to Rs 18. The minimum fare has been raised from Rs 6 to Rs 8, while the maximum fare has been hiked to Rs 30 instead of Rs 22. The price of a tourist card with a day’s validity has been increased from Rs 70 to Rs 100. For a three days validity card,...

Scripting yet another chapter in its history, the Delhi Metro today crossed the capital for the first time as a brand new train chugged into Noida. The Metro's move into the satellite township of Delhi is expected to bring a paradigm shift in the travelling habits of people in the National Capital Region. DMRC's estimate is that about 53,000 people will daily use the new age transport system after the opening of the Noida corridor. The Noida corridor, built at a cost of Rs630 crore, is completely elevated and will be integrated with the existing 34.3 km Yamuna Bank-Dwarka Sector-9 segment, extending the total length of Line-3 to 47.4 km. "Delhi Metro is one of the best metros in the world. We were able to achieve this feat partly due to the legendary contribution of Sreedharan and latest technologies that were available to us. Delhi Metro provides better facilities than metros in New York and London" Metro connectivity to Noida will help students, trade...

(Sometime back in February 2009)

Be it punctuality or efficacy of service, Delhi Metro officials claim the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) ranks among the top five metro rail systems in the world. Despite several teething problems, most of which, officials claim, stem from a lack of awareness among Metro commuters, DMRC officials feel the mass rapid transit system has fared quite well and managed to deliver services at par with international standards.

After going through some bad phase and accidents Metro seems to be charging up to be back on track. Not only will the upcoming Akshardham metro station here be the tallest to be built so far, it will also be the most aesthetically done so that it complements the magnificent Akshardham temple nearby. Scheduled to be opened mid-November, when the International Trade Fair is on in the capital, the Akshardham metro station with its six levels will beat the Kashmere Gate metro station which is the tallest as of now. The Akshardham station will be the tallest metro station built so far, having six levels and standing 16.5 metres above the ground and 21 metres from the basement. As of now, the Kashmere Gate metro station which stands 15 metres above the ground, is the tallest station.The six levels of the station will be connected by seven escalators and four lifts. Considering that the station - on the Yamuna bank-Noida metro route - will be close to the Commonwealth Games village, it wi...

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro on Friday rolled out its new fleet of broad gauge trains, which are more faster and swankier than the present ones. The trains procured from German-based Bombardier were inducted into service by DMRC chief E Sreedharan at the Central Secretariat station. The new trains promise to make the journey more comfortable for the commuters. The first train will run on the Central Secretariat- Jehangirpuri underground line. After inducting the train into service, Sreedharan also took a ride on the train. The acquisition of the tain is part of Rs 2,984 crore deal with Bombardier under which DMRC will procure 83 broad gauge trains by 2011. Some of the facilities of the new trains are a high capacity air-conditioning system, heat and humidity control system, sockets for charging mobile phones and laptops and CCTVs to keep a watch on passengers' misconduct. The first train hit the tracks today after the Commissioner of Railway Safety gave the nod for starting the services....

The next time you realise your mobile phone has run out of battery charge and you are commuting by the Delhi Metro, don't fret – just connect your phone to the charging points that will soon be available at stations for free. For the convenience of its commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will install 134 multiple mobile charging machines at stations by July this year in a phased manner. Metro commuters can charge their mobile phones at metro stations as soon as charging points at stations are ready. All major metro stations are already equipped with facilities such as bill-drop boxes, ATMs, tea and coffee vending machines, coin vending machines, eating joints, book shops and gift shops. The rent-a-cycle facility is also available at Patel Chowk, Pragati Maidan and Indraprastha metro stations. Delhi-based Somya Enterprises is installing these machines, which will have multiple sockets to enable commuters to charge mobile phones of different brands and makes fo...

The Metro is eyeing malls to track more passengers in Gurgaon and Noida. Result: the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) has decided to connect malls to its stations in Gurgaon and Noida. The Corporation has in any case planned the 14.47-kilometre Gurgaon stretch along malls to ensure higher footfall for both the Metro line and the commercial outlets. As a result, DMRC will connect the Mehrauli-Gurgaon (M-G) Road Metro station, which is on the central verge, to the flanking MGF Metropolitan and DT City Centre malls, as also with the Heritage City residential complex through enclosed foot overbridges. If this commuter circulation plan proves successful, Delhi Metro may well consider connecting more stations to such commercial and residential hubs. The foot overbridge (under construction) will drop off commuters right at entrances to the malls. Visitors to these malls can also use this to cross over as part of the overbridge falls in the station’s unpaid circulating area. ...

The metro rail link from Qutub Minar to Gurgaon is expected to be operational before the Commonwealth Games next year with the government approving transfer of a stretch of defence land to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). By virtue of the transfer of land, the nation will have a metro rail system network from Qutub Minar to Gurgaon before the Commonwealth Games. Noting that there is heavy traffic congestion on this route, the people of Delhi, Haryana and the National Capital Region would benefit from the project. DMRC has been considering this route for "quite some time" and has already started the preliminary stages of work. The metro link route was earlier facing problems with the Archaeological Survey of India, which has now been sorted out.