Archive for category: Delhi Metro

DMRC launches top-up facility for Delhi Metro Smart Cards

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has launched another way to recharge smart…

21 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Revenue Generator: Advertisement Wrapped Trains

Apart from generating revenue through fares, there exist many other avenues…

18 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro, Gurgaon Metro, Mumbai Metro, Other ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi’s Pink line crossing Airport Express Line

With the new 58.6 km long Pink line under construction on the Ring Road, Delhi’s…

17 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 1 Comment
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Delhi Metro completes tunnel between South Ex & Lajpat Nagar

Early last month on June 11, the Delhi Metro successfully completed tunneling…

15 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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DMRC starts trial runs on Jahangirpuri-Samaypur Badli section

Earlier this month on July 3, the DMRC quietly started trial runs on the 4.4…

13 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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Delhi’s Airport Express shows signs of a turnaround

The Delhi’s Airport Express line has shown a big jump in ridership compared…

13 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Video] Double Breakthrough at Delhi’s Dabri Mor

Last year, the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Samsung JV complete…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 0 Comments
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[Pics] Delhi Metro’s Phase III Trains Unveiled

The new train-sets are now public! Different depots in Delhi have started receiving…

12 Jul 2015 ⋅ by ⋅ in Delhi Metro ⋅ 3 Comments
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Commencement date of metro operations along with current operational length:

• Kolkata: 24 October 1984 – 58.68 km
• Delhi: 24 December 2002 – 351.2 km
• Bangalore: 20 October 2011 – 72.2 km
• Gurgaon: 14 November 2013 – 12.1 km
• Mumbai: 8 June 2014 – 46.5 km
• Jaipur: 3 June 2015 – 12 km
• Chennai: 29 June 2015 – 54.1 km
• Kochi: 19 June 2017 – 27.9 km
• Lucknow: 6 September 2017 – 22.9 km
• Hyderabad: 29 November 2017 – 67 km
• Noida-Gr. Noida: 25 January 2019 – 29.7 km
• Ahmedabad: 6 March 2019 – 37.9 km
• Nagpur: 8 March 2019 – 38.2 km
• Kanpur – 29 December 2021 – 8.7 km
• Pune: 6 March 2022 – 29.7 km
• Navi Mumbai: 17 November 2023 – 11.1 km
• Agra: March 6 2024 – 5.2 km

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