Delhi Metro

Passengers can carry 2 sealed bottles of alcohol per person in Delhi metro

Metro passengers are requested to maintain proper decorum while travelling, the DMRC said

Arbitration off track

Delhi Metro shareholders should step up

Delhi Metro customer satisfaction survey online from Mar 27 to Apr 30

Commuters of the Delhi Metro can participate in an online survey being currently conducted by a global transport body across various parameters, including availability, accessibility and security, officials said Sunday. The Transport Strategy Centre (TSC) in London, which manages CoMET (Community of Metros) benchmarking group, is conducting the 10th edition of the 'Online Customer Satisfaction Survey' from March 27 to April 30. "The main objective of the survey is to know what the commuters think about various aspects of metro operations, and can give feedback or suggestions on improving the quality of service," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement. Commuters who wish to participate in the survey can visit DMRC's official website and submit it online by clicking on the relevant links. The survey form will be available in both English and Hindi, it said. The commuters will be able to give their feedback on all the important aspects of metro functioning such as

DMRC to increase operational speed of Airport line to 100 kmph from today

According to officials, the move to increase the speed will bring down the travel time between the New Delhi and IGI Airport stations from 19 minutes by around a couple of minutes

Delhi LG chairs meet aimed at easing traffic congestion, improving mobility

In a bid to ease traffic congestion and improve overall mobility on the city roads, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena chaired a meeting on Monday and approved decisions like alternate road plans and Multi-Modal Integration (MMI) plans for Delhi Metro stations, a statement from the LG office said. Several decisions have been taken at the meeting that was held with the governing body of the Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure Planning and Engineering Centre (UTTIPEC), it said. To ease the traffic situation and improve mobility, transport and transit in the city including alternate road plan from Chhatarpur on MG Road to Goalpahari at Haryana border have been approved at the meeting. Walkability plan for Mandi House and MMI plans for Shadipur, Mayur Vihar and Peeragarhi Metro Stations have also been cleared, the statement from the LG office said. Other decisions included approval of interconnected street network, street design, signalized and grade separated street crossings

Delhi Metro services to begin at 2:30 pm on March 8 on occasion of Holi

Delhi Metro services will begin from 2:30 pm on the day of Holi, officials said on Monday. The festival of colours will be celebrated on March 8. "On the day of the 'Holi' festival, i.e., March 8, 2023 (Wednesday), metro services will not be available till 14.30 hrs (2:30 PM) on all lines of Delhi Metro including Rapid Metro/Airport Express Line," the DMRC said in a statement. Metro train services will start at 2:30 pm from terminal stations on all lines on that day and will continue normally thereafter, it said. Metro feeder bus services will also resume after 2.30 pm on March 8, officials said.

Sanction to attach properties of DMRC not possible: Centre tells Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday was informed by the Centre that it cannot give sanction for attachment of properties of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

DMRC to handover feeder e-buses to Delhi govt from April onwards: Official

Delhi Metro will start handing over its fleet of 100 feeder e-buses to the city government from April, a senior official said on Tuesday. At present, these e-buses are running on six routes in the city. "The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will handover all the buses to the Delhi government from April 2023 onwards," the DMRC official told PTI. These 100 e-buses are the first fleet of electric buses deployed by Delhi Metro in the city, he said. Feeder buses are services to provide last-mile connectivity, and even DMRC smart cards are accepted for payment of fare charges. DMRC officials had in July last year said that running Delhi Metro feeder buses in inner areas was less viable due to under utilisation. Plan was that DMRC feeders buses would be taken up by the Delhi government's transport department for operations, they had said. Late December last year, officials had said that the Delhi government would soon take over the DMRC's fleet of electric buses to strengthen last-m

DMRC vs Rinfra to be heard on Friday, HC tells Delhi, Union govt

Attorney General R Venkatramani, appearing for DMRC, suggested asking GNCTD and MoHUA how they would proceed in the matter

Delhi Metro clears pre-qualification tender process for Bahrain Metro

Delhi Metro has qualified for the pre-qualification tender process for an international consultancy project to construct the phase-1 of Bahrain Metro, the DMRC said on Monday. The DMRC is bidding for this project which involves construction of around a 30-km network with 20 stations, officials said. In view of this, the Delhi Metro on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BEML Limited, the DMRC said in a statement. As a part of this MoU, the BEML will be responsible for manufacturing and supplying of rolling stock and the DMRC will provide expertise in the fields of project development, budgeting and facilitating development of contractual obligations for the Bahrain Metro Project, it said. The MoU was signed by Saleem Ahmed, Executive Director (Last Mile Connectivity), Delhi Metro and D S Ganesh, General Manager (Marketing), BEML in the presence of Vikas Kumar, Managing Director, DMRC and Amit Banerjee, Chairman and Managing Director, BEML. "The Delhi Metro has qualif

DMRC to soon launch India's first virtual shopping, recharge app for metro

Delhi Metro will soon launch an app which will enable commuters to buy a range of products and book various services, including those for last-mile connectivity. 'Momentum 2.0' India's first virtual shopping app for the metro will also include features such as instant recharge of Delhi Metro's smart cards and smart payment options for other utility services, officials said on Sunday. The app will "enable the metro commuters to buy a range of products and book services while travelling in the metro and collect their orders at the destination stations," the DMRC said in a statement. 'Momentum 2.0' will provide its users instant and direct access to custom-made services such as last-mile connectivity options, a wide array of e-shopping choices, and digital lockers for quick and safe deliveries. In February 2022, PTI reported that Delhi Metro had embarked on a visionary project that seeks to integrate its regular services with e-commerce via cutting-edge digital platforms, with the .

Metro services to be partially curtailed on Delhi's Yellow Line on Sunday

Delhi Metro operations between Kashmere Gate and Vishwavidyalaya stations will be partially curtailed for a few hours on Sunday due to maintenance work, officials said on Saturday. "To undertake the scheduled track maintenance work between Kashmere Gate and Vishwavidyalaya section of the Yellow Line (i.e. HUDA City Centre to Samaypur Badli), train services will not be available on two stations i.e, Civil Lines and Vidhan Sabha falling in this section till 06.30 AM from start of revenue services on 19.02.2023," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement. Civil Lines and Vidhan Sabha Metro stations will remain closed from the start of revenue services till 6.30 am, it said. "Connectivity between Kashmere Gate Metro station and Vishwavidyalaya metro stations will be provided through free feeder bus service during this period," it added. Passengers are advised to plan their journey accordingly, officials said.

Delhi HC fixes Feb 13 for next hearing in DMRC-DAMEPL case, may pass order

RInfra arm says it isn't immune from insolvency, pleads for court order to DMRC to release award amount to ease pressure from banks on DAMEPL

What is the Regional Rapid Transit System? Everything you need to know

RRTS will offer high-frequency, point-to-point travel at an average speed of 160 kmph

Noida Metro sets new single-day ridership record of 56,168 passengers

The Noida-Greater Noida Metro has established its all-time highest single-day ridership figure of 56,168, according to an official statement

RLDA conducts pre-bid meeting for leasing of land in Dwarka Sector 21

'The land parcel is adjacent to the Dwarka Sector 21 Metro station and is surrounded by well-developed physical and social infrastructure, making it ideal for a mix-use development'

Delhi Metro plans phase-5 as passenger traffic surges to pre-Covid levels

\Route expansion in backseat, DMRC may focus on capacity addition

2022: Looking back at 20 years of Delhi Metro, on track for 2023

It has been 20 years of the Delhi Metro, 20 years of a public transport system that has been the great class leveller and transformed the way Dellhiites work, party and manage their hectic lives in a city' that stretches across three states. As 2022 winds down, it's also time to track the past, present and future of a lifeline that connects far corners of the sprawling National Capital Region (NCR) comprising Delhi, of course, and also its thriving suburbs Gurgaon and Noida, as well as industrial cities Ghaziabad and Faridabad. It started in December 2002 with a corridor of just 8.2 km spanning six stations on the Red Line and has now grown to over 390 km. The network span comprises 286 stations (including the Noida Greater Noida Metro Corridor and Gurgaon's Rapid Metro). The multi-hued network now with lines in yellow, blue, green, grey and in multiple shades of pink, including magenta and violet transformed the landscape of the city and boosted its transport infrastructure. In

TMS Ep332: Indian economy, Delhi Metro, IPO outlook, carbon-neutral IEX

What does 2022 tell about Indian economy in 2023? How Delhi Metro transformed the city's landscape? Will IPO investors remain steadfast in 2023? How IEX became a carbon-neutral platform? Answers here

20 yrs of Delhi Metro: How it transformed the city's landscape

Delhi Metro has contributed a lot to the national capital's economy, and by extension to that of the whole country. Last week, it celebrated 20th anniversary. Let's trace its transformative journey