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Beginning as six-station journey, Delhi Metro completes 20 yrs of operation

From its humble beginning in December 2002 with a corridor of just 8.2 km spanning six stations on the Red Line, the Delhi Metro has grown into a network of over 390 km in 2022, completing an eventful journey of 20 years of operations. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation today operates multiple corridors in the national capital and neighbouring cities. Delhi Metro had begun its commercial operations on December 25, 2002, a day after then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had inaugurated DMRC's first stretch, spanning 8.2 kilometre from Shahdara to Tis Hazari, with just six stations. To mark the two decades of operations, Delhi Metro is slated to run a special train on Saturday that was flagged off by Vajpayee on December 24, 2002. "It is an exciting milestone for the DMRC, and the special run of the six-coach train will take place today from Kashmere Gate station to Welcome station on the Red Line," a senior official said. A special exhibition commemorating 20 years of operations w

The age of the Metro: How the system failed to induce behavioural change

The Delhi Economic Survey 2021-22 shows the number of vehicles in the capital was more than 10 million

Delhi Metro: NCR's 'lifeline' turns 20, begins new era of modern commuting

Metro rails are considered a test case for public-private partnership (PPP), but DMRC's brush with PPP has not been a happy one

Widening scope, aim to be a key player in urban infra space: DMRC MD

To improve revenue while keeping ticket fares in check, DMRC is venturing into newer regions and business avenues. Kumar shares details of DMRC's growth plans

DMRC Board approves raising of equity share capital by way of rights issue

The board of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has approved the raising of the equity share capital of the DMRC by way of the rights issue, to be subscribed equally by both the stakeholders -- the Centre and the Delhi government. The funds raised will be to meet the liability arising out of an arbitral award of 2017 in favour of Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL). A rights issue is an invitation to existing shareholders to purchase additional new shares in the company. The DMRC is a 50:50 joint venture between the government of India and the Delhi government. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi High Court to proceed with the execution of the Rs 4,600 crore arbitration award granted in favour of DAMEPL, which had pulled out from running the Airport Express metro line over safety issues and take it to a logical end within three months. An arbitral tribunal had ruled in favour of Reliance Infra's DAMEPL and accepted its claim that running the operations on the

Law for enforcement of arbitral award no different for govt: SC to DMRC

Comment follows non-payment of Rs 4,500 cr by Delhi Metro Rail to Reliance Infra, out of a total Rs 7,200 cr in an arbitral award passed by the top court

SC slams DMRC over non-payment of Rs 4,500 crore to Reliance Infra

There are public speeches on making India an international arbitration hub but the court's order not enforced, says bench

Operations to be partially curtailed on Delhi Metro's Blue Line on Sunday

Delhi Metro operations on a section of the busy Busy Line will be partially curtailed in the initial few hours on December 11 due to a planned maintenance work, officials said on Saturday. The affected segment will be between Ramesh Nagar and Kirti Nagar metro stations. "To undertake the scheduled track maintenance work between Moti Nagar and Kirti Nagar on the Blue Line i.e., Line-3/4 (Dwarka Sec-21 to Noida Electronic City / Vaishali), train services on the morning of December 11 (Sunday) will be regulated," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a statement. Train services will be suspended from Ramesh Nagar to Kirti Nagar section from the start of revenue services till 7 AM. Hence, Moti Nagar metro station will be closed till resumption of train services on the section, it said. In the rest of the sections of the Blue Line Line i.e, from Dwarka Sec-21/Dwarka to Ramesh Nagar and Kirti Nagar to Noida Electronic City/Vaishali, train services will continue to remain availa

Delhi Metro to procure 312 coaches from Alstom India for Phase-IV corridors

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Friday signed a contract with a manufacturing company to procure 312 coaches for its Phase-IV priority corridors, officials said. The three priority corridors are Majlis Park to Maujpur, Janakpuri West to RK Ashram Marg and Tughlakabad to Delhi Aerocity. "The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today (Friday) took a major step towards operationalising its Phase-IV corridors for passenger operations by signing the contract for procuring 312 metro coaches (52 trains) for Phase IV's priority corridors," the DMRC said in a statement. Work on the Phase IV corridor began in December 2019 with a groundbreaking ceremony but construction was hit following the outbreak of COVID-19 in March 2020. "Small sections of both Line 7 (Pink) and Line 8 (Magenta), which are being built as part of Phase-IV priority corridors, would probably be operational in a year's time from now or by March 2023," then DMRC chief Mangu Singh had told PTI on March 31. On Friday, the DM

Delhi Metro train services to begin from 4 am on MCD elections day

Delhi Metro train services on all lines will start from 4 AM from all terminal stations on the day of the civic polls slated to be held on December 4, officials said on Friday. Election to the 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is scheduled to be held from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. "On the day of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi election on December 4, the Delhi Metro train services on all lines will start from 4 AM from all terminal stations." "The trains will run with a frequency of 30 minutes on all the lines till 6 AM. After 6 AM, metro trains will run as per the normal Sunday timetable throughout the day," the DMRC said in a statement.

Delhi Metro to start double-line movement on Grey Line section today

Delhi Metro will run trains on both up and down lines with automated signalling system in the Grey Line section between Najafgfarh and Dhansa Bus Stand from Friday onwards, officials said. Till now, services on this section were being operated through single line on manual mode, a DMRC official said on Thursday. "From tomorrow, services on this line will be available with a headway of 7 minutes 30 seconds during peak hours (from the present 12 minutes) and 12 minutes (from the present 15 minutes) during off-peak hours," a senior official said. In addition, with the commencement of this double-line movement, the run-time on Grey Line from Dwarka to Dhansa Bus Stand will also significantly decrease by nearly four minutes, and will be around eight minutes.

Metro operations on Grey Line unavailable for one hour, say officials

Delhi Metro operations on the Grey Line will not be available for an hour on Tuesday to undertake speed trials on the Dwarka-Dhansa Bus Stand section, officials said. The Grey Line spans a little over five km between Dwarka and Dhansa Bus Stand with four stations. "To undertake speed trials on the Dwarka-Dhansa Bus Stand section (Grey Line) for enhancement of speed and overall improvement in quality of train operations, services will not be available between Dwarka and Dhansa Bus Stand for one hour i.e, from 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm," the DMRC said in a statement. Passengers are advised to plan their journey accordingly, it said.

Metro operations to be curtailed on Grey Line on Tuesday for speed test

Delhi Metro operations on the Grey Line will not be available for an hour on November 22 to undertake speed trials on the Dwarka-Dhansa Bus Stand section, officials said on Monday. The Grey Line spans a little over five kilometres between Dwarka and Dhansa Bus Stand with four stations. "To undertake speed trials on the DwarkaDhansa Bus Stand section (Grey Line) for enhancement of speed and overall improvement in quality of train operations, services will not be available between Dwarka and Dhansa Bus Stand for one hour i.e, from 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm tomorrow," the DMRC said in a statement. Passengers are kindly advised to plan their journey accordingly, it said.

Delhi HC gives DMRC till December 12 to present plan to pay DAMEPL

DMRC owed DAMEPL close to Rs 7,100 cr, of which it has already paid Rs 2,600 cr as of Sept 6. It now owes Rs 4,500 cr

Alstom to design, manufacture 312 metro cars for Delhi Metro Phase IV

French mobility company Alstom on Thursday said the company has won an order to design and manufacture 312 metro cars for Delhi Metro Phase IV. The order worth 312 million euro includes design and manufacturing of 234 standard gauge metro cars for Line 7 extension (Pink Line 12.558 km) on the Mukundpur Maujpur corridor and, the Line 8 extension (Magenta Line 28.92 km) for the Janakpuri West RK Ashram corridor, a company statement said. The order also includes designing and manufacturing of 78 standard gauge metro cars for the 23.622 km Silver Line between Aerocity and Tughlakabad, including 15-year maintenance of these 78 cars. Alstom said it has delivered more than 800 metro cars that are in service for the Delhi Metro network. The new trains will be built at Alstom's Urban Rolling Stock manufacturing site in Sricity (Andhra Pradesh), which has a strong portfolio of delivering for major domestic and international projects, it added.

DMRC's woes may continue after Delhi govt refuses bailout for RInfra dues

Sources say key meeting between DMRC, central officials and Delhi govt was inconclusive on lack of consensus on modalities to infuse equity of Rs 5,000 crore into DMRC

International trade fair tickets to be available at 67 Delhi metro stations

Entry tickets for the India International Trade Fair to be held from November 14-27 will be available at 67 metro stations of the DMRC, officials said on Saturday. About 2,500 domestic and foreign exhibitors from several countries, including the UK and the UAE, will showcase their products during the 14-day fair at the Pragati Maidan here. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), an arm of the commerce ministry, said this year, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra are the 'partner states' while Uttar Pradesh and Kerala are the 'focus states'. Overseas participation is from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Belarus, Iran, Nepal, Thailand, Turkey, the UAE, and the UK. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it will start selling IITF entry tickets for 'business days' (November 14-18) from November 14 and for 'general public days' (November 19-27) from November 19. The IITF entry tickets will be available at only 67 selected metro stations, the DMRC said in

DAMEPL issue: Senior officials of Delhi govt, Centre, DMRC to meet tomorrow

A meeting among senior officials of Delhi government, the Centre, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and leading banks is slated to be held on Thursday, to discuss modalities on payment of the balance arbitral award to the Reliance Infrastructure-owned Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited. The managing director and director (finance) of the DMRC and representatives of several banks are expected to take part in the meeting to be held at Nirman Bhawan, they said. The DMRC on October 31 had told the Delhi High Court that a meeting with the Centre and the city government was scheduled to discuss modalities on payment of the balance arbitral award to the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL). The DMRC told the court that the meeting is fixed for November 10 and some proposals are expected to come out of it. The high court was hearing an application from the DAMEPL which said the DMRC has paid it only Rs 166.44 crore on March 14. The DAMEPL has also sought directi

Centre, Delhi govt to discuss arbitral award payment to DAMEPL on Thursday

The meeting has been convened after DMRC wrote to the Delhi government and MoHUA, seeking financial assistance for the payment of Rs 7,000 crore arbitral award to DAMEPL

Delhi Metro introduces set of 2 eight-coach trains on its Red Line

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has introduced a set of two eight-coach trains on its Red Line, which have been converted from the existing fleet of 39 six-coach trains.