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Network-
• Currently, the Delhi Metro rail network consists of
about 231 Km with 173 stations.
• The network has now crossed the boundaries
of Delhi to reach NOIDA & Ghaziabad in Uttar
Pradesh, Gurgaon & Faridabad in Haryana.
• With the opening of the Botanical Garden- Kalkaji
Mandir section, new age trains equipped with the
Unattended Train Operation (UTO) technology
have been introduced.
• These trains operate with the CBTC
(Communication Based Train Control) signaling
technology which facilitate movement of trains in
very short frequencies.
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Delhi Metro Rail Completes 15 Years Of Its
Journey As Public Transport Backbone Of The City
Airport Express link-
On Dec 25, 2017 , When Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi launched the 12-km stretch of
Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line with a ride between the Botanical Garden & the Okhla Bird Sanctuary
stations, The Day would also mark 15 years since Delhi Metro’s journey began.
About Delhi Metro- History-
• • Planning for the metro started in 1984, when the
DDA (Delhi Development Authority) & the Urb an Arts
Commission came up with a proposal for developing a
MMTS (Multi-Modal Transport System) for the city.
• DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) was incorporated
in May 1995, construction started in 1998, and the first
section, on the Red Line, opened in 2002.
• The first line of the Delhi Metro was inaugurated by
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then Prime Minister of India, on
24 December 2002, and thus, it became the second
underground rapid transit system in India, after the
Kolkata Metro.
• The DMRC opened its first corridor between Shahdara &
Tis Hazari on 25 December, 2002.
• Subsequently, the first phase of construction worth
65 kilometres of Metro lines was finished 2 years & 9
months ahead of schedule in 2005.
• Since then the DMRC has also completed the
construction of another 125 kilometres of Metro corridors
under the second phase in only 4 and a half years.
•
Having constructed a massive network of 231 Kilometers
with 173 metro stations in record time, the Delhi Metro
Rail today stands out as a shining example of how a
mammoth technically complex infrastructure project can
be completed before time and within budgeted cost by a
Government agency.
The swanky & modern Metro system introduced
comfortable, air conditioned & eco-friendly services for
the first time in India & completely revolutionized the
mass transportation scenario not only in the National
Capital Region but the entire country.
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• The Airport Express link between the Indira Gandhi
International Airport & New Delhi Railway Station
has now propelled Delhi to the league of global
cities which have high speed rail connectivity
between the city and the airport.
• The line has six stations (Dhaula Kuan and Delhi
Aerocity became operational on 15 August 2011),
with some featuring check-in facilities, parking,
and eateries.
• Rolling stock consists of six-coach trains operating
at intervals of ten minutes and having a maximum
speed of 135 kmph (84 mph).
• Eight 6-car trains supplied by CAF , Beasain were
imported from Spain.