Delhi Metro

The Delhi Metro is a <a href="/facts/Rapid_transit/bbhkQbAW">rapid transit</a> system that serves <a href="/facts/Delhi/Xa6CKgnf">Delhi</a> and the adjoining satellite cities of <a href="/facts/Faridabad/R0HzMvoS">Faridabad</a>, <a href="/facts/Gurugram/ypgFseIn">Gurugram</a>, <a href="/facts/Noida/hj4VVzkh">Noida</a>, <a href="/facts/Bahadurgarh/coAflyA5">Bahadurgarh</a>, and <a href="/facts/Ballabhgarh/CQPE3d3u">Ballabhgarh</a> in the <a href="/facts/National_Capital_Region_(India)/zkmeWmWy">National Capital Region</a> of <a href="/facts/India/QW4TV4sy">India</a>. The system consists of 10 colour-coded lines serving <a href="/facts/List_of_Delhi_Metro_stations/rn3tj2Ul">289 stations</a>, with a total length of 395 km (245 mi). It is India's <a href="/facts/Urban_rail_transit_in_India/DQ3a5dAu">largest</a> and busiest <a href="/facts/Urban_rail_transit_in_India/DQ3a5dAu">metro rail system</a> and the second-oldest, after the <a href="/facts/Kolkata_Metro/tsNFtR5a">Kolkata Metro</a>. The metro has a mix of underground, at-grade, and elevated stations using <a href="/facts/5_ft_6_in_gauge_railway/X0ncpPKs">broad-gauge</a> and <a href="/facts/Standard-gauge/T2XVtLNY">standard-gauge</a> tracks. The metro makes over 4,300 trips daily.
Construction began in 1998, and the first elevated section (<a href="/facts/Shahdara_metro_station/tuMYDzBz">Shahdara</a> to <a href="/facts/Tis_Hazari_metro_station/wT9pXIgt">Tis Hazari</a>) on the <a href="/facts/Red_Line_(Delhi_Metro)/r21VoJR2">Red Line</a> opened on 25 December 2002. The first underground section (<a href="/facts/Vishwa_Vidyalaya_metro_station/bp7Wrfhl">Vishwa Vidyalaya</a> – <a href="/facts/Kashmere_Gate_metro_station/t9fRhudL">Kashmere Gate</a>) on the <a href="/facts/Yellow_Line_(Delhi_Metro)/KmkQsCGT">Yellow Line</a> opened on 20 December 2004. The network was developed in phases. Phase I was completed by 2006, followed by Phase II in 2011. Phase III was mostly complete in 2021, except for a small extension of the Airport Line which opened in 2023. Construction of Phase IV began on 30 December 2019.
The <a href="/facts/Delhi_Metro_Rail_Corporation/e1kDIQWF">Delhi Metro Rail Corporation</a> (DMRC), a joint venture between the <a href="/facts/Government_of_India/BIpETqjv">Government of India</a> and <a href="/facts/Government_of_Delhi/6SCoc2sg">Delhi</a>, built and operates the Delhi Metro. The DMRC was certified by the <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a> in 2011 as the first metro rail and rail-based system in the world to receive carbon credits for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, reducing annual carbon emission levels in the city by 630,000 tonnes.
The Delhi Metro has interchanges with the <a href="/facts/Rapid_Metro_Gurgaon/eCfYooq3">Rapid Metro Gurgaon</a> (with a shared ticketing system) and <a href="/facts/Noida_Metro/tmbfjABI">Noida Metro</a>. On 22 October 2019, DMRC took over operations of the financially-troubled Rapid Metro Gurgaon. The Delhi Metro's annual ridership was 203.23 <a href="/facts/Crore/goXA4nHv">crore</a> (2.03 billion) in 2023. The system will have interchanges with the <a href="/facts/Delhi%25E2%2580%2593Meerut_Regional_Rapid_Transit_System/vK6zoFsm">Delhi-Meerut RRTS</a>, India's fastest urban regional transit system.

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Delhi Metro