DELHI METRO

INTRODUCTION
DELHI IS THE CAPITAL OF THE COUNTRY AND HAS AN EXCELLENT TRAIN NETWORK
WITHIN THE CITY. THIS NETWORK OF AIR-CONDITIONED TRAIN SERVING THE CITY IS
CALLED METRO. IT WAS STARTED IN 2002 AND NOW, METRO CONNECTS
FARIDABAD, NOIDA, GHAZIABAD, GURGAON AND OTHERS. 

 THE NETWORK COMPRISES OF EIGHT LINES AND AN EXPRESS LINE.

 HAS A CARRYING CAPACITY AS HIGH AS “60000-80000 PHPDT” (PEAK HOUR

PEAK DIRECTION TRAFFIC).

 THE METRO HAS AN AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP OF MILLIONS OF

COMMUTERS.
 ADVANTAGES

 REQUIRES 1/5TH ENERGY PER PASSENGER KM. COMPARED TO ROAD –

BASED SYSTEM.
 CAUSES NO AIR POLLUTION IN THE CITY AND LESSER NOISE LEVELS.
 OCCUPIES NO ROAD SPACE IF UNDERGROUND AND ONLY ABOUT 2 METRE
WIDTH OF THE ROAD , ALONG CENTRAL MEDIAN , IF ELEVATED.
 IS MORE RELIABLE , COMFORTABLE AND SAFER THAN ROAD BASED
SYSTEM.
 REDUCES JOURNEY TIME BY ANYTHING BETWEEN 50% AND 75%
DEPENDING ON ROAD CONDITIONS.
 CURRENT ROUTES

LINE STATIONS LENGTH (KM.) TERMINALS

RED LINE 21 22.15 Dilshad Garden - Rithala
YELLOW LINE 34 44.65 Jahangir Puri – Huda City
Centre
BLUE LINE 44 50 Noida City Centre/Vaishali
– Dwarka Sec21
GREEN LINE 5 18.46 Inderlok/ Kirti Nagar -
Mundka
VIOLET LINE 15 20.04 Central Secretariat -
Badarpur
AIRPORT 6 22.70 New Delhi - Dwarka
EXPRESS
PINK LINE 15 22 Lajpat Nagar – Majlis Park
 TICKETING
Delhi Metro commuters have three choices for ticket purchase:
 Tokens- are valid only for a single journey on the day of purchase
and the value depends on the distance travelled , with fares for a
single journey ranging from Rs.8 to Rs.30 .
 Travel Cards- available for longer duration and are most
convenient for frequent commuters . They are valid for one year from the date of
purchase or the date
of last recharge , and are available in denomination of Rs.50 to Rs.950 .
 Common Travel Cards – a common ticketing facility for commuters travelling
on Delhi Transport
Corporation (DTC) buses and the Metro was introduced in 2011.