Metro

At 7.238 mn, Delhi Metro set a new record for daily passenger journeys

As per a post on platform X by DMRC, Delhi Metro Achieves New Ridership Record on 13th August 2024

DMRC to prepare project report for Indore-Ujjain, Pithampur metro corridors

The estimated distance for these corridors is 84 kilometres. Phase 1 of the Indore metro line is expected to begin operations later this year

Now, you can recharge Delhi Metro pass on WhatsApp: Here is how it works

Powered by PeLocal, DMRC's WhatsApp-based ticketing service is available across all lines operating in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) regions, including Gurugram Rapid Metro

Rajasthan govt plans Jaipur Metro expansion to key areas in Phase-II

A government official said the work on Metro Phase-2 is expected to begin in the next few months

Metro commuters need to be wary of excise rules if carrying liquor: DMRC

The DMRC has said that excise rules of states concerned prevail in case of the permission given to the commuters to carry two sealed liquor bottles in the Delhi Metro trains, saying people should be wary of any violations in case of cross border transit. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had in June last year allowed carrying two sealed liquor bottles per person in the Metro trains, eliciting the Delhi government objection that it was against the excise rules. The DMRC trains operate in the National Capital Region (NCR) covering Delhi as well as cities like Faridabad, Gurugram in Haryana and Ghaziabad and Noida in Uttar Pradesh. "Whatever the Delhi government has authorised us is (permitted). The excise rules of the particular state prevail," DMRC Managing Director Vikas Kumar told PTI. As per the Excise Act, only one sealed bottle of liquor like rum, vodka and whisky could be carried from one state to another, said a senior Excise department officer. The Metro trains ferry

Union Budget 2024: Will Bengaluru be included in 50% HRA exemption?

Currently, rented houses in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai qualify for a 50% exemption from HRA, while those in other locations (non-metro) fall into the 40% category

Delhi metro train's pantograph catches fire at Rajiv Chowk station

A pantograph of a Delhi Metro train caught fire at Rajiv Chowk station on Monday evening due to some external material getting caught between it and the overhead equipment for electrification, the DMRC said in a statement. A video of the incident is circulating online. In the video, the train doors are open and passengers are seen recording videos of the fire on their mobile phones. In reference to the viral video in which a minor fire is seen emanating from the roof of a train, this is to clarify that the incident pertains to a train at Rajiv Chowk station heading towards Vaishali around 6:21 pm, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in its statement. The extant incident was a case of pantograph flashing which occurs at times due to some external material getting stuck between overhead equipment for electrification (OHE) and pantograph. It poses no safety threat or hazard to passengers, it said. The affected pantograph was immediately put out of service and the train contin

Rains, gusty winds lash parts of Mumbai; disrupts local train services

Rains and gusty winds lashed parts of Mumbai and neighbouring metropolitan areas on Monday, disrupting Metro and local train services. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai has issued a "nowcast warning" forecasting a thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and moderate to intense spells of rain for Thane, Palghar and Mumbai. "Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph is very likely to occur at isolated places in Mumbai in the next 3-4 hours," an official of IMD said. Metro services were suspended between Aarey and Andheri East metro stations after a banner landed on the overheard wire due to strong winds, a spokesperson from Metro Rail said. Suburban services on Central Railway were affected after an overhead equipment pole between Thane and Mulund stations got bent due to strong winds, an official said. The suburban services on the Main Line have been suspended, the chief spokesperson of Central Rai

Over 60 metro stations co-branded with reputed companies: DMRC officials

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Saturday said more than 60 stations on its network have been co-branded with reputed corporates, Public Sector Undertakings and media companies, among others, to offer them publicity opportunity while earning revenue for DMRC. The stations include eight on Red Line, 14 on Yellow Line and 25 on Blue Line. DMRC officials said that around 150 metro stations are still available for co-branding across the network. "A total of more than 60 metro stations have been cobranded so far on the DMRC network. These stations are spread across the network and the popularity of this scheme reflects the potential of the co-branding scheme. "A number of very reputed corporates, PSUs, media companies, educational institutions have already associated themselves with the DMRC through this scheme," a senior DMRC official said. Almost all DMRC stations are at prominent locations near residential areas, markets, educational institutions etc. Therefore, branding opportuniti

Kalpataru Projects bags orders worth Rs 2,071 cr for metro tunnel project

Engineering firm Kalpataru Projects International Ltd(KPIL) on Thursday said the company and its arms have bagged orders worth Rs 2,071 crore for power transmission and distribution and construction of an underground metro rail tunnel project. KPIL is one of the largest specialised EPC (engineering procurement construction) companies engaged in power transmission and distribution, railways, highways, and airports, among others. According to a statement, KPIL and its joint ventures (JVs) and international subsidiaries have secured new orders/notification of awards of Rs 2,071 crore. The new orders include orders in the transmission & distribution (T&D) business in overseas markets. Besides, it has also received an order for the design and construction of an underground metro rail project in India. Manish Mohnot, MD & CEO of Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL), said, "The T&D orders in Brazil and underground metro rail-tunnelling order in India have ...

Bank of Baroda wins co-branding rights for three Delhi Metro stations

State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Tuesday announced that it has acquired the co-branding rights for three stations of Delhi Metro. These stations are Inderlok, South Extension and Rajouri Garden. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) awarded the naming rights to the bank for a period of 10 years, beginning from 2024, BoB said in a statement. In addition to the exclusive co-branding rights, the bank will get a dedicated space for branding, display of products and installation of an ATM/Digital Banking Unit (DBU)/ kiosk to serve customers, it said. Meanwhile, the bank's executive director Ajay K Khurana inaugurated the new station branding at Inderlok Metro station. The Delhi Metro is India's largest and busiest metro rail system with daily ridership of more than 60 lakh, it claimed.

ITO Station of Delhi Metro to stay closed until further notice, says DMRC

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday announced that the ITO Metro Station will continue to remain closed until further notice. Earlier in the day, DMRC had announced closure of ITO Metro Station from 8 am to 6 pm. The DMRC has also announced closure of Lok Kalyan Marg Metro Station in view of AAP's protest against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The road is where the prime minister's residence is. The transporter shut down the stations following the directions of police. "On advice of Delhi Police, Lok Kalyan Marg Metro station will also remain closed in addition to ITO Metro station till further notice," the DMRC posted on X.

NCRTC managing director Vinay Kumar Singh resigns citing personal reasons

Singh has been spearheading the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project in India, and his resignation comes at the cusp of the successful completion of India's first Namo Bharat service

India's first underwater metro surpasses 70,000 passenger count on day 1

The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade metro section, which passes below the Hooghly river through the country's first under-water transportation tunnel, carried more than 70,000 passengers on the first day of its operation, an official said on Saturday. Commercial operation on the stretch started on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on March 6. The number of passengers on the first day in this 4.8-km underground stretch between Howrah Maidan and Esplanade was 70,204, the official said. He said that out of these, 23,444 persons boarded at Howrah Maidan, while 20,923 passengers boarded at Howrah, which is the deepest metro station in India. Mahakaran and Esplanade metro stations recorded 13,453 and 12,384 originating passengers, respectively, on the first day, the official said. The Howrah Maidan-Esplanade section of the East West metro corridor has the first transportation tunnel under any mighty river in India. It passes under the Hooghly, on the east and west banks o

Delhi Metro gets Rs 500 cr in Budget, 6 mn use service every day: Atishi

The Delhi government allocated Rs 500 crore for the Delhi Metro in its 2024-25 Budget tabled on Monday, with Finance Minister Atishi saying in the assembly that more than 60 lakh people commute on the service every day. In 2014, around 24 lakh passengers used the urban transporter daily, Atishi said. Presenting the 2024-25 Budget with a total outlay of Rs 76,000 crore, Atishi said providing good public transportation facilities to every resident of Delhi is the responsibility of the government. Under the guidance of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, "significant improvements" have been made in the public transportation sector in Delhi, she said. By March 2015, a total 193 kilometres of metro network and 143 stations were established in Delhi. However, in the past nine years, the Delhi Metro network has doubled in length to 393 kilometres while the number of stations has increased to 288, she added. Atishi said in her address that around 24 lakh passengers travelled daily in the metr

Delhi CM clears signing of MoU on first 3 metro corridors under Phase-4

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Delhi government, the Centre and the DMRC on the first three corridors being built under Phase-IV of the metro, an official statement issued on Monday said. At present, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is carrying out construction work on a 65.2-km stretch of three priority corridors spanning 45 stations as part of this project. These three corridors are Janakpuri West-RK Ashram Marg (28.92 km), Majlis Park-Maujpur (12.55 km), both of which are extensions of the Delhi Metro's Magenta Line and Pink Line, and Aerocity-Tughlakabad (23.62 km) which is being built as Golden Line to connect the Violet Line and the Airport Line from their respective ends. With this, the work on these three corridors will "pick pace", the statement issued by the Delhi government said. "Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved the signing of an MoU between the Delhi government, the Centre and the

DMRC announces Rs 25 lakh for family of deceased in Gokulpuri incident

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday announced Rs 15 lakh in compensation for the family of 53-year-old man who died after a portion of the Gokulpuri Metro Station on the Pink Line in northeast Delhi collapsed, official statement said. The DMRC announced Rs 2.5 lakh for the grievously injured and Rs 50,000 for those who received minor injuries, it stated. The transporters also suspended two of its officials over the collapse. "Two DMRC officials, a manager and a junior engineer from the civil department, have been immediately suspended," the statement read. The DMRC will be investigating the circumstances leading to this incident to take necessary remedial measures to prevent such unfortunate occurrences in the future, it said.

Metro station security checks to be intensified ahead of R-Day in Delhi

The CISF will intensify security checks for passengers across metro stations during January 19-27 because of enhanced security arrangements ahead of Republic Day, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced on Thursday. The transporter also advised passengers to plan their journey keeping in mind that long queues were likely at some metro stations because of this. "In view of the enhanced security arrangements ahead of Republic Day on 26th January, the security checks for passengers will be further intensified by CISF across the Metro stations starting from tomorrow--19th January (Friday) till 27th January," the DMRC said in a statement. "Passengers are requested to cooperate with the security personnel during security checks," it added. The Delhi Police has also beefed up security arrangements across the city ahead of the Republic Day celebration and the Ram temple event. According to a police official, night patrol staffers have been directed to check hotels, guest houses

Tech issue hits services on Delhi Metro's Yellow Line, speeds restricted

Services on Delhi Metro's Yellow Line are being regulated due to a signalling issue on a section of the corridor, officials said on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) said in a post on X that services had been delayed on the Lok Kalyan Marg-Udyog Bhawan section of the Yellow Line. The Yellow Line connects Samyapur Badli in Delhi and Millennium City Centre Gurugram in Haryana. Services on the Yellow Line are "regulated today owing to a track circuit drop (signalling) issue between Lok Kalyan Marg and Udyog Bhawan stations", a senior official said. "Due to this issue, trains are running at restricted speeds in this small section, resulting in the bunching of trains. Normal train services are available on the rest of the sections of the Yellow Line," he said. The official said the necessary repair of the track circuit will be "undertaken during night hours after the closing of revenue services" to avoid inconvenience to the public during the daytime.

Obstructing closure of metro doors may cost you Rs 10,000, warns DMRC

Under the Metro Railways Act, obstruction acts are punishable by fine of Rs 10,000, or imprisonment of up to 4 years, or both