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3/22/2014 Delhi Metro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Delhi Metro Coordinates: 28°36′53″N 77°12′43″E From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Delhi Metro (Hindi: दली ो) is a metro system serving Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of Delhi Metro India.[7] Delhi Metro is the world's thirteenth largest metro system in terms of length.[citation needed] Delhi Metro is India's first modern public transportation system. As of September 2013, the network consists of six lines, plus a seventh Airport Express line, with a total length of 190.0 kilometres (118.1 mi),[4] serving 141 stations (135 Delhi Metro stations,[1] plus 6 Airport Express stations), of which 35 are underground, five are at- grade, and the rest are elevated.[citation needed] All stations have escalators, elevators, and tactile tiles to guide the visually impaired from station entrances to trains. It has a combination of elevated, at-grade, and underground lines, and uses both broad gauge and standard gauge rolling stock. Four types of rolling stock are used: Mitsubishi Rotem broad gauge, Bombardier Movia, Mitsubishi Rotem standard gauge, and CAF Beasain standard gauge. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC), a state-owned company with equal equity participation from Government of India and Delhi Metro blue line train at New Ashok Nagar Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi built and operates the Station. Delhi Metro. However, the organisation is under administrative control of Background Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Besides construction and operation of Delhi metro, DMRC is also involved in the Locale NCR, India planning and implementation of metro rail, monorail and high-speed rail Transit type Rapid transit/metro projects in India and providing consultancy services to other metro Number of 6 lines, plus Airport Express line projects in the country as well as abroad. lines As of November 2010, DMRC operates around 2,700 trips daily between Number of 135,[1] plus 6 Airport Express 06:00 and 23:00 running with an interval of 2 minutes 40 seconds stations stations [8][9] between trains at peak frequency. The trains are usually of four and Daily 2.4 million[2] six coaches, but due to increase in the number of passengers, eight-coach ridership trains are added on the Yellow Line (Jahangirpuri to HUDA city centre) [3] and Blue line (Dwarka Sector-21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali).[10] Chief Mangu Singh, MD Yellow line being the first one with eight coach trains.[5][6][9][11] The executive power output is supplied by 25-kilovolt, 50-hertz alternating current Headquarters Metro Bhawan, Barakhamba Road, through overhead catenary. The metro has an average daily ridership of New Delhi 110001. [2] 2.4 million commuters, and, as of August 2010, had already carried Website Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. [12] over 1.25 billion commuters since its inception. The Delhi Metro Rail (http://www.delhimetrorail.com) Corporation has been certified by the United Nations as the first metro rail (English) and rail-based system in the world to get "carbon credits for reducing greenhouse gas emissions" and helping in reducing pollution levels in the Operation city by 630,000 tonnes every year.[13] Began 24 December 2002 operation Planning for the metro started in 1984, when the Delhi Development Operator(s) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd Authority and the Urban Arts Commission came up with a proposal for developing a multi-modal transport system for the city. The Government (DMRC), दली ो ल नगम िलिमड of India and the Government of Delhi jointly set up the Delhi Metro Rail Number of 208 trains[4][5] Corporation (DMRC) registered on 3 May 1995 under The Companies vehicles Act, 1956. Construction started in 1998, and the first section, on the Red Line, opened in 2002, followed by the Yellow Line in 2004, the Blue Train length 4/6/8 coaches[5][6] Line in 2005, its branch line in 2009, the Green and Violet Lines in 2010, and the Delhi Airport Metro Express in 2011. Technical System length 190.0 km (118.1 mi)[4] The recently opened Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon, whilst linked to it by the Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) (Indian gauge) Yellow Line is a separate metro system, although tickets from the Delhi 1 Metro can be used in its' network. 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) (Standard gauge) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Metro 1/18 3/22/2014 Delhi Metro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The voice overs for the Delhi Metro have been given by Rini Simon Electrification Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC Khanna and Shammi Narang. through overhead catenary Delhi Metro Rail Network (2013) Contents 1 History 1.1 Background 1.2 Construction 1.3 Construction accidents 2 Network 2.1 Current routes 2.1.1 Red Line 2.1.2 Yellow Line 2.1.3 Blue Line 2.1.4 Green Line 2.1.5 Violet Line 2.1.6 Airport Express 2.2 Planned extensions 2.2.1 Phase III 2.2.2 Phase IV 3 Finances 3.1 Funding 3.2 Revenue and profits 4 Operations 4.1 Security 4.2 Ticketing & Recharge 4.3 Issues 4.4 Ridership 5 Rolling stock 5.1 Broad gauge 5.2 Standard gauge 5.3 Airport Express 6 Signalling and telecommunication 7 Environment and aesthetics 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links History Background The concept of a mass rapid transit for New Delhi first emerged from a traffic and travel characteristics study which was carried out in the city in 1969.[14] Over the next several years, many official committees by a variety of government departments were commissioned to examine issues related to technology, route alignment, and governmental jurisdiction.[15] In 1984, the Delhi Development Authority and the Urban Arts Commission came up with a proposal for developing a multi- modal transport system, which would consist of constructing three underground mass rapid transit corridors as well augmenting the city's existing suburban railway and road transport networks.[16] While extensive technical studies and the raising of finance for the project were in progress, the city expanded significantly resulting in a twofold rise in population and a fivefold rise in the number of vehicles between 1981 and 1998.[16] Consequently, traffic congestion and pollution soared, as an increasing number of commuters took to private vehicles with the existing bus system unable to bear the load.[14] An attempt at privatising the bus transport system in 1992 merely compounded the problem, with inexperienced operators plying poorly maintained, noisy and polluting buses on lengthy routes, resulting in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Metro 2/18 3/22/2014 Delhi Metro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia long waiting times, unreliable service, extreme overcrowding, unqualified drivers, speeding and reckless driving.[17] To rectify the situation, the Government of India and the Government of Delhi jointly set up a company called the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 3 May 1995, with E. Sreedharan as the managing director.[18] Dr. E. Sreedharan handed over the charge as MD, DMRC to Shri Mangu Singh on 31 December 2011. Construction Physical construction work on the Delhi Metro started on 1 October 1998.[19] After the previous problems experienced by the Kolkata Metro, which was badly delayed and 12 times over budget due to "political meddling, technical problems and bureaucratic delays",DMRC is a special purpose organization vested with great autonomy and powers to execute this gigantic project involving many technical complexities, under a difficult urban environment and within a very limited time frame. DMRC was given full powers to hire people, decide on tenders and control funds.[20] The DMRC then consulted the Hong Kong MTRC on rapid transit operation and construction techniques.[21] As a result, construction proceeded smoothly, except for one major disagreement in 2000, where the Ministry of Railways forced the system to use broad gauge despite the DMRC's preference for standard gauge.[22] The first line of the Delhi Metro was inaugurated by Atal Behari Vajpayee, the then Prime Minister of India, on 24 December 2002,[23] and thus, it became the second underground rapid transit system in India, after the Kolkata Metro. The first phase of the project was completed in 2006,[24] on budget and almost three years ahead of schedule, an achievement described by Business Week as "nothing short of a miracle".[25] Construction accidents On 19 October 2008, a girder launcher and a part of the overhead Blue Line extension under construction in Laxmi Nagar, East Delhi collapsed and fell on passing vehicles underneath. Workers were lifting a 400-tonne concrete span of the bridge with the help of a crane when the launcher collapsed along with a 34-metre (112 ft) long span of the bridge on top of a Blueline bus killing the driver and a labourer.[26] On 12 July 2009, a portion of a bridge under construction collapsed when its launching girder lost balance as it was being erected at Zamrudpur, near East of Kailash, on the Central Secretariat – Badarpur corridor. Six people were killed and 15 others injured.[27] The following day, on 13 July 2009, a crane that was removing the debris collapsed, and with a bowling pin effect collapsed two other nearby cranes, injuring six.[28] On 22 July 2009, a steel beam fell on a worker at the under- construction Ashok Park Metro station, killing him.[29] Over a hundred people, including 93 workers, have died since work on the metro began in 1998.[30] Network Main article: List of Delhi metro stations The Delhi Metro is being built in phases.