What is Benefit of Delhi Metro?

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

Not only the metro, but even the Delhi Metro stations are class apart. Sure they are always crowded, but that’s just got to do with our population! Be it the gigantic multi level Rajiv Chowk station, or the INA station with its amazing display of handicrafts and paintings, the Delhi Metro stations are as swanky as the metro itself.

On 22 July 2009, a worker at Ashok Park Metro station was killed when a steel beam fell on him.

Rememeber the time when commuting to places like Chandni Chowk or Kashmere Gate seemed like a mountainous task? The Delhi Metro has certainly reduced that task to a matter of 20 minute

Over a hundred people, including 93 workers, have died since work on the metro began in 1998.

it's so good to see the Delhi Metro playing its part in saving the environment. It has won many awards because of it being environment friendly, including one from United Nations and an ISO 14001 certification for environment friendly construction.

Now, the Delhi Metro might have inspired Mumbai's stint with Metro which not only took forever to finish but promptly drowned at the fist sign of rain! At the risk of commencing another Delhi-Mumbai war here, I must say that Mumbai might benefit by taking a few lessons from the Delhi Metro. Agreed?

The Delhi Metro is being built in phases. Phase I consisted of 58 stations and 65.0 km (40.4 mi) of route length,[35] of which 13.0 km (8.1 mi) is underground and 52.1 km (32.4 mi) surface or elevated.

The inauguration of the Dwarka–Barakhamba Road corridor of the Blue Line marked the completion of Phase I in October 2006.[36] Phase II of the network consists of 124.6 km (77.4 mi) of route length and 85 stations,[35] and is fully completed, with the first section opened in June 2008 and the last line opened in August 2011

Phase-III has 28 underground stations, 2 new lines and 11 route extensions, totaling 167.27 km (103.94 mi), with a cost of ₹350 billion (US$4.9 billion) and having a expected completion date of mid 2019. Phase IV (113.2 km or 70.3 mi) is planned to be completed by 2024

Delhi Metro map with Phase I, phase II and phase III routes
Phase-I (Red, Yellow and Blue lines) and phase-II (Green, Violet and Orange lines) had focused on adding new radial lines to expand the network.

To reduce the congestion and improve the connectivity, Phase-III includes 11 extensions to the existing lines as well as building two ring lines (Pink and Magenta lines). Phase-III has 28 underground stations, 2 new lines and 11 route extensions, totaling 167.27 km (103.94 mi), with a cost of ₹350 billion (US$4.9 billion).[41] Phase 3 contains 3 new Lines in Delhi Metro System, Pink Line running on Inner Ring Road (Line 7), Magenta Line running on Outer Ring Road (Line & Gray Line connecting Dwarka and Najafgarh (Line 09).

: If you are a regular passenger of Delhi Metro, use Smart Card to make your travel cheaper as you will get 10% discount. And you will also get additional 10% discount on Sundays and National Holidays - 2nd October, 15th August and 26th January and on non-peak hours.

As metro has total 8 lines, in which 2 lines are need to be operational completely and 2 lines are being extended; so Delhi is easily connected to Guargaon, Noida, Bahadurgarh, Gazhiabad and Faridabad in NCR region.

Work on Phase III started in 2011,[42][43] with 2016 being the planned deadline,[44] more than 20 tunnel boring machines were used simultaneously to expedite the work,[45] however, the actual work is planned to be completed by end of 2018, subject to availability of land in certain pockets.

You can save time by travelling from Delhi Metro. Instead of travelling by road from Delhi to Noida, which takes about 2 hours; metro can help you to reach to your destination in about 1 hour only. It saves you from huge traffic jams in the city.

It is hectic when you travel by own vehicle as you have to drive for a long. By using metro, you can avoid this and do extra work like using laptop, reading books, etc. in metro.

Kalkaji Mandir to Botanical Garden section of Magenta Line was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Christmas 2017, making it the first driverless metro line of Delhi Metro

Separate Coach & Seats: A full one coach is reserved for ladies in the Delhi Metro. And there seats reserves for ladies, differently-able and senior citizens in every coach.

The expected daily ridership of the whole network of all phases, after the completion of Phase-III, is 4 million passengers.

In summers, avoid the heat as metro is installed with air conditioners. And in winters, avoid cold conditions as metro coaches become warm.

The communication-based train control (CBTC) is being used in Phase-III trains which enables trains to run at a short headway of 90 seconds.

Metro coaches are neat and clean that prevent you from unhygienic conditions and air pollution. This scenario usually occurs if you travel from your own car or by bus.

Metro is easily convenient from one platform to another, from one destination to another and from one place to another. It has escalators, stairs, etc. to board and de-board the train.

The Red Line was the first line of the Metro to be opened and connects Rithala in the west to Dilshad Garden in the east, covering a distance of 25.09 kilometres (15.59 mi)