Tell about Delhi Metro and historical facts of it ?

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The female voice of Delhi Metro, who speaks in English, is Ms. Rini Simon Khanna and male voice of Delhi Metro, who speaks in Hindi, is Mr. Shammi Narang

The  few of the famous movies ever to be shot in the Delhi metro are Bewafaa, Paa, Dev D, Love Aaj Kal and Delhi 6 too have scenes from Delhi metro

The escalators at all the Delhi metro stations are provided with unique 'sari guard' feature that sidetracks loose clothing such as saris of ladies from getting trapped in the escalator

Most of the metro station in the blue line of Delhi metro  is inducted into rain water harvesting as an environment measure taken up by DMRC

The Delhi Metro Platform is constructed in such a way that blind people can easily walk on it without any ones assistance. The yellow tiles with horizontal lines serves as a path for the blind people and leads directly to the lift

The one which  people consider power cuts are attributed by DMRC  as power shifts! The momentary power lapses which causes the lights and AC to  go off at certain stations are actually 'power shifts'

A revolution in India's urban public transport system, the Delhi Metro has received plenty of appreciation from urban planners across the world.

A lot of metro stations provide bicycles on rent for as meagre as 10 rupees for 4 hours with a valid ID proof

The current 213-km long Metro network has a total of 166 stations, including six stations of the Airport Express Link. The network was opened to public first in December 2002.

All stations have ramps built right at the entrance to help wheelchair-bound people to  move around the station

The Delhi Metro provides parking facilities at 91 stations. Managed by private contractors, the lots help you park your two-and four-wheelers to avail of Metro Services at a monthly rate of Rs 1,000 for cars, Rs 475 for two-wheelers and autos and Rs 45 for bicycles.

The DMRC network is India's first public transport system which is differently-abled friendly. These facilities include automatic flap gates for those moving in wheelchairs

The Delhi Metro network consists of a total of 200 trains covering a total distance of 69,000 kilo meters every day.

a special space for wheelchairs at the first and last door of the train and otherwise four seats in each coach reserved for old and physically challenged; tactile paths for the visually impaired; and exclusive toilet facilities for disabled, etc.

So next time you travel, your journey will definitely be happier.

In fact, the DMRC was awarded with the National Award for Outstanding Work in Creation of Barrier-Free Environment for the Persons with Disabilities in the year 2008

If during your journey, you lose your belongings at any of the stations, you just have to log on to the DMRC site to check if your items are noted in the found list. If you find them mentioned here, you just have to make a call to claim your belongings.

About 64 stations across various lines have rain-water harvesting systems in place. Many Metro stations also have roof top solar power plants.

Appreciated for its green initiatives, the DMRC plants 10 trees if it fells one for its construction work.

The DMRC's training institute was set up in 2002 at Shastri Park Train Depot in Delhi. It is the only institute in the country with "facilities to impart customised training on almost all aspects of operations and maintenance of rail-based urban transportation systems".

The Delhi Metro is overcrowded, it's swarming with pickpockets and there are frequent technical glitches. Yeah, we know all these things.

Data suggest the Delhi Metro has helped in taking about 3.9 lakh vehicles off of the streets of the national capital.

You can get all the information about the network on your phone if you have an Android-or iOS-enabled mobile phone. You could download the mobile app on both operating systems.

But is that all we need to know about our favorite ride around the national capital?