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Delhi Metro Rail News & Happenings
More trains to help ease Metro rush
November 29, 2008
With an increasing number of people preferring to use the Metro and ridership figures fast inching towards the 9-lakh mark, shortage of trains is becoming quite evident.
Another mishap at Metro site as crane overturns
November 29, 2008
In what could have resulted in another major tragedy, a crane working at an under-construction Delhi Metro site at INA lost balance and overturned on Friday morning.
Metro runs ahead of deadline
November 16, 2008
With the Delhi Metro extension from Vishwavidyalay to Jehangirpuri nearing completion, the corporation started trial runs on the new line on Friday.
Discounted tickets at Metro stations
November 12, 2008
If you plan to visit the trade fair this year, using Delhi Metro will not only get you there faster, but also ensure a discounted entry to the venue. Starting Wednesday, each of the 62 metro stations in the city will sell tickets to the trade fair
Facing shortage of Engineers, DMRC Asks Institute for Metro Tech course
October, 2008
Beleaguered by an acute shortage of trained engineers for its second phase of operations, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has approached Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, for a solution.
New
Features in Metro Trains
October, 2008
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), which has ordered 131 new trains in view of the increased rush on the Metro system in Delhi, will provide passengers with power connections inside the trains so that they can use their laptops and charge their mobiles while they are traveling in the Delhi Metro. Every new Metro coach of Phase – II will have power supply points for this purpose.
Metro bid to instill values in commuters
August 23, 2008
After 18,000 prosecutions by flying squads failed to show much of a visible change in behaviour of Delhi Metro users, the corporation has tied up with the Foundation for Restoration of National Values (FRNV) with the aim of instilling better values and making passengers behave in a more disciplined manner.
Progress
on Vishvavidyala - Jehangirpuri Metro Line
August 15, 2008
DMRC is all set to complete the Vishvavidyala-Jehangirpuri
line a record 10 months ahead of schedule. The 6.36-km stretch,
which will ferry 1.51 lakh commuters in two years' time, is expected
to be ready by December 2008.
Metro zips into Dilshad Garden today
June 04, 2008
Delhi Metro’s first line of Phase II
— Shahdara to Dilshad Garden — was flagged off on Tuesday
evening. The new line will be opened to the public from Wednesday
morning.
Metro trial started on Shahdara line
Apr 29, 2008
As per schedule, the Delhi Metro conducted
trial runs on the first section of Phase II between Shahdara and
Dilshad Garden, covering the 3.1 km stretch on Sunday (i.e 27-Apr-08).
Movie
clip of ad to be shown in Metro tunnel
Feb 11, 2008
In what comes as the first experiment with
in-tunnel advertising in the country — those travelling in the underground
section of Delhi Metro will see colourful movie clips from the train’s
window in place of dark tunnels.
Metro
train info on LED screens
Feb 11, 2008
Delhi Metro will soon install giant screens,
displaying messages on train movements, security and related information
at its stations to update the commuters on its services.
Coming up soon: Metro museum
December 26, 2007
Taking a cue from London’s transport museum, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is soon going to gift Delhiites a Delhi Metro museum.
Delhi
Metro feeder service starts rolling
November 7, 2007
The much-awaited Delhi Metro feeder buses finally hit the roads on Monday as they plied on feeder routes catering to the Shastri Park metro station on Line 1.
Delhi Metro
gets green signal to uproot MG Rd trees
November 7, 2007
The drive from Delhi to Gurgaon taking MG Road at night might not be that dangerous with the Delhi metro Rail Corporation getting permission to cut and transplant the threes on the stretch.
Now,
bird's-eye view to make Metro Lines safer
November 16, 2007
With birds causing short-circuits, sparking and even tripping of the entire Delhi Metro system, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has now come up with an innovative way to keep the winged intruders at bay.
Eco-friendly
Metro push for cycling
September 22, 2007
With the government working on a bicycle master plan to popularise
cycling on short trips, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is also
keen on doing its bit.
Delhi
Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to start in-tunnel advertising
September 16, 2007
Looks like New Delhi will soon be treated to-if that's the right
way to describe it-those advertisements that flash by, like digital
short films, in subway tunnels.
DMRC
to have touch-screen kiosks at stations
August 29, 2007
In the run-up to Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC) is setting up touch-screen information kiosks at metro stations
to provide commuters information about Delhi Metro and its connectivity
with other modes of transport like DTC and feeder buses.
Metro
0.5 km from every home
July 25, 2007
Travelling in rickety buses, caught in a smelly crush of bodies.
Or gliding on escalators and stepping into AC comfort to zip to
your destination in no time. The choice is clear and Delhiites have
given it the thumbs up.
Residents
take online route to protest Metro's elevated track
July 08, 2007
TO DERAIL the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's overhead corridor plans,
residents of South Delhi have entered the information highway to
intensify a public campaign against defacement of the city's residential
and environmental character.
Name-calling
over Metro now
June 27, 2007
Upcoming Metro station between AIIMS and the Safdarjung hospital
has triggered a controversy. Students at the Safdarjunt hospital
are annoyed that it will be called ‘AIIMS Station’.
Metro
Line to Noida gets go-ahead
July 01, 2007
Commuting the NCR town of Noida from Delhi is all set to become
smooth and hassle free by 2010. The Delhi Cabinet on Monday gave
its approval to extend the Metro Line III to Noida's Sector 32 from
New Ashok Nagar.
Metro
to Ghaziabad: Demarcation of route begins
July 01, 2007
Ghaziabad: Vaishali to Rajiv Chowk in just 22 minutes. With the
arrival of Metro to Ghaziabad, this dream would soon become a reality.
In a decisive step, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has
started with the demarcation of route from Anand Vihar to the Vaishali
station.
80%
of South Delhi for elevated track
10 June, 2007
A delhi survey has revealed that over 80% south Delhites are eagerly
awaiting elevated Central Secretariat-Badarpur line. The residents
reportedly don't want the Metro corridor to be converted into underground.
Metro
at Moolchand crossing will take a 60-metre leap, pier to pie
04 June, 2007
The Moolchand crossing, where a flyover and an underpass already
exist, is in for another change with the high capacity bus corridor
(HCBS) and Metro' Line 6 coming up there in the near future.
Metro
ticket to get costlier?
04 June, 2007
Commuters taking the metro may now have to pay more, not because
Delhi Metro has decided to hike fares but as a result of the Empowered
Group of Ministers' decision that security charges should be part
of the operational cost.
Delhi's nightlife rides on midnight Metro
19,
May, 2007
Trains Running After 10 PM Ferry 11,000 Commuters Daily, DMRC Raises
Rs.1.2 Lakh from Sale of Tickets
With an average 11,000 commuters taking Metro daily between 10 pm
and midnight, the decision to extend services by two hours has indeed
proved profitable for DMRC. Its also proving to be very helpful
for Daily Commuters as well.
Delhi's
Metro Southward Run
18,
May, 2007
As Delhi Metro Rail Corporation charts ins southward sojourn through
the Central Secretariat-Badarpur link - expected to be used by 3,60,000
Dehiites by 2011- here a sneak preview of its 6.1 - km underground
stretch.
Delhi
Metro argument gets more elevation
02,
May, 2007
EVEN AS the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) tries to persuade Delhi
metro Rail Corporation to shift its alignment in Nehru Place so that
it's commercial plots do not get devalued, the Defence Colony Market
Association, alloted shops by DDA more than 30 years ago, are protesting
the elevated metro stretch.
NCC does
its bit for Metro
01,
May, 2007
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the National Cadet Corps on Tuesday
(May, 1st, 07) launched a joint campaign that will involve NCC cadets
guiding commuters at busy Metro Stations.
Delhi
Metro rated world-class by Global Accreditation Service
29,
April, 2007
The Delhi Metro has got the thumbs-up from a leading international
accreditation service that rated the network's performance as world-class.
A surveillance witness audit of Delhi Metro was recently conducted
by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), which said in
its report that DMRC's housekeeping and operational controls are world-class.
Metro Train
Timings to be Extended from 16th April 2007
05 , April,
2007
The Metro train timings have been increased in some sectors/lines
keeping in view the increased public demand for more Metro train services
in the capital.
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