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New Delhi, Jan 11 About 12 percent of work on Phase-III of Delhi Metro is over. Once complete by March 2016, this project will add another 140 km of Metro network in the capital, an official said.
A small section of the first corridor of Phase-III...
Shimla, Jan 7 To give a green solution to Shimla’s problem of vehicular pollution and traffic congestion, the government has plans to go for a monorail project, a minister said.
The Shimla monorail, the first of its kind in a hilly state, will...
New Delhi, Dec 30 Five out of ten Delhi Metro stations that had remained shut since Saturday were opened Sunday afternoon, a DMRC official said.
“Five metro stations — Pragati Maidan, Mandi House, Rajiv Chowk, Barakhamba Road and Patel Chowk...
New Delhi, Dec 29 : Delhi Metro Saturday shut down 10 stations in the heart of the capital on a request from police who fear mass protests following the death of the gang-rape victim in Singapore.
A Delhi Metro official said the stations were closed at...
New Delhi, Dec 26 After being shut for three days, five of the nine Delhi Metro stations were opened Tuesday evening, an official said.
“Five metro stations – Pragati Maidan, Mandi House, Rajiv Chowk, Barakhamba Road and Khan Market –...
New Delhi, Dec 25 Commuters on the Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre corridor can heave a sigh of relief as Delhi Metro has inducted its first-ever eight-coach trains Monday, which would provide more space and save the commuters from the perennial jostling.
“The...
New Delhi, Dec 24 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, in a statement Monday, said nine metro stations would remain closed Monday, after protests in central Delhi turned violent Sunday.
Entry and exit of commuters at metro stations in Pragati Maidan, Mandi...
New Delhi, Dec 23 A programme to commemorate 10 years of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), scheduled for Monday, was cancelled after the national capital was rocked by protests over the gangrape of a 23-year-old, Metro officials said.
Union Urban...
Nagpur, Dec 22 Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan announced plans for a metro rail for the state’s second capital, Nagpur, known as Orange City for its luscious varieties of oranges, besides other major projects to boost development in...
New Delhi, Sep 17 The Delhi Metro will start a special training programme for recruits selected to man Gurgaon’s Metro stations that will become operational by April 2013, an official said.
Thirty candidates, who have joined as station controllers...
New Delhi, Sep 10 The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will organise a five-day management programme for operators and regulators in October to enhance their skills and knowledge on different modes of rail-based Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS).
The...
New Delhi, Aug 6 To augment power supply for Phase III and strengthen four existing sub-stations, Delhi Metro will be constructing nine new power receiving sub-stations (RSS), an official said.
The nine new substations will come up at Yamuna Vihar,...
New Delhi, July 16 To deal with the problem of over crowding, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will introduce trains with eight coaches by the end of this year. Mandatory tests and trial runs have already begun, an official said.
“We have...
New Delhi, July 8 Pratibha Patil took her maiden Metro ride here Sunday, becoming the first president to do so. She described the city’s lifeline as a proud symbol of the “tremendous progress” that India has made in the last decade.
“I...
New Delhi, July 5 The central government advised metros to revise the fares periodically to offset input costs. But Delhi Metro said it had no plans to hike fares for now.
“All the state metros have been advised to periodically revise the fairs...
New Delhi, June 21 With commuter volumes crossing the two million mark on six days in June alone this year, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) proposes to upgrade commuter facilities by installing more elevators and Automatic Fare Collection (AFC)...
New Delhi, June 19 : S. D. Sharma has taken charge as the new Director, Business Development of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. With his appointment, the number of full time directors in DMRC has increased to seven. Prior to his appointment, Sharma...
Dubai, May 25 French defence and civilian technologies major Thales has offered Delhi Metro, which each day makes 2,400 trips and carries 1.8 million passengers, the same safety, communication and navigation system that helps Dubai run its fully-automated,...
New Delhi, May 3 Delhi Metro’s Phase III, which will connect another 103 km of the capital, will be finished by 2016, Metro chief Mangu Singh said.
And to speed up work, Delhi Metro is providing special training for its middle-level staff and...
New Delhi, March 29 : The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) started piling (laying of foundation for piers/pillars on which viaduct will be put up) work on Badarpur to YMCA Chowk (Faridabad) corridor. With this, the civil construction for 13.875 kilometers...
