All u ever wanted to know abt the delhi metros.
The Delhi Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), or Delhi Metro (Hindi: दिल्ली मेट्रो), is a rapid transit system in the Indian city of New Delhi operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited.
The Delhi Metro was opened on December 24, 2002. It became the second underground rapid transit system in India, after the one in operation in Kolkata. Unlike the Calcutta Metro, however, the Delhi Metro has a combination of elevated, at-grade and underground lines. Trains operating within the network typically travel at speeds below 80 km/h, or 50 mph, and stop for an average of 20 seconds at each MRTS station. The MRTS rolling stock are manufactured by ROTEM, relying on 1676 mm (5 ft 6 in) track gauge. Since its opening in 2002, two more lines have been added to the system, bringing the total network length to 56 km, with 50 underground and elevated stations on three separate lines. trains run from 6:00am till 10:00pm, daily.
Phase I of the network comprises of 65.11 km of route length with 13.01 km underground called Metro corridor and 52.10 km surface/elevated called Rail Corridor.
Phase II is presently under construction, with a target completion date of 2010.
Lines
As of November, 2006:
Line name Number Between stations
● Red Line 1 Shahdara - Rithala
● Yellow Line 2 Vishwa Vidyalaya - Central Secretariat
● Blue Line 3 Indraprastha - Dwarka Sub City
[edit] Phase II extensions
The following extensions for Phase II are confirmed[1] and under planning or construction.
Line name Direction Between stations Length (km) Target completion date
Red Line east Shahdara-Dilshad Garden 3.09 2008
Yellow Line north Vishwa Vidyalaya-Model Town-Jahangirpuri 6.36 2010
Yellow Line southwest Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar-Gurgaon ? 2010
Unnamed southeast Central Secretariat-Nehru Place-Badarpur ? 2010
Blue Line west Dwarka Sector 9-Sector 22 2.5 ?
Blue Line east Indraprastha-Mayur Vihar-NOIDA 15.3 2009
Blue Line east Indraprastha-Anand Vihar-Vaishali[GZB] 13.0 2009
[edit] Other extensions
An express rail service from Connaught Place to Indira Gandhi International Airport is also in the planning phase. This line, as well as the Central Secretariat-Badarpur line are to be constructed using standard gauge. [1]
[edit] Facilities
Each train consists of four coaches and can carry up to 240 seated and 300 standing passengers. The trains operate at intervals of three to five minutes between 6am to 10pm. Coaches on all trains are air-conditioned and a temperature of 27-29 °C is maintained in them.
All metro stations and trains have their own specially trained Metro police to provide security. All stations and trains are also monitored by closed-circuit cameras.
Most of the stations have ATMs, food outlets, coffee shops etc.
[edit] Ticketing
Delhi Metro customers have the following choices for the ticket purchase.
* Smart card: These cards are most convenient for the frequent commuters. Valid for one year, these travel cards are available in the denominations of Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200 and Rs. 500. 10% bonus is given on each recharge or new card. A deposit of extra Rs.100 needs to be made before buying a new card.
* Tourist card: These cards can be used for unlimited travel over short periods of time. There are two kinds of tourist cards - 1 day and the 3 day. Cost of 1-day card is Rs. 70 and 3-day card is Rs. 200.
* Token: These tokens are valid only for a single journey on the day of purchase and the value depends on the destination. Fares are decided based on the destination station using the token table.
Blue and Red Tokens are for a single journey only, whereas Green Tokens are for those who need to change trains.
[edit] Rolling stock
The Metro rolling stock was initially manufactured by a consortium of companies comprising ROTEM, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO). The train sets are now being built by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML). The trains run on the broad gauge (1676 mm) and consist of 3.2 metre wide stainless steel lightweight coaches with vestibules permitting movement throughout the length of the train. Trains currently consist of 4 coaches - two driving coaches and two Motor coaches. The system is extendable up to 8 coaches. Extension is expected in March 2006 after the completion of the Blue Line.
The power supply is at 25 kV AC through overhead catenary. The underground sections have Centralized Automatic Train Control (CATC) comprising Automatic Train Operation (ATO), Automatic Train Protection (ATP) and Automatic Train Signaling (ATS) systems.
[edit] Aesthetics
Mosaic on the Shahdara station.
Mosaic on the Shahdara station.
Each station has been designed with a unique scheme. Local art college students have designed decorative murals at the Metro stations.
[edit] Safety
A new law enforcement body, the Delhi Metro Police, has been set up especially to deal with law and order issues on the metro. Trains are at platform level with a small gap to allow easy entry and exit to passengers. Stations are monitored with closed-circuit TV. Overall security is monitored from a central control location. It is also one of the few metros in the world to have plainclothed metro-marshals on trains. Emergency communication between the passengers and the driver is provided in each coach.
[edit] Environment protection, and occupational health & safety
Most of the Metro stations on the Blue Line conduct Rainwater harvesting as an environmental protection measure [2]. The Delhi Metro has established large optimally-designed catchment areas at many stations. The water from these catchment areas diverts the rain water from the roof tops catchments by drain pipes to settlement/filtration tanks which clean and then store the water in borewells (located underground, below the stations). The storage capacity of each borewell is in the range of 28000 litres annually.
2007-01-25 16:45:02
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i think u shud visit thier website they mention each and everyt hing..over there..
2007-01-28 14:31:59
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answered by sanjubuddy 4
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