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New tech can prevent suicide attempts in Metros


The incidents of suicides on metro tracks could be avoided if a new advanced technology and communic...

Delhi Metro offered driverless train system


Delhi Metro each day makes 2,400 trips and carries 1.8 million passengers.

Parl panel wants to change PPE Act to reclaim DMRC premises


To allow DMRC to reclaim properties under unauthorised occupation, a Parl Panel has endorsed the nee...

5 arrested for cheating construction company


5 persons were arrested for allegedly cheating a construction company of Rs 87 lakh by promising luc...

Fourth suicide at Delhi Metro premises in 6 days


A 22-year-old youth committed suicide by jumping from an elevated Delhi Metro station in Delhi.

Navy employee`s wife `falls` to death from Metro station


A 27-year-old wife of an Indian Navy employee died after she allegedly jumped from the terrace of a ...

‘Not happy with Airport Metro, but no takeover’


Delhi Metro is unhappy with performance of Reliance Infra-operated Airport Express as it feels that ...

300 Metro feeder buses to get functional in 6 mths


The ministry told the Parliamentary panel that there were 2,800 daily trips on the network and the s...

Postal services for Airport Express Metro commuters


Airport Express Metro commuters can now carry out postal transactions at the New Delhi Metro Station...

Top Delhi Metro official resigns


Kumar Keshav, 52, was handling key projects in the upcoming Phase III of Delhi Metro and his resigna...

MCD polls: Metro to begin an hour early on Sunday


Delhi Metro services will begin an hour early at 5 AM on Sunday in view of the elections to three ...

Delhi Metro project to get extended to Ghaziabad


GDA has drawn an ambitious project to extend the Dilshad Garden-Rithala Delhi Metro link to New Bus ...

Signaling defect leaves Metro commuters stranded


Tens of hundreds of Metro commuters in the national capital were left stranded Thursday morning due ...

Commuters stranded at Delhi Metro stations


Trains on the busy Line 3 that connects Noida and Ghaziabad with Dwarka were delayed since 8.30 in t...

Delhi Metro to link Faridabad with Delhi


The fully-elevated corridor will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 2,533 crore by 2016 when ...

Delhi: Woman commits suicide at Metro station


A young woman on Sunday allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a running train at a Metro sta...
14,000 trees to fall for Delhi Metro

14,000 trees to fall for Delhi Metro


A total of 14,298 trees are likely to be felled here during the third phase of Delhi metro.

Delhi Tourism sets up kiosks in metro stations


Tourists who take the high-speed Airport Express Corridor will now have easy access to details abo...

Delhi Metro movie gets National Award


Delhi Metro has added another feather to its cap.

New Metro station to come up in INA


A new station to be built in INA in Phase III of Delhi Metro will act as a major interchange hub of ...

DMRC begins process to buy 500 train coaches


The coaches will be wider than the usual standard gauge coach of Delhi Metro to accommodate more co...

Delhi Metro: Nearly 300 men fined


Delhi Metro has penalised 295 men during the past one week for travelling in the women`s coaches o...

Airport Metro to begin international check-in


International fliers can now board Delhi`s showcase Airport Metro Express `baggage-less` from Thur...

Metro commuters to get lessons in safe travel


For the next six days, Delhi Metro commuters would get safety lessons from volunteers under a spec...

Dedicated metro stations for Red Fort, Jama Masjid


As part of the project, the 16th century Mughal monument Humayun`s tomb in South Delhi would also be...
Biggest ever drill to check Delhi’s preparedness

Biggest ever drill to check Delhi’s preparedness


Delhi is witnessing one of the biggest coordinated mockdrills on Wednesday through which preparednes...

Development along Gurgaon Metro corridor soon


A seven-km area along the Gurgaon Metro corridor could be soon be developed as multi-use complex wi...

Live near Metro? Pay more tax


People living close to Metro corridors in the country could soon end up paying more tax.

DMRC awards two contracts for phase-III project


Delhi Metro has awarded two civil contracts for construction of the crucial Faridabad and Mandi Hous...

DMRC to launch safe travel campaign


With an aim to sensitise commuters about safe travel in the wake of incidents of people getting st...

Eve teasing leads to ‘riot’ at Delhi Metro station


Passengers travelling on Delhi Metro had a taste of riots on Tuesday evening when a group of people ...

Delhi Metro to put up platform screen doors


In the wake of incidents of people getting stuck in train doors, Delhi Metro is planning to instal...

Tunnelling work starts for Delhi Metro`s Phase III


Setting the ball rolling, Delhi Metro today launched the process of boring tunnels for constructio...

Metro: Automatic refilling facility of smart cards


More than 61 lakh Metro Smart cards have been sold since the Metro came into existence nine years a...

No Airport Metro on Sunday


The Airport Metro Express Line will be closed for a day Sunday for annual maintenance.

How info on designs of metro leaked?: SC


The Supreme Court wanted to know from the DMRC as to how information on the structural drawings an...

Snack bars for Airport Metro commuters


High-speed Airport Metro Express commuters can now enjoy hot coffee and crispy snacks at the New Del...

Shared cab service for Airport Express commuters


The shared cab service has been operationalised at the Shivaji Stadium station for a minimum fare of...

Delhi Metro to add 800 lifts and escalators


At present, DMRC operates 399 lifts and 490 escalators across its 140 Metro stations.

Chandy wants Sreedharan to be part of Kochi Metro


Kerala CM Oommen Chandy on Wednesday said the state government wanted the expertise of E Sreedharan...

Delhi Metro commuters continue to face hardships


For the second consecutive day, Metro commuters continued to face hardships due to maintenance of ...

Delhi Metro rings in the new year under new chief


Delhi Metro rang in the New Year under a new Managing Director after E Sreedharan hung up his boots ...

‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan calls it a day


`Metro Man` E Sreedharan on Saturday handed over the baton to his colleague Mangu Singh.

Metro stations at CP to be close on New Year eve


Two Delhi Metro stations in Connaught Place will be closed from 8 pm on Saturday in view of restrict...

‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan to retire tomorrow


E Sreedharan will retire as DMRC chief on Saturday and hand over reins to colleague Mangu Singh.

We will miss Sreedharan`s services: Dikshit


E Sreedharan, credited with creating the Delhi Metro network that has changed the way Delhiites trav...

Delhi Metro turns nine


Making its debut on a small eight-km stretch on this day in 2002, Delhi Metro has had a stupendous...

‘Need for `innovative` funding for Metro projects’


Kamal Nath on Thursday batted for evolving "innovative" financial methods either in PPP or fully pr...

Mangu Singh appointed Delhi Metro`s Director


Mangu Singh was on Wednesday formally appointed as the Delhi Metro`s new Managing Director succeedin...

Experience in DMRC very satisfying: Sreedharan


Set to retire on December 31, Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan sums up his 16-year experience as "very...