Delhi Metro

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said that the disruption on the Pink Line has been normalised as before, in Delhi on October 11. The delay in service caused inconvenience to many passengers between the Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 and Shiv Vihar stations. Reportedly, the pink line between Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor will be extended to Maujpur, making India's longest single metro corridor, ranging approximately 70 kilometres.  

Taking an initiative to prevent gender discrimination, Delhi Metro has decided to install signages of ''Transgender'' and the symbol adjacent to separate toilets that are dedicated to ''Persons with Disability'', providing easy access to transgenders. Moreover, it also allowed transgender to choose gender-based toilets as per their self-identified gender at metro stations. A senior official at DMRC said we have currently 347 such separate… read-more

Phase one of the Integrated Development of East Delhi Hub project gets recommended environmental approval by Environment Ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee. The project requires the cutting of 123 trees and transplantation of 20 more. The site of Delhi's First Transit-Oriented Hub will be planted with 3,200 trees. The project will be developed around the Blue and Pink metro lines of the Delhi Metro.

The number of vehicular units in Delhi per 1000 individuals has increased from 317 (in 2005-06) to 643 (in 2019-20), as revealed by the Delhi Economy Survey report. The report stated that four-wheelers make nearly 30% of the total 1.18 lakh crore vehicles while two-wheelers make 67% of it. However, the actual number of registered plying vehicles is still unknown. Reportedly, Delhi houses more vehicles than most other metropolitan cities… read-more

To promote digital transactions and help safe commute during the pandemic, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, partnering with SBI, has launched the "Delhi Metro-SBI Card". The card can be used as a normal credit card as well as a smart card for metro travels. It offers an auto top-up facility, whenever balance goes below Rs 100. Commuters can get the card through SBI portal or kiosks installed at metro stations.