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Metro Train in Delhi - LIfeline for Delhi

Introduction:
Increasing population has become a burden for country. There is hardly any Indian state left without tension of increasing population and decreasing resources. Delhi the capital metro city of India also ranks higher in the list of increasing population.

Migration of people from nearby places for good job opportunities and better lifestyles has been the main concerned area for the state. Increasing population and extension of city areas raised into the big problem of commutation from one place to another.

This problem has always been the major concerned area for Delhi Govt. and many efforts were initiated from time to time. The planning of running metro in Delhi goes back to 1970 when Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) conducted study on the traffic features of Delhi and constructed various models to over come the transport problem of Delhites.

After reviewing various alternatives it finally recommended the Mass Rapid Transit Network for Delhi. The report prepared by CRRI was aimed on population of Delhi in 1981. The same project was later transferred to Town & Country Planning Organisation for projecting transport needs of population by 2001.

Finally after various intensive studies, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) came into existence in 1995 as a joint venture of Indian and Delhi Govt. The year 2002 brought the first edition of Metro, which was initially launched on the Red Line, and thus opening the way for Yellow line in 2004, Blue line in 2005, its branch line 2009 with introduction of Green line in 2010. Now metro has become the life-line of Delhi peoples.

Following metro lines are running presently on these routes in Delhi

Red Line
The Red Line was the first line of the Metro to be opened and connects Rithala in the west to Dilshad Garden in the east, covering a distance of 25.09 kilometres (15.59 mi). It is partly elevated and partly at grade, and crosses the Yamuna River between Kashmere Gate and Shastri Park stations.

The inauguration of the first stretch between Shahdara and Tis Hazari on December 24, 2002, caused the ticketing system to collapse due to the line being crowded to four times its capacity by citizens eager to have a ride. Subsequent sections were inaugurated from Tis Hazari – Trinagar (later renamed Inderlok) on October 4, 2003, Inderlok – Rithala on March 31, 2004, and Shahdara – Dilshad Garden on June 4, 2008.

Yellow Line
The Yellow Line was the second line of the Metro and its first underground line to be opened. It runs for 17.36 kilometres (10.79 m) from north to south and connects Jahangirpuri with Central Secretariat. The northern part of the line is elevated, while the rest is underground. The first section between Vishwa Vidyalaya and Kashmere Gate opened on December 20, 2004, and the subsequent sections of Kashmere Gate – Central Secretariat opened on July 3, 2005, and Vishwa Vidyalaya – Jahangirpuri on February 4, 2009. This line also possesses the country's deepest Metro station at Chawri Bazaar, situated 30 metres (98 ft) below ground level.

Interchanges are available with the Red Line at Kashmere Gate station, and with the Indian Railways network at Delhi and New Delhi railway stations. On 21st June 2010, a 14.47 km stretch of the line from Qutub Minar to HUDA City Center (Gurgaon) was opened. The newly opened stretch has 10 stations out of which Chhatarpur station will be opened in August.

Blue Line
The Blue Line was the third line of the Metro to be opened, and the first to connect areas outside Delhi. Partly overhead and partly underground, it connects Dwarka in the west with the satellite city of Noida in the east, covering a distance of 47.4 kilometres (29.5 mi).

The first section of this line between Dwarka and Barakhamba Road was inaugurated on December 31, 2005, and subsequent sections opened between Dwarka – Dwarka Sector 9 on April 1, 2006, Barakhamba Road – Indraprastha on November 11, 2006, Indraprastha – Yamuna Bank on May 10, 2009, and Yamuna Bank – Noida City Centre on November 12, 2009.

This line crosses the Yamuna River between Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations, and has India's first extra dosed bridge across the Northern Railways mainlines near Pragati Maidan. A branch of the Blue line, inaugurated on January 7, 2010, takes off from Yamuna Bank station and runs for 6.25 kilometres (3.88 mi) up to Anand Vihar in east Delhi.

Interchanges are available with the Yellow Line at Rajiv Chowk station, and with the Indian Railways network at the Anand Vihar Railway Terminal.

Green Line
The Green Line is the most recent line of the Metro, and its first standard gauge corridor, to be inaugurated as of 2010. The fully elevated line joins Mundka with Inderlok, running for 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi) mostly along Rohtak Road.

An interchange with the Red line is available at Inderlok station via an integrated concourse. This line also has the country's first standard gauge maintenance depot at Mundka

Ticketing:

Delhi Metro has introduced an automatic system of ticketing which is almost similar to pre-paid mode of payment. Here the traveler is given a ticket which can be in form of a card or token. After buying ticket the traveler comes across the various gates which are separate for different categories, one who are the regular travelers and other who are not the regular travelers or visitors to Delhi.

Following system of ticketing is adopted in Delhi Metro:

Travel Card: This card is generally used by the regular traveler. Here they are issued a ticket in form of pre-paid card by charging Rs. 50/- only to the maximum limit of Rs. 800/- only. Once the limit of Rs. 50/- is achieved the person has to recharge it from the station. Validity of card is for one year, there are no extra charges for renewal.

Tourist Card: This is issued for unlimited travel with a short span of time. The validity of this card ranges from one day to three days. The amount charged for one day is Rs. 100/- only, whereas for three days card it is Rs. 300/- only.

Token: This is generally used by the travelers visiting Delhi. Value of card depends on the kilometers of destination and ranges from Rs.8/ to Rs. 30/-.

This procedure of automatic ticketing is effective in reducing the cases of fraud traveling and ensuring the actual income to the government.