Delhi Metro exhibition ‘Veerta Aur Vikas’ hails India’s war heroes

The exhibition also tells about the genesis of Delhi Metro and its eventful journey and incredible growth story in changing the paradigm of urban transportation in the national capital and beyond.

Pending tree removal applications delaying important projects: LG to Delhi CM

While the forest department should clear tree removal applications within 60 days, most of them haven’t been cleared even after a year, causing delay in projects like Central vista

Man attempts suicide by jumping in front of a train at Moolchand metro station

More than five such cases have been reported in Delhi so far this year

No offence meant? The flying squad on Delhi Metro will not penalize you

The popularity of the Delhi Metro rests on its ability to help commuters travel in air-conditioned comfort to all corners of Delhi-NCR. But some do break laws, wittingly or unwittingly. Patriot asks the authorities about the rules most violated so far this year

Long queues, and fear of Covid; metro travel gets tedious for Delhiites  

With only a selected number of gates being opened at metro stations, commuters are facing a difficult time, and the situation is unlikely to change anytime soon says the DMRC Long queues can be seen outside the Rajiv Chowk metro station with commuters having to wait upto 50 min to reach the platforms, they are […]

Missing link on Delhi Metro”s Pink Line plugged; becomes network”s longest corridor

In a major boost for Delhi Metro, a small segment of its Pink Line at Trilokpuri, which had proved a bottleneck for the DMRC authorities for a long time, was inaugurated on Friday, making it the longest operational corridor of the network With this, the 59-km-long Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor or the Pink Line, which […]

Delhi Metro trains to ply with 100 pc seating capacity; standing travel for commuters not allowed

In view of the improved Coronavirus situation, the Delhi Metro services began running with full seating capacity from Monday, however, standing travel still not allowed for commuters The DMRC, till Sunday, was running trains with 50 per cent seating capacity since June 7 when the services had resumed after a long hiatus. Also, to handle increase […]

DMRC face huge losses, F&B kiosks bear the brunt

Amid Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions, Delhi metro services — especially the food kiosks at the stations — struggle to stay afloat   While the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) faces huge losses, what about the kiosks offering food and beverages at the stations? Some have closed down, and others continue on, earning sometimes less than […]