The Delhi Metro network consists of six lines with a total length of 193 kilometres  with 145 stations (35 are underground, five are at-grade, and the remainder are elevated). Delhi Metro is being built and operated by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) and is owned by the State along with the Government of the territorial capital of Delhi. The organisation is under administrative control of Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Construction started in 1998, and the first section, on the Red Line opened in 2002, followed by the Yellow Line in 2004, the Blue Line in 2005, its branch line in 2009, the Green and Violet Lines in 2010, and the Delhi Airport Metro Express in 2011.

Delhi Metro Lines

The Delhi Metro network consists of 6 lines with a total length of 193 kilometres with 145 stations, but this figures change rapidly.

• Red Line: Dilshad Garden – Rithala. It runs from Dilshad Garden to Rithala, with a lenght of 25.1 Kms and 21 stations on this route. At present, the line is fully operational.
  The red line has two interchange stations, the first at Kashmere Gate with the yellow line and the second Inderlok with the green line.
• Yellow Line: Jahangirpuri – HUDA city centre (in neighbouring Gurgaon) covers a distance of 45 kms and there are 34 stations on this route. In this line we find the country’s deepest metro station at Chawri Bazaar, situated 30 metres below ground level.
• Blue Line: Dwarka Sector- Noida City Centre (in neighbouring Noida) The Blue Line was the third line of the metro to be opened, and the first to connect areas outside Delhi.Consists of 50 stations from Dwarka Sector 21 to Noida City Centre (sector 32) with a length of 56.5 km including the branch to Vaishali starting in Yamuna Bank Station of 6.25 kms. This line crosses the Yamuna River between Indraprastha and Yamuna Bank stations. Karkardooma station on Vaishali branch is the highest station of Delhi Metro with a platform height of 19 meters.
• Green Line: Inderlok – Mundka – Ashok Park Main. It is the first Delhi Metro line that offers the standard-gauge corridor. The total distance covered on this fully elevated line is approximately 19 km including a branch to Kirti Nagar with 18 stations.
• Violet  Line:- Central Secretariat – Badarpur. It began operations in October 2010. The route covers a total distance of 20 km that includes 16 important stations.
• Airport Express – Dwarka Sector 21. It links with Indira Gandhi Airport. The line, also known as the Orange line is operated by the Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Limited (DAMEL). The total length of the line is 22.7 km, of which 15.7km is underground.The trains travel at up to 135km/h, instead of up to 80km/h as on the rest of the metro.

Future expansions:

The Delhi Metro is being constructed in phases. Phases I-II are now ready. Phases III (105km) and IV (108.5km) are planned to be completed by 2015 and 2021 respectively, with the network spanning 413km by then.

Phase III: The plans are to cover Yamuna Vihar-Mukundpur corridor, which will be the longest line in the Delhi Metro network that will cover around 55.9 kms. The major stations on this route will be Mukundpur, Rajouri Garden, Dhaula Kaun, Anand Vihar and culminate at Yamuna Vihar. It will also give coverage of the Jamia Milia University.The significant thing about the Phase III metro is that it will have 23 interchangeable stations for seamless connectivity.

The Delhi Metro Phase III along with I and II phase can cover almost 70 percent of Delhi.

Metro Opening Hours

The subway schedule is from 06:00 a.m till about 23:00 p.m in the night.

Frequency Step

The train frequency varies depending on the line ranging from 3 minutes at peak time up to 13 minutes in non peak hours.

For more info: http://www.delhimetrorail.com/metro_timing.aspx

Fares and Tickets

Delhi Metro commuters have three choices for ticket purchase:

• Tokens, wich are valid only for a single journey on the day of purchase and the value depends on the distance travelled, with fares for a single journey ranging from INR 8 (€0.11) to INR 30 (€0.40).
• Rechargeable Travel Cards are available for longer stays and are most convenient for frequent commuters. They are valid for one year from the date of purchase or the date of last recharge, and are available in denominations of INR 100 (€1.38) to INR 800 (€11). A 10% discount is given on all travel made on it.
• The Tourist Cards valid for one and three days of unlimited travelling respectively. The cost of a one-day card is INR100 (€1.35) and for a three-day card is INR 250 (€3.45), besides a refundable deposit of INR 50 (€0.70) that must be paid at the time of purchasing the card.

Airport

Delhi Airport Metro Express Line links the Indira Gandhi International Airport, located 16 kilometres south west of New Delhi city centre.
It was initially planned to run trains 24 hours a day with a frequency of 10 minutes, but currently train services operate from 05:15 am to 11:14 pm, with a 13 minute frequency. The travel time from New Delhi railway station to the Airport T3 is 18 mins. The fare for this trip has been fixed at INR 80 (€1.12).

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Hyderabad is one of the mega cities in India in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
It’s also one of the most populated city as more than 8 million people are living in Hyderabad.
It’s a crazy city with more than 3 millions vehicles, and 8 daily millions motorized trips.
So the need of transport systems to relieve traffic bottlenecks, pollution, etc, is a fact and there
is a real need to develop and efficient system.

The solution is the Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) and the construction of the new Metro Rail.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project is the largest public/private partnership project (PPP) in the Metro Sector in the world.
Once completed, Hyderabad will be one of the most modern cities in India.

Hyderabad Metro Rail will integrate existing railway stations, suburban railway network (MMTS)
and bus stations. It will link with MMTS services at Bharatnagar, Begumpet, Malakpet and Falaknuma
and train terminals at Secunderabad, Nampally and Begumpet. Metro Rail will connect with some bus
stations as Miyapur, MGBS, Koti, Dilshuknagar, Charminar and Jubilee. Finally parking facilities will be constructed
along strategic locations. Since September 2012 there is Phase II approved that will add 80 kms to the system.

The system has been designed to be low energy consumption and eco friendly, reducing carbon emissions and pollution.

• Number of lines: 3
• Number of stations: 66
• Length of the system: 72kms
• Average Speed: 34kms/h
• Max Speed: 80kms/h
• Start operations: 2015

Hyderabad Metro Rail Lines and Stations

The Phase 1 of the project has been approved for 72 kms. across the 3 highest density traffic corridors of the city. 66 stations are planned.
Corridors will be elevated and will connect the city with stations separated by a distance of no more than 1 km between stations.
The Hyderabad Metro is under construction and is scheduled to be operating by 2015.

• Corridor I : 27 stations in 29 kms. From Miyapur to LB Nagar within 45mins (1h 44 min by road):
  
  Miyapur, JNTU College, KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, Balanagar, Moosapet, Bharat Nagar, Erragadda, ESI Hospital,
  S R Nagar, Ameerpet, Punjagutta, Irrum Manzil, Khairatabad, Lakdikapul, Assembly, Nampally, Gandhi Bhavan,
  Osmania Medical College, MG Bus station, Malakpet, New Market, Musarambagh,,Dilsukhnagar, Chaitanyapuri,
  Victoria Memorial, L B Nagar.
• Corridor II : 16 stations in 15 kms. From JBS to Falaknuma within 22 mins. (1h 10 min by road):
  
  JBS, Parade Grounds, Secunderabad, Gandhi Hospital, Musheerabad, RTC Cross Roads, Chikkadpally, Narayanguda,
  Sultan Bazar, M G Bus Station, Salarjung Museum, Charminar, Shalibanda, Shamsher, Gunj, Jungametta, Falaknuma.
• Corridor III : 23 stations in 28kms of tracks. From Nagole to Shilparamam within 39 min (1h 26min by road):
  
  Nagole, Uppal, Survey of India, NGRI, Habsiguda, Tarnaka, Mettuguda, Secunderabad, Parade Grounds, Paradise,
  Rasool Pura, Prakash Nagar, Begumpet, Ameerpet, Madhura Nagar, Yusuf Guda, Road No 5 Jubilee Hills, Jubilee Hills Check Post,
  Pedamma Temple, Madhapur, Durgam Chervu, HITEC City, Shilparamam.

3 interchange stations are also planned. Ameerpet Station for corridors I and III. MGBS Station for corridors I and II and
Parade Grounds Station for corridor II and III

Frequency

Estimated frequency would be 3 to 5 min during peak hour.

Hyderabad MMTS

Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) is a light rail system, operating 3 suburban lines with 27 stations along 43 kms of tracks.
It’s used by more than 150,000 passengers everyday. It’s operating since August 9, 2003. It connects Secunderabad, Nampally, Dabirpura, Malakpet, Falaknuma, Madhapur and Lingampally.

MMTS lines, stations and routes

• Route Lingampally to Falaknuma. Stations:
  Lingampally, Chandanagar, Hafeezpet, Hitech City, Borabanda, Bharatnagar, Fatehnagar, NatureCureHospital, Begumpet,
  SanjeevaiahPark, JamesStreet, Secunderabad, Sitafalmandi, Arts College, Jamai Osmania, Vidyanagar, Kacheguda,
  Malakpet, Dabirpura, Yakutpura, Huppuguda, Falaknuma.
• Route Hyderabad to Lingampalli. Stations
  Hyderabad, Lakdikapul, Khairatabad, Necklace Road, Begumpet, NatureCureHospital, Fatehnagar, Bharatnagar,
  Borabanda, Hitech City, Hafeezpet, Chandanagar, Lingampalli
• Route Hyderabad to Falaknuma. Stations:
  Hyderabad, Lakdikapul, Khairatabad, Necklace Road, SanjeevaiahPark, James Street, Secunderabad,
  Sitafalmandi, Arts College, Jamai Osmania, Vidyanagar, Kacheguda, Malakpet, Dabirpura, Yakutpura,
  Huppuguda, Falaknuma

MMTS fares

• 0-10kms costs 5INR
• 10-15kms costs 6INR
• 15-20kms costs 7INR
• 20-25kms costs 10INR
• 25-30kms costs 10INR
• 30-35kms costs 10INR
• 35-40kms costs 11INR

There also exist First Class Fares that are about 12 times the General Fare per single journey, above.

Interesting facts

The Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum considered in 2013 that the Hyderabad Metro Project was the world’s
largest project under public-private partnership.

Connection to the airports

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGAI) to Hyderabad city: Taxi and cab services, Pushpak Airport liner and cheaper non-air-conditioned bus services.
There is also a high speed service: PV Narasimha Rao Expressway. Distance is about 40 kms.

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In 1973, Metropolitan Transport Project was launched, which formulated the idea of Rapid Transit System.
The plan involved the construction of five mass rapid-transit lines, covering a route of 97.5 km.
The north-south axis of Kolkata was offered the highest priority (Dum Dum to Kavi Subhas).
Project’s foundation was laid by the then PM of India and Indira Gandhi (29 December 1972).

• Also Known As: Metro Railway
• Passengers/Day 600000
• Lines 6 (built,planned and under construction)
• Fares: from INR 4 to 12
• 24h operation: No
• Driverless trains: No
• Average Speed: 30 km/h
• Max. Speed: 55 km/h
• Operator: Metro Railway, Kolkata (under Central Government Ministry of Railways)
• Website: Kolkata Metro

Lines and Stations

In the beginning of the project,five line plans were introduced. Three of them were selected to start construction:

• Dum Dum toMahanayak Uttam Kumar (which was later stretched to Kavi Subhash)
• Dakshineshwar – Thakurpukur (change of route, Joka to BBD Bagh)
• Bidhannagar to Ramrajatala (constructed till Howrah Maidan)

All the six lines are as follows (planned, under construction and already built):

• Line 1: North South Metro. It runs from Dum Dum to Kavi Subhash Terminals. It is of 25 kilometer length and has 24 stations. It uses a combination of underground, at-grade and elevated lines. It first operations started on 24 Oct. 1984.
• Line 2: East West Metro. It’s a project of $838.4 million that will connect Kolkata to Howrah. It will be an underwater metro with route length of 14.67 km. This route will cover 12 stations between Kolkata and Howrah.
• Line 3: Joka to BBD Bagh Metro. This is an under construction line that starts from Joka (South Kolkata) and extend to BBD Bagh (Central Kolkata). The 16.72 km route length is expected to cover 13 stations including Joka and BBD Bagh.
• Line 4: Naopara to Barasat Metro. This will be a 18.5 km route from Naopara to Barasat Metro. Line 4 route is under-construction and will cover 9 stations.
• Line 5: Baranagar to Barrackpore Metro. This metro line will start from Baranagar and end at Barrackpore. This line is also under-construction and covers 11 stations.
• Line 6: New Garia or Kavi Subhas to Airport Metro. Line 6 route started on 7 Feb. 2011. It will link Kavi Subhas Terminal to Airport Metro. The route covers 24 stations, which is expected to offer promising benefits to commuters.

Schedule and frequency

Kolkata Metro operates from 7:00 to 11:45pm. Frequency is 5 minutes in peak hours and 12 minutes in non-peak hours.

Rates

Kolkata Metro is the cheapest transportation, starting with just INR 4 (0,05€). El ticket más caro es alrededor de los INR 12 (0,15€).
Infants or toddlers can travel free. Kolkata metro has recently introduced a token system and Smart card systems to avoid ticketing problems.

Connection to the airport

Dum Dum metro terminal is close to Netaji Subhash Airport, which means you can pick your ride right from the airport or its closest terminal.

Curious Facts about Calculta metro

Kolkata Metro (Calculta) is the very first underground metro railway.
Late Indira Gandhi laid the foundation of Kolkata Metro.
In a survey made by BBC (1984), Kolkata Metro ranked number one position.
A metro carries more than 2000 commuters in every round.

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