Factsheet on Delhi Metro
By IANSFriday, September 3, 2010
NEW DELHI - Factfile on Delhi Metro:
* Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was set up in 1995, construction started in 1998 and the first section opened in 2002.
* The total length of the Metro is 138 km, there are 16 sections and 117 stations.
* The longest lines are Dwarka Sector 9-Noida city centre and Jahangirpuri-Qutub Minar, both 45-km long.
* At 6.25 km, Yamuna Bank-Anand Vihar is the shortest line.
* The daily ridership is over a million.
* The strength of the Delhi Metro is about 6,000.
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