LIFELINE OF

DELHI

Presented By:- Vaibhav Parakh

IN THIS PRESENTATION
REASONS WHY METRO NEEDED?
EVOLUTION OF METRO-DRMC
ADVANTAGE OF METRO SYSTEM
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DELHI
METRO
CURRENT ROUTES AND MAP
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES
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REASONS WHY METRO
NEEDED?
Increase in population
Increase in vehicles
Increase in accidents
High use of fuels
Increase in pollution
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Need of effective transport

system
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EVOLUTION OF METRO-DMRC
Incorporated in May 1995,
under the name Delhi Metro
Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC).
A Government Company jointly
promoted by Government of
India and Government of Delhi.
The two Governments have 50%
shares each in this
Corporation.
Has the responsibility for
construction and operation of
EVOLUTION OF METRO-DMRC
Work started in 1998 under the
direction of E Sreedharan
(Managing Director of DMRC), and
the first section of Line 1 opened
on 25 Dec 2002.
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 COST AND FACTS
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Project was divided in 2 phase

Phase I: Length 65 kms and 59
Stations
Phase 2 : length 124.63 Kms and 83
Stations
Cost of completion of phase I Rs
10,571 crs
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ADVANTAGE OF METRO
SYSTEM
Has a carrying capacity as high as
60,000 – 80,000 phpdt ( peak
hour peak direction traffic).
Requires 1/5th energy per
passenger km. compared to road
– based system.
Causes no air pollution in the city
and lesser noise levels.
Carries same amount of traffic as
6 lanes of bus traffic or 26 lanes
of private motor cars (each
ADVANTAGE OF METRO
SYSTEM
Reduces journey time by anything
between 50% and 75%
depending on road conditions.
Occupies no road space if
underground and only about 2
metre width of the road, along
central median, if elevated.
Is more reliable, comfortable and
safer than road based system
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IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DELHI METRO

The Delhi Metro claimed to be

one of only five metro systems
in the world that operated at a
profit without government
subsidies. This was enabled by
keeping:-
◦ Maintenance costs to a minimum
◦ Harnessing additional revenue from
advertisements and property
development, apart from ticket
sales.
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT DELHI METRO

 Delhi Metro is a world-class metro.

 It is equipped with the most modern
Infrastructure.
 It is equipped with the most modern
communication and train control system.
 Ticketing and passenger control are through
Automatic Fare Collection System, which
is introduced in the country for the first
time.
◦ i.e. Entries and exits to metro stations are
controlled by flap-doors operated by 'smart-
cards' and contact less tokens.
 Recently Delhi metro was awarded the first
rail network for preventing over 90,000
 CURRENT ROUTES

 As of September 2010, the whole of Phase-I and parts

of Phase-II are complete, with the network
comprising five lines with 117 metro stations and a
total length of 138 km
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ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES
Use of low green house gas(GHG)
emitting engine technology.
Traffic management.
Use of regenerative breaking
system.
Management of noise.
Management of air and dust.
Fuel saved in large quantity.
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