Where second metro started in India?

The Delhi Metro became the second underground rapid transit system in India, after the Kolkata Metro, when the Vishwa Vidyalaya–Kashmere Gate section of the Yellow Line opened on 20 December 2004. This underground line was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.



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Kolkata is set to welcome India's first underwater metro train which will allow commuters to travel across the Hooghly river which separates West Bengal's capital from Howrah. The metro authorities undertook a trail run on 12 April from Howrah Maidan to Esplanade, with only officials and engineers on board.

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Kolkata metro holds the record of being India's first metro service. It was introduced in the year 1984. It started from Esplanade to Bhowanipur (Now Netaji Bhawan) for 3.4 km and served 5 stations initially. The Kolkata Metro was India's first underground rail system, similar to the London tube system.

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The Delhi Metro Rail is the largest and busiest metro network in India. It is managed and executed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

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The then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy, reconceived the idea of an underground railway for Kolkata from 1949 to 1950.

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New Delhi: With 160 kmph speed, the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), will be the fastest Metro service in the country. The authorities have recently conducted a high-speed run on the stretch and the Alstom-made trains attained a maximum speed of 160 kmph.

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The Delhi Metro network consists of 10 colour-coded lines serving 256 stations with a total length of 350.42 kilometres (217.74 mi). It is the largest and busiest metro rail system in India, and the second oldest after the Kolkata Metro.

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June 12th marks the birthday of E. Sreedharan, popularly known as India's Metro Man. With his visionary leadership and engineering prowess, Sreedharan transformed the landscape of urban transportation in India.

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THE world's first metro, now the world's oldest system, is the London Underground in England, which is more commonly known as the Tube, which was opened in 1863. At 402 kilometers in length the London Underground is also the world's second longest metro system.

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Chandigarh has emerged as India's Happiest City and Delhi has emerged as India's Happiest metro.

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Mumbai (more than 18 Million) Delhi (more than 16 Million) Kolkata (more than 14 Million) Chennai (more than 8.6 million)

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East West Metro Tunnel under the Hooghly River is the biggest underwater metro tunnel in India.

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Lahore Metro is an automated rapid transit system in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and the first driverless metro in Pakistan.

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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) was registered on 3rd May 1995 under the Companies Act, 1956 with equal equity participation of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) and the Central Government to implement the dream of construction and operation of a world- class Mass Rapid ...

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