There are currently 16 operational rapid transit (Officially and popularly known as 'Metro') systems in fifteen cities across India, with Delhi Metro being the largest.
A study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has found that after the fare hike last year, Delhi metro has become the second-most unaffodable service in the world among the cities that charge less than half a US dollar for a trip.
“Pre-pandemic, the Tube required the least subsidy of almost any city. From a day-to-day operations point of view, it was covering its own costs. That is quite unusual for a European or North American metro. “But when the pandemic hit, the percentage increase in subsidy went through the roof.
The Delhi metro route map consists of the Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Violet, Orange, Pink, Magenta, and Grey lines. The Delhi Metro Rail is the largest and busiest metro network in India.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs also informed the Rajya Sabha earlier this month that all the operational Metro rail networks in the country are currently running in losses. The DMRC's annual report of 2021-2022 also reported a net loss of Rs 3808.63 crore.
The Delhi Metro started with one line running between Shahdara and Tis Hazari. Today it stands as one of the most lucrative metro systems in India, aspiring to 12 lines covering 230 km and 160 stations. This is nothing short of commendable.
THE world's fastest metro system train is the Maglev or Transrapid which runs by way of magnetic levitation on the Longyang Road to Pudong International Airport line of the Shanghai Metro in China.