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Delhi Metro- Rail Report<br />

of Delhi to reach NOIDA and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Gurgaon and Faridabad in<br />

Haryana.<br />

Majlis Park – Shiv Vihar<br />

Length 58.596 km (39.479 km Elevated, 19.117 km Underground). Total stations 38 (Elevated<br />

26, Underground 12). Progress of civil works upto January 2016 is 80.23%. The<br />

line is targeted for completion in December2016.<br />

Janakpuri West – Botanical Garden<br />

Length 34.273 km (10.466 km Elevated, 23.807 km Underground). Total stations 23 (Elevated<br />

8, Underground 15). Progress of civil works upto January 2016 is 84.63%. The line<br />

is targeted for completion in December 2016.<br />

Central secretariat – Kashmere Gate<br />

Delhi Metro Rail Report by Rail Analysis<br />

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) was registered on 3rd May 1995 under<br />

the Companies Act, 1956. The DMRC opened its first corridor between Shahdara and<br />

Tis Hazari on 25th December, 2002. Subsequently, the first phase of construction worth<br />

65 kilometres of Metro lines was finished two years and nine months ahead of schedule<br />

in 2005. Since then the DMRC has also completed the construction of another 125 kilometres<br />

of Metro corridors under the second phase in only four and a half years. Presently,<br />

the Delhi Metro network consists of about 213 Km with 160 stations along with six<br />

more stations of the Airport Express Link. The network has now crossed the boundaries<br />

Length 9.370 km (Underground). Total stations 7 (Underground). Progress of civil works<br />

upto January 2016 is 92.35%. The line is targeted for completion in September 2016. A<br />

stretch of 3.03 km between Central Secretariat-Mandi House has already been opened<br />

to public on 26.06.2014. Another stretch of 0.972 km from Mandi House – ITO has been<br />

opened on 08.06.2015.<br />

3 / Rail Analysis / Indian Focus / May 2016

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