[nilesh]

Discuss about first metro railway started in delhi here. Welcome to Courses.ind.in and this page is for first metro railway started in delhi discussion. If you are looking for information on first metro railway started in delhi then ask your question is as much details as possible in the “Reply” box provided below. The more detailed your question will be, the more easy will it be for our experts to answers your query. And if you have any updated or latest information on first metro railway started in delhi, then please share you knowledge with our experts in the “Reply” box below. Your reply will be published here and your knowledge can help many people. Thanks for stopping by at Courses.ind.in. Please visit again.

Hii sir, I Wants to know When the First Metro Railway Started In Delhi Will you Please tell me ?

[Vishal Kotkar]

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was incorporated in May 1995, construction started in 1998, and the first section, on the Red Line, opened in 2002.

About the Establishment


In 1984, the Delhi Development Authority and the Urban Arts Commission came up with a proposal for developing a multi-modal transport system, which would consist of constructing three underground mass rapid transit corridors as well augmenting the city's existing suburban railway and road transport networks



extreme overcrowding, unqualified drivers, speeding and reckless driving.[To rectify the situation, the Government of India and the Government of Delhi jointly set up a company called the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on 3 May 1995, with E. Sreedharan as the managing director.


Physical construction work on the Delhi Metro started on 1 October 1998.[After the previous problems experienced by the Kolkata Metro,

which was badly delayed and 12 times over budget due to "political meddling, technical problems and bureaucratic delays",

DMRC is a special purpose organisation vested with great autonomy and powers to execute this gigantic project involving many technical complexities, under a difficult urban environment and within a very limited time frame