Delhi Metro coach derails, passengers escape safe

October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a bid to boost the convenience for its commuters, the Delhi Metro Sunday announced that airline passengers will be able to check in for their flights at the Dhaula Kuan station on the Airport Express line. This will be the third City Airport Terminal (CAT) along this route.

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) junior engineer, who was in charge of track maintenance, was suspended on Sunday after a coach of the Delhi Metro train derailed on the Yamuna Bank-Dwarka this morning. According to reports, the incident took place around 6 a.m, when two wheels of the front coach of the train between Yamuna Bank-Dwarka went off the tracks.

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of the Delhi Metro derailed near the Yamuna Bank station in east Delhi Sunday morning, disrupting train services temporarily, an official said. While no injuries were reported, a junior engineer has been suspended.

September 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) coach on the Indraprashta-Yamuna Nagar line derailed early on Sunday morning. Though the cause of the 6 a.m.derailment was not immediately known, several routes along the metro line were disrupted.

September 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of the Delhi Metro derailed near the Yamuna Bank station in east Delhi Sunday morning, an official said. No injuries were reported.

September 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of the Delhi Metro derailed near the Yamuna Bank station in east Delhi Sunday morning, leading to temporary disruption of train services, an official said. No injuries were reported.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of a Delhi Metro train was derailed near Dwarka station Wednesday. All the 34 passengers aboard the coach escaped unhurt in the accident caused after the train driver jumped a signal point, an official said.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro train jumped tracks in the national capital on Wednesday afternoon, but no was injured in this freak accident. No one was injured in the mishap, which took place at Dwarka station in south-west Delhi at around 3:20 pm.

August 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly one million people travelled by Delhi Metro Tuesday, the highest for the mass transit system so far, which helped the corporation to earn a whopping Rs.12.4 million from ticket sales in one single day, officials said Wednesday. The Delhi Metro has achieved another milestone, recording its highest-ever ridership of almost 10 lakh passengers on a single day and earning the maximum revenue on consecutive days, Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

June 22nd, 2009 6-car train derails near Maryland-DC lineWASHINGTON — Metro officials say a six-car train has collided with another train and derailed near the Washington, D.C., and Maryland border. Spokeswoman Taryn McNeil says the collision happened about 5 p.m.

May 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro has sought help from authorities as people from slums have been throwing stones on the tracks and at the trains, often damaging and disrupting services. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director E.

April 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the metro increasingly becoming the choice of city's commuters, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has ordered extra coaches to be attached to some existing trains to increase the passenger capacity, an official said Sunday. Eight more coaches have been ordered by the DMRC to be added to four trains.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Around 250 volunteers of a citizen's forum Wednesday travelled in the Delhi Metro counselling commuters to abide by rules and to maintain discipline during the journey. 'In a bid to sensitise commuters about the etiquette and discipline, members of the Metro Citizens Forum, which has 250 volunteers, travelled in the Metro today (Wednesday), counselling the passengers on better behaviour towards fellow commuters,' Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

January 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Next time you itch to squat on the floor or lean against sliding doors aboard the metro, think again because Delhi Metro Citizen Forum's volunteers will be patrolling the network to stop you from doing so. The volunteers will sport a fist-sized blue and red badge with 'Delhi Metro Citizen's Forum' stamped across it.

December 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will observe an awareness week Jan 1-7 for safe use of elevators and escalators by its commuters across stations. 'Watch your step as you get onto the escalator, hold the railing' - are some of the instructions found on the sign boards put at Metro stations in the capital.